Harrison Ford

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, an Emmy Award, five Golden Globe Awards and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. He is 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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Harrison Ford is an American actor, film producer, voice actor, and environmentalist born in Chicago in 1942. He began his work period in 1964 and is educated at Ripon College. Ford is a member of the Democratic Party and practices Judaism. He speaks and writes in English. His notable roles include Indiana Jones and Han Solo.

Ford has received several awards, including the California Hall of Fame, AFI Life Achievement Award, Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award, and Honorary César. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor and is recognized in the Hollywood Walk Of Fame collection. He is married to Calista Flockhart and Melissa Mathison and has five children.

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Chicago, Illinois, USA

Legendary Hollywood Icon Harrison Ford was born on July 13, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois. His family history includes a strong lineage of actors, radio personalities, and models. Ford attended public high school in Park Ridge, Illinois where he was a member of the school Radio Station WMTH. Ford worked as the lead voice for sports reporting at WMTH for several years. Acting wasn't a major interest…

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2025: The Year from Space — Self (archive footage)2026
Once Upon a Time in Seattle — Self (archive footage)2026
Captain America: Brave New World — President Thaddeus Ross2025
Glenmorangie: Once Upon a Time in Scotland — Self2025
Saving Sakic — Self2024
Remembering Gene Wilder — Self (archive footage)2024
Disney Legends Award Ceremony — Self - Honoree2024
Disney Legends Award Ceremony — Self2024
Willow: Behind the Magic — Indiana Jones / Han Solo (archive footage) (uncredited)2023
A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened — Self (archive footage)2023

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Instance of: human
Family name: Ford
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Chicago
Occupation: film actor
Political party: Democratic Party (United States)
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Religion: Judaism
Award: Disney Legends
Movement: environmentalism
Image: Harrison Ford - Televerse 2025-03.jpg
Height: 185
Number of children: 5

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Commons category: Harrison Ford
date of birth: 1942-07-13
nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actor
different from: Harrison Ford
name in native language: Harrison Ford
start of work period: 1964-00-00
filmography: Harrison Ford filmography
writing language: English language
notable role: Han Solo

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Encyclopedic overview

Harrison Ford (born July 13, 1942) is an American actor. Regarded as a cinematic cultural icon, Ford's accolades include nominations for an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, an Emmy Award, five Golden Globe Awards and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. He is the recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award, Cecil B. DeMille Award, Honorary César, Honorary Palme d'Or and SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award.

After making his screen debut in 1966 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 subsequent films for the eponymous franchise spanning the next four decades. He also received recognition for his portrayal of the titular character in the Indiana Jones franchise (1981–2023); Rick Deckard in the Blade Runner franchise (1982–2017); and Jack Ryan in the action thriller films Patriot Games (1992) and Clear and Present Danger (1994). These roles established him as an action hero and one of Hollywood's most bankable stars from the late 1970s into the early 2000s.

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