Harrison Ford

For the silent movie actor, see Harrison Ford (silent movie actor).

Harrison Ford (born July 20, 1942) is an American movie actor and producer. He is famous for his roles as Han Solo in the original Star Wars movie series and the title character of the Indiana Jones movie series. He won an Saturn Award in 1981 and an Bambie Award in 1997.

Harrison Ford
Harrison Ford in July 2017
Born	(1942-07-13) July 13, 1942 (age 83) Chicago, Illinois, USA
Nationality	American
Education	Maine East High School
Alma mater	Ripon College
Occupation(s)	Celebrity Producer
Known for	Han Solo in the Star Wars trilogy Indiana Jones in the Indiana Jones movie series James Marshall in Air Force One Dr. Richard David Kimble in The Fugitive
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Political party	Democrat
Spouse(s)	Mary Marquardt (1964–1979; divorced) Melissa Mathison (1983–2004; divorced) Calista Flockhart (2010–present)
Children	With Marquardt: Benjamin Ford Willard Ford With Mathison: Malcolm Ford Georgia Ford
Awards	Saturn Award (1987) Bambie Award (1997)

Ford's role in the thriller movie Witness (1985) earned him his only Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. His other well known roles include The Mosquito Coast (1986), Working Girl (1988), Presumed Innocent (1990), The Fugitive (1993), Sabrina (1995), The Devil's Own (1997), Air Force One (1997), Six Days, Seven Nights (1998), What Lies Beneath (2000), K-19: The Widowmaker (2002), Cowboys & Aliens (2011), 42 (2013), The Age of Adaline (2015), and Captain America: Brave New World (2025).

Ford has also worked on television, notably in the Paramount+ western series 1923 (2022–present) and the Apple TV+ comedy series Shrinking (2023–present).

Early life

Harrison Ford was born on July 20, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. His family has Irish, German, Russian and Jewish ancestry.^[1] Ford has described himself as "Jewish as an actor, Irish as a person."^[2] He studied at Maine East High School in Park Ridge, Illinois and at Ripon College in Wisconsin.

Career

Before he became successful as an actor, he worked as a carpenter during the 1970s.^[3] He is one of the most successful actors in the world. During his early years, he used the name 'Harrison J. Ford' to stop the confusion between him and silent movie actor Harrison Ford.^[4][5] His movies have made a worldwide profit of US$5.65 billion. He is most known for his roles as Han Solo from Star Wars and as Indiana Jones in all four Indiana Jones movies. Since then he formed a career relationship with both Steven Spielberg and George Lucas.

In 2025, he played Thaddeus Ross / Red Hulk in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the movie Captain America: Brave New World.

Personal life

Ford was married to Mary Marquardt from 1964 until they divorced in 1979. Then he was married to Melissa Mathison from 1983 until they divorced in 2004. Then he was married to Calista Flockhart since 2010. He has two sons, Benjamin and Willard with Marquardt and a son, Malcolm and a daughter, Georgia with Mathison. Ford now lives in Los Angeles, California.

Movies

• 1973 American Graffiti
• 1974 The Conversation
• 1977 Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
• 1979 Apocalypse Now
• 1980 Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
• 1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark
• 1982 Blade Runner
• 1983 Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
• 1984 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
• 1985 Witness
• 1986 The Mosquito Coast
• 1988 Frantic
• 1989 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
• 1990 Presumed Innocent
• 1991 Regarding Henry
• 1992 Patriot Games
• 1992 Indiana Jones
• 1993 The Fugitive
• 1997 Air Force One
• 1998 Six Days Seven Nights
• 2002 K-19: The Widowmaker
• 2003 Hollywood Homicide
• 2006 Firewall
• 2008 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
• 2011 Cowboys and Aliens
• 2013 42
• 2013 Anchorman: The Legend Continues
• 2014 The Expendables 3
• 2015 Star Wars: The Force Awakens
• 2017 Blade Runner 2049
• 2023 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny