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| Name |
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Harrison
Ford |
| Nick Name |
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Harry |
| Height |
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6' 1" (185
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| Date of Birth |
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13 July 1942 |
| Place of Birth |
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Chicago, Illinois, USA |
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| Biography: |
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Harrison Ford was born on 13 July
1942 in Chicago and raised in a middle-class suburb.
After high school graduation, Ford studied English
and Philosophy at Ripon College in Wisconsin and
began acting. He was expelled from the college three
days before graduation for not completing his required
thesis.
In the mid '60s, Ford and his first wife moved to
Hollywood, where he signed as a contract actor with
Columbia and Universal. After making a film debut
as a bellboy in Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (1966),
he played secondary roles in several films and TV
series such as Gunsmoke, The Virginian, and Ironside.
Difficult in providing for his family, Ford abandoned
acting and taught himself carpentry via books. He
proved himself a talented carpenter. It was also
during this time that Ford got his famous scar as
the result of a minor car accident.
Ford's luck as an actor began to change when he
got a part as the gruffly macho Bob Falfa in American
Graffiti (1973) which
became a blockbuster movie and increased Ford's
fame. However, Ford's career remained stagnant until
he was cast as space pilot Han Solo in the megahit
Star Wars (1977) and
became a star.
After appearing in several films and landed the
small role of Colonel G. Lucas in Apocalypse Now
(1979), Ford rose to
major stardom with The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
and for his portrayal of action-adventure hero Indiana
Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981),
which became a huge hit. He continued starring as
Indiana Jones twice more, in Indiana Jones and the
Temple of Doom (1984)
and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989).
In 1984, Ford received a Best Actor Oscar nomination
for his role as a big-city police detective who
finds himself masquerading as an Amish farmer to
protect a young murder witness in Witness (1984).
He next starred in the dark psychological thriller
Frantic (1988) and
had greater success in Working Girl (1988),
a comedy in which he co-starred with Melanie Griffith
and Sigourney Weaver.
Then, Ford starred in the courtroom thriller Presumed
Innocent (1990), which
was followed by Regarding Henry (1991).
Though the film was a total flop, but Ford gained
success when he starred as CIA agent Jack Ryan in
a series of movies based upon Tom Clancy’s
novels, Patriot Games (1992)
and Clear and Present Danger (1994).
After having huge success when he turned as Dr.
Richard Kimball in The Fugitive (1993),
Ford’s next films, the remake of Sabrina (1995)
and The Devil's Own (1997)
alongside Brad Pitt, did not meet similar success.
However, his next film Air Force One (1997)
proved that Ford was still a bona fide action hero.
Ford then starred in the successful romantic adventure
Six Days Seven Nights (1998)
in which he stranded on an island with Anne Hesche.
He also appeared in the romantic drama Random Hearts
(1999), followed by
the horror thriller What Lies Beneath (2000)
alongside Michelle Pfeiffer, and the deep sea thriller
K-19: The Widowmaker (2002).
With his second wife, screenwriter Melissa Mathison,
Ford has two children, Malcolm and Georgia. His
other two sons from his first marriage are grown
and have chosen careers outside of show business.
Following his separation from Melissa Mathison,
Ford now is dating Calista Flockhart, the star of
Ally McBeal. |
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| Filmography: |
| 2006 |
Firewall |
| 2006 |
Manhunt |
| 2003 |
Hollywood Homicide |
| 2002 |
K-19: The Widowmaker |
| 2002 |
Lost Worlds: Life In The Balance |
| 2001 |
Apocalypse Now Redux |
| 2000 |
What Lies Beneath |
| 1999 |
Random Hearts |
| 1998 |
Six Days, Seven Nights |
| 1998 |
Mustang: The Hidden Kingdom |
| 1997 |
Air Force One |
| 1997 |
The Devil's Own |
| 1995 |
The World of Jacques Demy |
| 1995 |
A Hundred and One Nights |
| 1995 |
Sabrina |
| 1994 |
Clear and Present Danger |
| 1994 |
Jimmy Hollywood |
| 1993 |
The Fugitive |
| 1993 |
Earth and the American Dream |
| 1992 |
Young Indiana Jones Chronicles: Indiana
Jones and the Mystery of the Blues |
| 1992 |
Patriot Games |
| 1991 |
Regarding Henry |
| 1990 |
Presumed Innocent |
| 1990 |
L'Envers du Decor |
| 1989 |
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade |
| 1988 |
Working Girl |
| 1988 |
Frantic |
| 1986 |
The Mosquito Coast |
| 1985 |
Witness |
| 1984 |
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom |
| 1983 |
Return of the Jedi |
| 1982 |
Blade Runner |
| 1981 |
Raiders of the Lost Ark |
| 1980 |
The Empire Strikes Back |
| 1979 |
Hanover Street |
| 1979 |
Apocalypse Now |
| 1979 |
The Frisco Kid |
| 1978 |
Force 10 from Navarone |
| 1977 |
Star Wars |
| 1977 |
Heroes |
| 1977 |
The Possessed |
| 1976 |
James Michener's Dynasty |
| 1975 |
Judgement: The Court Martial of Lt. William
Calley |
| 1974 |
The Conversation |
| 1973 |
American Graffiti |
| 1970 |
Getting Straight |
| 1970 |
Zabriskie Point |
| 1970 |
The Intruders |
| 1968 |
Journey to Shiloh |
| 1967 |
A Time for Killing |
| 1967 |
Luv |
| 1966 |
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round |
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| Awards: |
| Academy Awards |
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1985 Best Actor nominee (Witness) |
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| American Film Institute |
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2000 Lifetime Achievement Award |
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| British Academy Awards |
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1985 Best Actor (Witness) |
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| Golden Globe |
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2001 Cecil B. Demille Award |
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1995 Best Actor - Musical or Comedy
(Sabrina) |
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1993 Best Actor - Drama (Fugitive) |
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