Name: Harrison Ford
Birth Name: Harrison Ford II
Birthdate: July 13, 1942
Birthplace: Chicago, Ill.
1-MINUTE RESUME FOR HARRISON FORD
If Harrison Ford isn't the world's most successful movie star, he
definitely comes close. He's played some of cinema's most iconic heroes
several times over in a career that's earned some $550 billion
worldwide. After his first real film role in George Lucas'
American Graffiti
in 1973, his career floundered and he supplemented his meager acting
career with carpentry work — until Lucas hired him again for
Star Wars.
He went on to steal the show as Han Solo in the infamous trilogy, made
the moniker Indiana Jones a household name and defined 1990s intrigue
as CIA agent Jack Ryan. Ford also made a number of well-received films
like
Blade Runner,
Working Girl and
Witness. As
anti-establishment in his personal life as he is onscreen, Ford avoids
the Hollywood lifestyle, preferring to live on his 700-acre Montana
ranch with girlfriend Calista Flockhart.
5 Things:
1. When he worked as a carpenter in between acting jobs, one of his projects was building a home studio for Sergio Mendes.
2. Of his own filmography, his favorites are Witness and Roman Polanski's thriller Frantic.
3. His biggest passion outside of acting is flying; he owns five airplanes and a helicopter.
4. He has worn a gold stud earring since 1997.
5. He is an avid art collector and student of interior design.
Quote:
"I am as interested in playing old men as I am in playing young men so
I have no resistance to my aging. I have been asked many times to dye
my hair, but I always say, 'Well, who are you going to kid?'"
— Urban Cinefile, Nov. 2, 2002
Family:
Girlfriend: Calista Flockhart, actress, born Nov. 11, 1964
Wives: Melissa Mathison, screenwriter, born June 30, 1950;
married March 14, 1983; divorced Jan. 6, 2004; Mary Marquardt, married
June 18, 1964; divorced 1979
Sons: Benjamin, born Sept. 22, 1967 (with Marquardt); Willard,
born May 14, 1969 (with Marquardt); Malcolm Ford, born Oct. 3, 1987
(with Mathison)
Daughter: Georgia, born June 30, 1991 (with Mathison)
Awards:
1996: Golden Globe nomination, Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture (Comedy), Sabrina
1994: Golden Globe nomination, Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama), The Fugitive
1987: Golden Globe nomination, Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama), The Mosquito Coast
1986: Golden Globe nomination, Best Actor in a Leading Role (Drama), Witness
FILMS
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - (2008 ) - Actor
Crossing Over - (2007 ) - Actor
Firewall - (2006) - Actor
Late Night With Conan O'Brien - 10th Anniversary Special - (2004) - Actor
Hollywood Homicide - (2003) - Actor
K-19: The Widowmaker - (2002) - Executive Producer, Actor
Apocalypse Now Redux - (2001) - Actor
What Lies Beneath - (2000) - Actor
The Unauthorized Star Wars Story - (1999) - Featured
Random Hearts - (1999) - Actor
Six Days, Seven Nights - (1998) - Actor
A Civil Action/Six Days, Seven Nights - (1998) - Actor
The Devil's Own - (1997) - Actor
Air Force One - (1997) - Actor
Air Force One/The Devil's Own - (1997) - Actor
Sabrina - (1995) - Actor
Clear and Present Danger - (1994) - Actor
The Fugitive - (1993) - Actor
Patriot Games - (1992) - Actor
Regarding Henry - (1991) - Actor
Presumed Innocent - (1990) - Actor
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade - (1989) - Actor
Working Girl - (1988) - Actor
Frantic - (1987) - Actor
The Mosquito Coast - (1986) - Actor
Witness - (1985) - Actor
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom - (1984) - Actor
Return of the Jedi - (1983) - Actor
Blade Runner - (1982) - Actor
Blade Runner - The Director's Cut - (1982) - Actor
Raiders of the Lost Ark - (1981) - Actor
The Empire Strikes Back - (1980) - Actor
The Frisco Kid - (1979) - Actor
Hanover Street - (1979) - Actor
Apocalypse Now - (1979) - Actor
Force 10 From Navarone - (1978) - Actor
Heroes - (1977) - Actor
The Possessed - (1977) - Actor
Star Wars - (1977) - Actor
The Conversation - (1974) - Actor
American Graffiti - (1973) - Actor
Getting Straight - (1970) - Actor
Luv - (1967) - Actor
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round - (1966) - Actor
