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Harrison Ford is an American actor. Regarded as a cinematic cultural icon, Ford's accolades include nominations for an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, two Emmy Awards, five Golden Globes and two SAG-AFTRA's Actor Awards. He is also the recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award, Cecil B. DeMille Award, Honorary César, Honorary Palme d'Or and SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award.
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I hope I bring an emotional understanding of the characters and something the audience will recognise,
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“I was very pleased to have the opportunity to work with the other characters, to work on a script that I had real confidence in, with actors that were a dream to work with, with a director that had a very sure and generous hand, and it was altogether a pleasure.”
“I hope I bring an emotional understanding of the characters and something the audience will recognise,”
theguardian.com: ‘I thought – if I die, I’ve had a good innings’: producer James Ford on life, death and making an album from his hospital bed
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The Guardian: Harrison Ford says Trump’s assault on climate policy ‘scares the shit out of me’
Snopes.com rated the claim “Actor Harrison Ford walked off TV talk show "The View" in 2025 after host Joy Behar questioned him about his views on politics and current events.” False.
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The Guardian: Captain America: Brave New World review – Harrison Ford juggles green screens, red fists and vanilla plotting
The Guardian: How Harrison Ford brought a strike over video game AI to the world’s attention
The Guardian: Grumpy Harrison Ford, a mystery asterisk and AI gone wild: everything from Disney’s new slate presentation
The Guardian: Harrison Ford’s MCU debut can wait. I prefer his whisky ads
Endorsed Kamala Harris's 2024 presidential campaign
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The Guardian: Did Marvel really kill the movie star? Tell that to Harrison Ford
The Guardian: Shrinking season two review – Harrison Ford’s lovable comedy is beautifully untaxing TV
The Guardian: Harrison Ford keeps working for ‘human contact’. Could he be any more beloved?
Awarded Disney Legends (2024).
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Snopes rated the claim “A photo of actor Harrison Ford authentically shows him holding a sign reading, "I'm the same age as Biden... Old guys ROCK!"” Fake.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Video shows Harrison Ford expressing support for Palestine (implied)” Climate Talks.
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Harrison Ford speech is for student protests in US against Israel” False.
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Snopes rated the claim “A TikTok video shows actor Harrison Ford giving a pro-Palestinian speech during the Israel-Hamas war.” Miscaptioned.
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The Guardian: Harrison Ford’s 1976 Star Wars script sells for more than £10,000
“Irish as a person but I feel Jewish as an actor.”
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That he instead has "an abhorrence of boring situations"
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Snopes.com rated the claim “Harrison Ford shot a cameo scene for the Steven Spielberg film “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” that was ultimately cut.” True.
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Ford was cast to star alongside Helen Mirren in the Paramount+ western drama series 1923
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Snopes.com rated the claim “In "The Empire Strikes Back," Harrison Ford improvised Han Solo's line of dialogue, "I know."” True.
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Snopes rated the claim “Indiana Jones, portrayed by Harrison Ford, once defeated a group of villains by playing a saxophone.” True.
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At the Los Angeles Hawthorne Airport while piloting his Husky, Ford crossed a runway where another aircraft was landing
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On behalf of Conservation International, Ford gave an impassioned speech during the United Nations' Climate Action Summit in New York on the destruction of the Amazon rainforest and its effect on climate change for the r
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Ford had his first voice role in an animated film, as a dog named Rooster in The Secret Life of Pets 2
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Ford was honored by the SAG-AFTRA Foundation with the Artists Inspiration Award for both his acting and philanthropic work alongside fellow honoree Lady Gaga
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Ford landed an Aviat Husky at John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California, on the taxiway left of runway 20L
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Snopes rated the claim “Harrison Ford compared Donald Trump to "patriots" such as Indiana Jones, Han Solo, and Jack Ryan.” False.
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Ford flew the two millionth Young Eagle at the EAA AirVenture convention, making it the most successful youth aviation introduction program in history
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Awarded California Hall of Fame (2016).
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Snopes rated the claim “Harrison Ford endorsed Donald Trump via a photograph in which he held up a campaign sign.” False.
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Ford's plane, believed to be a Ryan PT-22 Recruit, made an emergency landing on the Penmar Golf Course in Venice, California, after it lost engine power
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Alcon Entertainment announced Ford would reprise his role as Rick Deckard in Denis Villeneuve's science fiction sequel film Blade Runner 2049
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Ford received the Albert R
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Ford suffered what was said to be a fractured ankle when a hydraulic door fell on him
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Appeared in The Expendables 3 and the following year, co-starred with Blake Lively in the romantic drama The Age of Adaline to positive reviews
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Ford starred in Japanese commercials advertising the video game Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception for the PlayStation 3
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Won Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy (2010).
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Awarded Honorary César (2010).
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In Santa Fe, New Mexico, where Ford was filming Cowboys & Aliens
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The film also starred Brendan Fraser and Alan Ruck
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They married on June 15, 2010, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where Ford was filming Cowboys & Aliens.
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Co-starred in the film Morning Glory, along with Rachel McAdams, Diane Keaton and Patrick Wilson
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Ford signed a petition calling for the release of Polanski, who had been arrested in Switzerland in relation to his 1977 charge for drugging and raping a 13-year-old girl
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And was replaced by Captain Chesley Sullenberger and First Officer Jeff Skiles
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The Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy in 2010, and the Al Ueltschi Humanitarian Award in 2013
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Ford enjoyed success with the release of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, the first Indiana Jones film in 19 years and another collaboration with Lucas and Spielberg
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Narrated the documentary Dalai Lama Renaissance
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Received the Jules Verne Award, given to an actor who has "encouraged the spirit of adventure and imagination" throughout their career
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Ford declined a chance to star in the thriller Syriana, later commenting that "I didn't feel strongly enough about the truth of the material and I think I made a mistake
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Ford received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
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But avoids setting foot on US soil after he plead guilty to unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor and then fled the country
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Publicly condemned the Iraq War and called for "regime change" in the United States
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Won Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award (2001).
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They are the parents of a son, born in 2001, whom Flockhart had adopted before meeting Ford.
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Whom Flockhart had adopted before meeting Ford
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Awarded AFI Life Achievement Award (2000).
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Ford donated $1,000 to the presidential campaigns of Bill Bradley, Al Gore and John McCain
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Was the recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award from the American Film Institute for his body of work, presented to him by two of his closest collaborators and fellow industry giants, George Lucas and Steven Spiel
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Airlifted an EMT to a 20-year-old hiker who was suffering from dehydration on Table Mountain
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Ford was involved in the crash of a Bell 206L4 LongRanger helicopter
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Ford testified before the U
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The arachnologist Norman Platnick named a new species of spider Calponia harrisonfordi and in 2002 the entomologist Edward O
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Ford was traveling as a passenger with Clint Eastwood and Sondra Locke aboard a Gulfstream III when the jet developed an engine fire and stuck landing gear during a Paris-to-L
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1994 and 1996 for his performances in The Mosquito Coast, The Fugitive and Sabrina
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Was nominated for Best Actor at the 58th Academy Awards for his performance in Witness, a role for which he also received BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations in the same category
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2024 and 2016, respectively) and in 2008 he received the Spike TV's Guy's Choice Award for "Brass Balls"
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Ford met Patricia McQueeney, who would go on to work as his agent and manager
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Also worked as a camera operator for one of the Doors' tours
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And early supporting roles in the films American Graffiti (1973) and The Conversation (1974), Ford achieved global stardom for portraying Han Solo in the space opera film Star Wars (1977), a role he reprised in four subs
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After a season of summer stock with the Belfry Players in Wisconsin, Ford traveled to Los Angeles and eventually signed a contract with Columbia Pictures' new talent program
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From Maine East High School in Park Ridge, Illinois
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At the Swedish Covenant Hospital in the Lincoln Square community area of Chicago, Illinois, to Dorothy (née Nidelman) and advertising executive and former vaudeville and radio actor John William "Christopher" Ford
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Born 1942-07-13.
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