Harrison Ford

Harrison Ford was born on July 13th, 1942 in Chicago Illinois to  Christopher and Dorothy Ford.   He has a younger brother named Terence.  Harrison's great-grandfather was a comedian on the Vaudeville stage.  Harrison Ford had a fairly typical childhood though in the Boy Scouts he was the camp meteorologist and every morning gave the meteorology report,  he was an average student (literally) at Maine Township High School in Park Ridge Illinois and was the first voice on his high school radio station WMTH.   His college career, at Ripon College where he was a philosophy major, fared not much better (though he did learn to fly during this time but didn't start back up until he was in his 50's) as far as grades were concerned but he did manage to make it through almost to the very end.  He dropped out of Ripon College, in Wisconsin, just two weeks before graduation.   His majors were English then Drama...he started acting here and did summer stock.  

After Harrison dropped out of college he signed contracts with Columbia Studios and later Universal Studios and in-between acting jobs managed to teach himself carpentry by checking out books on the subject from the library (he became a carpenter to the stars).  He played very minor or secondary roles with the two studios and frankly was not making the money he had hoped, becoming discouraged, he went back to carpentry almost full-time to pay the bills.   Good thing he did.  A carpentry job lead him to land one of his biggest...or most iconic roles in his career (or anyone else's for that matter).  Star Wars' Han Solo.

Harrison Ford really went on to become one of the biggest stars ever and continues to put out popular movies.  He lives in Montana most of the time now...has been married twice, Melissa Matheson (1983 - 2004 div), Mary Marquardt (1964 - 1979) has 4 children (Benjamin & Willard) (Malcolm & Georgia), and is a plane and helicopter pilot.  He is currently engaged to actress Calista Flockhart.

 

 

Film

Indiana Jones 4~2008 - Dr. Henry 'Indiana' Jones, Jr.

Crossing Over~2008 -

No True Glory~2007 - Major General James Mattis

Manhunt~2007 - Colonel Everton Judson Conger

Firewall<Formerly: The Wrong Element>~2006 - Jack Williams

Godspeed~2006 - 

Between Two Worlds: The Making of Witness~2005 - (V) Himself

Water to Wine~2004 (V) - Jethro the Bus Driver (credited also as Jethro the Bus Driver)

Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy~2003 (V) - Himself

Hollywood Homicide~2003 - Joe Gavilan

K-19: The Widowmaker~2001- Captain Alexi Vostrikov (see Actor Connections - Film)

LOST WORLDS: Life in the Balance~2001 - narrator

Arctic Dance: The Mardy Murie Story~2000 - narrator

What Lies Beneath~2000 - Dr Norman Spencer

Flight Line: The Army Helicopter Pilots of Vietnam~2000 - narrator

ET Weekend special: An American Graffiti reunion~2000 - himself/interviewee

ET Weekend special: Indiana Jones~2000 - himself/interviewee

American Film Institute's Lifetime award salute to Harrison~2000 - honoree

Jane Goodall - Reason for Hope~1999 - narrator

Young Indiana Jones Chronicles: Mystery of the Blues~1999 (V) Indiana Jones (1950)

Stars of Star Wars: Interviews with the Cast~1999 (V) himself

Unauthorized Star Wars Story~1999 (V) - himself/interviewee

Random Hearts~1999 - Dutch Van Den Broeck

From Star Wars to Star Wars: Story of Industrial Light and Magic~1999 - himself

6 days, 7 nights~1998 - Quinn Harris

Air Force One~1997 - President James 'Jim' Marshall

PBS Frontline - The Lost American~1997 - narrator

Devil's Own~1997 - Tom O'Meara (see Actor Connections - Film)

Sabrina~1995 - Linus Larrabee

Cent et une Nuits, Les~1995 - Harrison Actor for a Day

Century of Cinema, A~1994 - himself

Jimmy Hollywood~1994 - (uncredited) himself

Clear and Present Danger~1994 - Dr John 'Jack' P. Ryan

Tribute to Tibet - himself/narrator

George Lucas: Heroes, Myths & Magic~1993 - himself

Fugitive, The~1993 - Dr Richard David Kimble

L'Envers du Decor: Portrait de Pierre Guffroy~1992

Patriot Games~1992 - Jack Ryan

Regarding Henry~1991 - Henry Turner

Presumed Innocent~1990 - Rusty Sabich

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade~1989 - Dr Henry 'Indiana' Jones Jr.

Frantic~1988 - Richard Walker

Working Girl~1988 - Jack Trainer

Mosquito Coast, The~1986 - Allie Fox (Ford's personal favorite)

Witness~1985 - Detective Captain John Book (see Actor Connections - Film)

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom~1984 - Dr Henry 'Indiana' Jones Jr.

Star Wars Episode VI- Return of the Jedi~1983 - Han Solo

Blade Runner~1982 - Rick Deckard (see Actor Connections - Film)

Making of Raiders of the Lost Ark~1981 - himself

Raiders of the Lost Ark~1981 - Dr Henry 'Indiana' Jones Jr.

Star Wars Episode V- The Empire Strikes Back~1980 - Han Solo

More American Graffiti~1979 (uncredited) - Officer Bob Falfa

Hanover Street~1979 - David Halloran (see Actor Connections - Film)

The Frisco Kid~1979 - Tommy Lillard

Apocalypse Now~1979 - Colonel Lucas

Force 10 from Navarone~1978 - Lt. Col Mike Barnsby (see Actor Connections - Film)

Heroes~1977 - Ken Boyd

Star Wars~1977 - Han Solo

The Conversation~1974 - Martin Stett

American Graffiti~1973 - Bob Falfa

 

Zabriskie Point~1970 (uncredited) - airport worker

Journey to Shiloh~1968 - Willie Bill Rearden

Luv~1967 (uncredited) - hippy

Time for Killing, A~1967 (Harrison J. Ford) - Lt Shaffer

Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round~1966 (uncredited) - bell hop

 

TV

Late Night with Conan O'Brien~1993 - Himself 8/15/06 (showed clip of Star Wars Holiday Special)

SuperBowl XL~2006 - Himself (opening the game) 2/5/06

Late Night with Conan O'Brien~1993 -Himself  2/7/06

Live with Regis & Kelly~1983 - Himself 2/7/06

The Tonight show with Jay Leno~1992 - Himself 2/7/06

Today Show~1963 - Himself 2/6/06

Late Show with David Letterman~ - Himself 2/6/06

Corazón de...~1997 - Himself 10/25/05

63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards~2005 - Presenter 1/16/06 

AFI Tribute to George Lucas~2005 - Himself

Star Wars: Feel the Force~2005 - Himself

60th Annual Golden Globe Awards, The~2003  - Presenter: Best Director - Motion Picture

Macy's 4th of July Spectacular~2003 - Himself

2003 ABC World Stunt Awards~2003 - Himself

2003 MTV Movie Awards~2003 - Himself

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains~2003 - Himself

Young Hollywood Awards~2003  - Himself

75th Annual Academy Awards, The~2003 - Himself - Presenter: Best Director

60th Annual Golden Globe Awards, The~2003 -  Himself - Presenter: Best Director

Film '72~1972 - Himself 10/02

Leute heute~1997 - Himself in  "Filmfestspiele Venedig" 9/2/02

Revealed with Jules Asner~2001 playing Himself in Harrison Ford Revealed

Inside the Actors Studio~1994 - Himself 8/20/00

Magic Hour, The~1998 - Himself (# 1.2)

Frontline~1983 - playing Narrator in The Lost American 10/14/97

E! Celebrity Profile Series~1999 - himself

Harrison Ford, the Reluctant Hero (A & E)~1998  - 1998 himself

Magic Hour,The~1998 (#1.2) - himself

Oprah~1986 (celebrity interview w/ Harrison Ford) - himself

Salute to Steven Spielberg~1995  himself

Jimmy Hollywood~1994 (uncredited) - himself

Inside the Actors Studio~1994/2000 - himself

Mustang:  The Hidden Kingdom~1994  - (narrator)

Young Indiana Jones Chronicles~1992 (#2.5) - Indiana at 50 3/13/93

Superstars of Action~1993 - himself

Secret World of Spying~1992  - Jack Ryan

Making of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom~1984  - himself

Great Movie Stunts: Raiders of the Lost Ark~1981  - host

Star Wars Holiday Special~1978  - Han Solo

Possessed, The~1977  - Paul Winjam

Dynasty (James A. Michener's)~1976  - Mark Blackwood

Judgment: The Court Martial of Lieutenant William Calley~1975  - Frank Crowder

Petrocelli~1974 (#1.4) - Tom Brannigan in Edge of Evil 10/02/74

Kung-Fu~1974 (#2.18) -Mr. Harrison in Cross Ties 02/21/74

 

Gunsmoke~1973 (#18.20) - Hobey in Whelan's Men 02/05/73

Gunsmoke~1972 (#18.11) - Print in Sodbusters 11/20/72

Dan August~1970 - Manufactured Man 03/11/71

The Intruders~1970  - Carl

Getting Straight~1970 - Jake

F.B.I, The~1969 - in The Scapegoat 11/23/69

Love, American Style~1969 -  Love and the Former Marriage 11/24/69

My Friend Tony~1969  - The Hazing 02/16/69

Ironside~1967 (#1.3) - Tom Stowe in Past is Prologue 12/07/67

Virginian, The~1962 (#5.19) - Cullen Tindall in Modoc Kid 02/01/67

 

Producer

K-19: The Widowmaker (executive producer)

 

Commercials

Apple iPhone - Hello~2007 - clip from Patriot Games...Ford saying, "hello"

Conservation International Public Service Announcement~2002 - spokesperson (serves on the board of directors)

Earthshare~2000 - Voice

Ebel Watches~2000 - Only his hands were used

Lancia Lyora~1999

Cell Phone~1995

Honda~1995

Kirin Beer (Japan)~1995 - for which he was paid over a million dollars

Oldsmobile~1995  - narration

 

Sony TV~1995 

 

Theatre

John Brown's Body - A Civil War Poem~1965 - Southern Soldier (Laguna Beach Playhouse, CA US)

Little Mary Sunshine~1964 - (Williams Bay Repertory Theater, Lake Geneva WI, US)

Night of the Iguana~1964 - (Williams Bay Repertory Theater, Lake Geneva WI, US)

Dark Moon~1964  (Williams Bay Repertory Theater, Lake Geneva WI, US)

Damn Yankees~1964 - (Williams Bay Repertory Theater, Lake Geneva WI, US)

Sunday in New York~1964 -  (Williams Bay Repertory Theater, Lake Geneva WI, US)

Take Her, She's Mine~1964 - (Williams Bay Repertory Theater, Lake Geneva WI, US)

Skin of Our Teeth, The~1964 -  Mr. George Antrobus 4.(Red Barn Theatre, Ripon College, WI)

Fantastiks, The~1963 - El Gallo/narrator (Red Barn Theatre, Ripon College, WI)

Three Penny Opera~1963 - Mack the Knife (Red Barn Theatre, Ripon College, WI)

Zoo Story, The~196? - Jerry (Red Barn Theatre, Ripon College, WI) 

Mainspring~1960 - (Maine East Township High School, WI)

 

Theatre Backstage

Antingone~1964 - (Red Barn Theatre, Ripon College, WI) 

Skin of Our Teeth, The~1963 - Set Builder (Red Barn Theatre, Ripon College, WI) 

Come Back Little Sheba~1963 - (Red Barn Theatre, Ripon College, WI) 

 

Theatre Director

Zoo Story, The~196? - (Red Barn Theatre, Ripon College, WI) 

American Dream, The~196? - (Red Barn Theatre, Ripon College, WI) 

 

Other

The Search For Life - Are We Along?~2005 - narrator (planetarium show, pre-recorded narration at the South Florida Museum)

 

Books

The Celebrity Pasta Lovers' Cookbook~2007 - contributor (online e-book)

Films of Harrison Ford, The~1996 - by  Lee Pfeiffer, Michael Lewis

Harrison Ford: Imperfect Hero~1997 - by Garry Jenkins

Harrison Ford: A Biography~1993 - by Robert Sellers

Harrison Ford: The Films~2004 - by Brad Duke

Harrison Ford Story, The~1984 -by Alan McKenzie

Harrison Ford~ - Ann Ethlie Vare

Harrison Ford~ Manuel Maria Calvin Muslares

Harrison Ford: A Biography~ Minty Clinch

Harrison Ford: A Biography~ Paul Honeyford

Films of Harrison Ford, The~1991 - by Edward Gross

In Conversation: Harrison Ford~2001 Harrison Ford

Harrison Ford~ Agusti De Miguel

Harrison Ford~  Jean Jacques Jélot-Blanc

Harrison Ford~ Patrizia Feretti

Timothy White: Portraits~2001 - by Timothy White & Harrison Ford

 

Awards, Honors and Nominations

Academy Awards:                                            

Nom 1986 Best Actor in a Leading Role for Witness             

Nom 1985 Best Actor for Mosquito Coast                                           

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films (Saturn):

Rec'd 1996 Lifetime Achievement Award                        

Rec'd 1985 Saturn Award Best Actor for Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Rec'd 1982 Saturn Award Best Actor for Raiders of the Lost Ark

AFI:

Rec'd 2000 Lifetime Achievement Award

Rec'd 2000 - Life Achievement  Award                                              

APEX:

Nom 1997 Actor in a leading Role Action/Mystery/Thriller Air Force One

Rec'd 1994 Actor in a leading Role Action/Mystery/Thriller Clear and Present Danger

Nom 1993  Actor in a leading Role Action/Mystery/Thriller The Fugitive

Nom 1988  Actor in a leading Role Action/Mystery/Thriller Frantic

Aspen Film Fest

Rec'd 2006 Independent by Nature Award

Nom 1988  Actor in a leading Role Action/Mystery/Thriller Frantic

Bambi Awards (Germany):

Rec'd 1997BambiFilm - International for Air Force One                                               

Blockbuster Entertainment Awards:

Rec'd 2001Favorite Actor - Suspense for What Lies Beneath                                            

Rec'd 1999 Favorite Actor - Comedy/Romance for Six Days, Seven Nights

Nom 1999 Favorite Actor - Video for Air Force One

Nom 1999 Favorite Actor - Action/Adventure for Air Force One   

Rec'd 1995 Favorite Actor - Action - Video for Clear and Present Danger

Rec'd 1995 Favorite Actor - Action, Theatrical for Clear and Present Danger            

Rec'd 1994 Favorite Actor - Action on Video for The Fugitive

British Academy Awards (BAFTA):

Nom1986 Best Actor for Witness                                                        

GQ Magazine:

1998 - Actor of the Year

Global Environmental Citizen Award (Harvard Medical School)

Rec'd 2002 for his efforts to protect Earth's most critical places

Golden Apple Awards:

Nom 1982 Sour Apple

Golden Globes:                                            

Rec'd 2002 'Cecil B. Demille' for Outstanding Contribution to the Entertainment Field

Nom 1996 Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical for Sabrina                                            

Nom 1994 Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for The Fugitive            

Nom 1987 Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for The Mosquito Coast           

Nom 1986 Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for Witness                                                       

Foster's Can Film Awards:

Rec'd 1997 - Best Actor

Hasty Pudding Theatricals:

Rec'd 1996 Man of the Year                                                       

MTV Movie Awards                                            

Nom 1998 Best Fight for Air Force One (shared with: Gary Oldman)  

Rec'd 1994 Best On-Screen Duo for The Fugitive (shared with Tommy Lee Jones)             

Nom 1994 Best Male Performance for The Fugitive                                               

People's Choice Awards:

Rec'd 2000 Favorite Motion Picture Actor

Nom 2000 Favorite Motion Picture Star in a Drama  

Rec'd 1999 Favorite All-Time Movie Star             

Nom 1999 Favorite Motion Picture Actor      

Nom 1999 Favorite Motion Picture Star in a Drama

Rec'd 1998 Favorite Motion Picture Actor

Rec'd 1997 Favorite Motion Picture Actor                                                    

ShoWest Convention:

Rec'd 1994 Special Award Box Office Star of the Century

Match.com Big O Awards
Rec'd Best On-Screen Kiss for What Lies Beneath (Michelle Pfeiffer)

Mann's Chinese Theater:

Honored 1992           

Russian Nights Festival

Rec'd 2006 Tower Award for his contribution to world culture

Spencer Tracy Life Achievement Award (UCLA):

Rec'd 1994
Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Rec'd June 2003 (6801 Hollywood Blvd)

World Stunt Awards:

Rec'd 2003 Taurus Honorary Award

Young Hollywood Awards:

Rec'd 2003 Role Model Award

 

Miscellany:

2005 - This painting was made by Brandon Bird and it is called Nobody Wants to Play Sega With Harrison Ford:

 

2005 - Empire Magazine.  3rd biggest star in the world behind Tom Cruise and Robert DeNiro.

 

2005 - In the play Crumble (Lay Me Down, Justin Timberlake), Clara imagines that Harrison Ford comes to her and tells her she's not a bad mother.

 

2005 - Han Solo came in #4 on Sci-Fi Channel's best hero list. (Harry Potter was number one)

 

2005 - Named Honorary Chair of Indianapolis Prize (shared)

2005 - Harrison Ford had a test voice reel for the character of Bob Parr (Mr. Incredible) in The Incredibles.

 

2005 - Ford was one of the persons who made a surprise delivery for Amazon.com's 10th Anniversary.  Literally, he delivered a customer order personally.

 

2005 - The house that Harrison Ford built an extra building for, a 1940 Sherman Oaks home, just sold for $1.9 m (by Richard Dreyfuss)

 

2005 - knocked off the box office king throne by Samuel L. Jackson!

 

2004 - The Sun (UK).  #1 Sexiest Grandparent.

 

Bill Murray based his commercial performance in Lost in Translation on Harrison Ford's 1995 Kirin Beer Commercial performance.

 

2004 - Is fighting to save Meigs Field (Airfield) from turning into a park in Chicago, IL.

 

2004 - Co-hosted the premiere of Hotel Rwanda, with Angelina Jolie, at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences in Beverly Hills, CA (12/2/04)

 

2004 #88 on Empire (online) poll of All-Time Sexiest Movie Stars

 

Ford turned down the role of Mike Stivic (Meathead) on All In The Family (1971) because he didn't like Archie's bigoted character...the role turned out to be Rob Reiner's big break.

 

Arizona Republic (newspaper) vote 2004 - Who would you like to be president?  #1 Answer: Harrison Ford

 

Empire Magazine Poll 2004 - Greatest Living Actors #12

 

Conservation International - serves on the company's board of directors as a Vice Chair

 

Became a chairman (formerly Chuck Yeager had the honor) for the Young Eagles Program in June 2004 (has flown over 81 children to date, 2004)

 

#3 (April 2001)- in 'Jane' Magazines Annual Entertainment Poll - Who Gets Better With Age  (#1 was Sean Connery)

 

#27 Film Threat Online's  '50 Coldest People in Hollywood' (hardly an 'honor' but, it's included)

 

#15 Empire Mag's list of 100 sexiest stars in film history

 

#1 2001 Empire Mag's list of top 100 movie stars of all time

 

#1 1999 Harris Poll's: America's Favorite Star

 

People Mag's 1998  'Sexiest Man Alive'

 

One of People Mag's 50 Most Beautiful people in the world

 

Playgirl Magazine's 1998  10 Sexiest men

 

Salary on last 7 films (per each) $20-25 million (K-19 - a record 25 million for 20 days of work + 20% of the gross)...

he's also the first actor ever to have been in movies that made over $100 million in 4 decades.

 

One of 50 people barred from entering Tibet because of the film Kundun, his wife wrote the screenplay

Note: September 7th, 1995 he spoke before the Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs, Senate Foreign Relations regarding the plight of the Tibetans

 

1995 Served food to the homeless in the "Celebrities Help Los Angeles Mission"

 

Projects turned down:

Proof of Life

Perfect Storm

Patriot

 

Replaced Kevin Costner in Air force One

 

Master craftsman as a hobby (was known as carpenter to the stars)

 

Has two false teeth.  Due to an accidental fall onto a gun on a TV appearance

 

Real Life 'Hero': Private pilot of single engine fixed wing and helicopter (Bell 407).  [1] rescues two young women suffering from hypothermia near his home in Wyoming, [2]a young boy scout separated from his troupe. (he saves the county money by volunteering his  helicopter services) [3] helped stranded motorists fix their car.  [4] helped a woman get into her car after she locked her keys IN the car...along with her baby 

 

The whip cracks in the song Desperation Samba on Jimmy Buffets' Last Mango in Paris were provided by Mr. Ford

 

Has a species of spider named after him: Calponia Harrisonford

 

Once used a middle initial J. to differentiate between him and a silent film star....Ford has NO middle name...the J was dropped when it was proven that the silent film actor was no longer living

 

Ford was also instrumental in securing a SAG interim agreement to cover a commercial for car-giant Fiat . Ford was slated to appear in a Fiat commercial to be filmed and broadcast in Europe. Filming did not commence though until Ford was reassured an interim agreement covered the carmaker's commercial.

 

Contributed $100,000 to the Strike Relief Fund (screen actors guild)

 

The bullwhip used in all 3 Indiana Jones movies was sold to help IONA and UNICEF Ireland to help stop the spread of AIDS from mother to child.

 

Harrison Ford made a couple million dollars for appearing sweaty and bare-chested in Kirin beer commercials and print ads in Japan.

 

1999 he contributed $50,000 dollars to fight the building of a nuclear waste facility in Idaho.

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