Harrison Ford (born July 13, 1942) is an American film actor and producer. He gained worldwide fame for his leading role as Han Solo in the Star Wars movie series and as the title character of the Indiana Jones movie series. Ford is also known to play Rick Deckard in the neo-noir dystopian fiction movie Blade Runner (1982) and its sequel Blade Runner 2049 (2017); John Book in the thriller Witness (1985), for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor; and Jack Ryan in the action film Patriot Games (1992) and Clear and Present Danger (1994).
His career spans six decades and includes roles in several Hollywood movies; including the epic war film Apocalypse Now (1979); legal drama Presumed Innocent (1990); action film The Fugitive (1993); political action thriller Air Force One (1997); and the psychological thriller What Lies Beneath (2000). The seven films have been inducted into the National Film Registry: American Graffiti (1973), The Conversation (1974), Star Wars (1977)), Apocalypse Now (1979), The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and Blade Runner (1982).
By 2016, the US box-office domestic grosses of Ford movies totaled more than US $ 4.7 billion, with grossings worldwide surpassing $ 6 billion, making Ford the second highest-grossing US domestic box-office star.
Ford is married to actress Calista Flockhart.
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Ford was born in Swedish Covenant Hospital in Chicago, Illinois for Christopher Ford (born John William Ford), an advertising executive and former actor, and Dorothy (nÃÆ' Â © e Nidelman), a former radio actress. The younger brother, Terence, was born in 1945. His father was Catholic and his mother was Jewish. Grandpa father of Ford's father, John Fitzgerald Ford and Florence Veronica Niehaus, each of Irish and German descent. Ford's maternal grandparents, Harry Nidelman and Anna Lifschutz, were Jewish emigrants from Minsk, Belarus (at that time a part of the Russian Empire). When asked where religion he and his brother grew up, Ford jokingly replied, "Democrats," "become a liberal person of every line". In a television interview aired in August 2000, when asked about what influence Irish Catholic and Russian Jewish ancestors might have in his life as a person and as an artist, Ford humorously proclaimed, "As a man, I always feel Irish, as an actor I always feel Jewish. "
Ford is active in Boy Scouts of America, and achieved the second highest ranking, Life Scout. He works at the Napolean Adventures Scout base camp as an adviser for the Reptile Studies badge. Therefore, he and director Steven Spielberg later decided to portray young Indiana Jones as Life Scout in the film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
In 1960, Ford graduated from Maine East High School in Park Ridge, Illinois. His was the first student voice to be broadcast on his new high school radio station, WMTH, and he was his first sportscaster during his senior year (1959-60). He attended Ripon College in Wisconsin, where he was a major philosopher and member of the Sigma Nu fraternity. He took drama classes in his senior year's senior quarter to deal with his embarrassment. Ford, described as "a late man," became fascinated with acting.
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Initial career
In 1964, after a summer season with Belfry players in Wisconsin, Ford went to Los Angeles to apply for a job on voice-overs radio. He did not get it, but stayed in California and eventually signed a $ 150 per week contract with Columbia Pictures' new talent program, playing a small part in the movie. His first known role was an unmanned role as a bellboy in the Dead Heat on Merry-Go-Round (1966). There is little note about his role that does not speak (or "extra" work) in the movie. Ford was at the bottom of the recruitment list, after offending producer Jerry Tokovsky after he played a key role in the feature. He was told by Tokovsky that when actor Tony Curtis sent a sack of groceries, he did it like a movie star; Ford felt his job was to act like a bellboy. Ford succeeded in securing other roles in the film, such as A Time for Killing (The Long Ride Home) , starring Glenn Ford; George Hamilton; and Inger Stevens.
His speech continued with Luv (1967), although he still has not gained recognition. He was eventually credited as "Harrison J. Ford" in the 1967 Western A Time for Killing movie, but "J" did not represent anything, because he did not have a middle name. It was added to avoid confusion with a silent film actor named Harrison Ford, who appeared in over 80 films between 1915 and 1932 and died in 1957. Ford later said that he did not know the whereabouts of previous actors until he found a star with his own name on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Ford immediately dropped the "J" and worked for Universal Studios, playing a small role in many television series throughout the late 1960s and early 1970s, including Gunsmoke , Ironside , < i> The Virginian , FBI , Love, American Style , and Kung Fu . He appeared in the west of Journey to Shiloh (1968) and had an unknown role, not speaking in the 1970 Michelangelo Antonioni film Zabriskie Point as a captured student protester. Unhappy with the role offered to him, Ford became a professional carpenter who was self-taught to support his young wife and two sons.
Fine casting director and producer Fred Roos championed young Ford and earned him an audition with George Lucas for the role of Bob Falfa, which was later continued by Ford in American Graffiti (1973). Ford's relationship with Lucas will greatly affect his career in the future. After successful film director Francis Ford Coppola The Godfather , he hired Ford to expand his office and gave him a small role in the next two movies, The Conversation (1974) and Apocalypse Now (1979); in the last movie he plays an army officer named "G. Lucas".
Milestone franchise
Star Wars
Harrison Ford's earlier work at American Graffiti has finally earned him a lead role in his first film, when he was hired by Lucas to read lines for actors auditioning for his upcoming movie Star Wars. i> (1977). Lucas eventually won by Ford's performance during this line read and cast him as Han Solo. Star Wars became one of the most successful films of all time and made Ford a superstar. He went on to star in the same successful sequel Star Wars , The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983), and < i> Star Wars Holiday Special (1978). Ford wanted Lucas to kill Han Solo at the end of the Jedi Return, saying, "It will give the entire bottom of the film," but Lucas refused.
Ford took over the role of Han Solo in the sequel Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015). During filming on June 11, 2014, Ford suffered what it said to be a fractured ankle, when a hydraulic door fell on it. She was rushed to the hospital for treatment. Ford Ben's son released details about his father's injury, saying that his ankle would likely need plates and screws, and the shooting could be changed slightly with the crew who needed to shoot Ford from the waist up for a short time until he recovered. Ford returned to the shoot in mid-August, after a two-month layoff as he recovered from his injury. The character of Ford killed in The Force Awakens ; However, it was later announced, through a casting call, that Ford would return in some capacity as Han Solo at Episode VIII . In February 2016, when the players for Episode VIII were confirmed, it showed that Ford would not repeat his role in the film. When Ford was asked if his character could return in "some form", he replied, "Whatever it may be in space." Han Solo's spin-off film Solo Solo: The Story of Star Wars , was released in May 2018, but Ford is not involved in production.
Indiana Jones
Ford's status as a leading actor compressed when he starred in the world-renowned archaeologist Indiana Jones in the film Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), a collaboration between George Lucas and Steven Spielberg. Although Spielberg was interested in issuing Ford from the beginning, Lucas did not, having worked with actors in American Graffiti and Star Wars, but eventually he succumbed after Tom Selleck was unable to accept.
Ford went on to star in the prequel of Indiana Jones and Temple of Doom (1984) and the sequel to Indiana Jones and Last Crusade (1989). He returned to the role again for the 1993 episode of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, and even later for the fourth film Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull Kingdom. On March 15, 2016 Walt Disney Studios announced that Ford is scheduled to appear in the fifth movie to be released in July 2019. But on April 25, 2017 Walt Disney Studios announced that the film will be released on July 10, 2020.
More movie work
Ford has been featured in other films, including Heroes (1977), Force 10 from Navarone (1978), and Hanover Street (1979). Ford also starred alongside Gene Wilder in Western friends The Frisco Kid (1979), playing a bank robber with a golden heart. He later starred as Rick Deckard in the classic sci-fi cult of Ridley Scott Blade Runner (1982), and in a number of dramatic-action films: Peter Weir's
The 1990s led Ford's role of Jack Ryan at Tom Clancy Patriot Games (1992) and Clear and Present Danger (1994); as well as the lead role in Alan Pakula's
Many of Ford's major film roles came to him by default through unusual circumstances: he won the role of Han Solo while reading lines for other actors, playing Indiana Jones because Tom Selleck was unavailable, he also took over the role of Jack Ryan allegedly due to cost charges of Alec Baldwin , Baldwin previously played Ryan's role in The Hunt for Red October .
1990s-2010s
Beginning in the late 1990s, Ford appeared in several critically condemned and disappointing films, including Six Days, Seven Nights (1998); Random Hearts (1999); K-19: The Widowmaker (2002); Hollywood Killings (2003); Firewall (2006); and Extraordinary Size (2010). One exception is the 2000s What Lies Beneath, earned over $ 155 million in the United States and $ 291 million worldwide. In 2001
In 2004, Ford declined an opportunity to star in the Syriana thriller , then commented that "I do not feel strong enough about material truth and I think I made a mistake." The role eventually goes to George Clooney, who won an Oscar and a Golden Globe for his work. Prior to that, he had bequeathed a role in the role of another Stephen Gaghan-written, Robert Wakefield at Traffic . The role was given to Michael Douglas.
In 2008, Ford enjoyed success with the release of Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull Kingdom , another Lucas/Spielberg collaboration. The film received generally positive reviews and was the second best-selling film in the world in 2008. She later said she wanted to star in another sequel, "... if it does not take another 20 years to digest."
Other 2008 jobs include Crossing Over, directed by Wayne Kramer. In the film, he plays Special Agent ICE/Homeland Special Investigations, working with Ashley Judd and Ray Liotta. He also narrated a documentary about the Dalai Lama entitled the Dalai Lama Renaissance .
Ford filmed the medical drama Extraordinary Measures in 2009 in Portland, Oregon. Released January 22, 2010, the film also stars Brendan Fraser and Alan Ruck. Also in 2010, she co-starred in the film Morning Glory, along with Patrick Wilson, Rachel McAdams, and Diane Keaton.
In July 2011, Ford starred alongside Daniel Craig and Olivia Wilde in the Western science fiction film Cowboys & amp; Aliens . To promote the film, Ford appeared in San Diego Comic-Con International and, apparently surprised by the warm welcome, told the audience, "I just want to earn a living as an actor.
In 2011, Ford starred in Japanese commercials advertising video games Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception for the PlayStation 3. In 2013, Ford co-starred in Paranoia's espionage thriller company, with Liam Hemsworth and Gary Oldman, and directed by Robert Luketic, as well as Game Ender , 42 and Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues .
On February 26, 2015, Alcon Entertainment announced that Ford would reprise its role as Rick Deckard at Blade Runner 2049 . The Economist describes Ford's appearance in the film as "a bit more than a cameo", although he is widely used in movie promotions. The film grossed $ 259.3 million worldwide, much shorter than the approximately $ 400 million that the film needs to highlight to break even.
Personal life
Marriage and family
Ford is one of Hollywood's most personal actors, keeping most of his personal life. He has two sons, Benjamin (born 1966) and Willard (born 1969), with his first wife, Mary Marquardt, to whom he married from 1964 until his divorce in 1979. With his second wife, screenwriter Melissa Mathison, whom he married on in March 1983 and from whom he was separated in August 2001 and eventually divorced, he had two more children, Malcolm and Georgia (born 1990).
Ford began dating actress Calista Flockhart after meeting at Golden Globes 2002, and together they were parents for her adopted son Liam (born 2001). Ford proposed to Flockhart over Valentine's Day weekend in 2009. They married on June 15, 2010, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where Ford was shooting Cowboys & amp; Aliens .
In his autobiography 2016 The Princess Diarist , Carrie Fisher claims that she and Ford had a three-month affair in 1976 during the filming of Star Wars.
Ford has three grandchildren. His son, Benjamin, a chef and restaurant owner, owns Ford Filling Station, gastropubs at The Marriott, LA Live, Los Angeles, and Ford Filling Station at LAX Terminal 5. His son, Willard, is the owner of the Strong Sports Gym, and joint owners Ford & amp; Ching and owner of Ludwig Clothing company.
Back injury
In June 1983, at the age of 40, during the filming of Indiana Jones and Temple of Doom in London, he damaged the disk on his back, forcing him to fly back to Los Angeles for surgery. She returned six weeks later.
Injured ankle
On June 11, 2014, Ford injured his ankle while filming Star Wars: The Force Awakens. He was flown to John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, England.
Flights
Ford is a licensed pilot of both fixed-wing and helicopter aircraft, and has an area of ​​800 acres (320 acres) in Jackson, Wyoming, roughly half of what it has to contribute as a nature reserve. On several occasions, Ford personally provided emergency helicopter services at the request of local authorities, in one instance saving a dehydrated copper pedestrian.
Ford began flight training in the 1960s at Wild Rose Idlewild Airport in Wild Rose, Wisconsin, flying in Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer, but at $ 15 per hour (equivalent to $ 121 in 2017), it was unable to continue training. In the mid-1990s, he bought a second Gulfstream II and asked one of his pilots, Terry Bender, to teach him a flying lesson. They started flying Cessna 182 from Jackson, Wyoming, who then switched to Teterboro, New Jersey, flew Cessna 206, a plane of his own choosing.
Ford continues its aircraft at Santa Monica Airport, although Bell 407 is often stored and flown in Jackson, Wyoming, and has been used by actors in two mountain rescues during the time of assignment assigned to Teton County Search and Rescue. At one of the rescue, Ford found a pedestrian who had lost and lost direction. He got into a Ford helicopter and immediately vomited into one of the rescue caps, not knowing who the pilot was until some time later; "I can not believe I threw up on Harrison Ford's helicopter!" he said later.
Ford flies de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver (N28S) over other aircraft, and has repeatedly said that he likes this aircraft and sounds Pratt & amp; Whitney R-985 radial engine. According to Ford, the aircraft was flown in CIA's Air America operations, and pierced with bullet holes to be patched.
In March 2004, Ford officially became chair of the Young Eagles program of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA). Ford was asked to take a position by Greg Anderson, EAA's Senior Vice President at the time, to replace General Charles "Chuck" Yeager, who vacated the post he had held for years. Ford initially hesitated, but later accepted the offer and has made an appearance with the Young Eagles at the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh meeting in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, for two years. In July 2005, at a meeting in Oshkosh, Ford agreed to accept the position for another two years. Ford has flown more than 280 children as part of the Young Eagles program, usually in DHC-2 Beaver, which can put actors and five children. He was involved with the EAA chapter in Driggs, Idaho, just above Teton Range from Jackson, Wyoming. On July 28, 2016, Ford flew a young eagle to two million at the EAA AirVenture convention.
In 2009, Ford appeared in Internet advertising for General Aviation Serves America, a campaign by the Aircraft Ownership and Pilot Association advocacy group (AOPA). He has also appeared in several independent aviation documentaries including Wings Over the Rockies (2009), Fly The Feathered Edge: The Bob Hoover Project (2014), and > Live in the Aircraft Era (2015).
Ford is a member of the honorary board of the Wings of Hope humanitarian organization. He is also known to have made several trips to Washington, D.C. to fight for the rights of the pilot.
Incident
On October 23, 1999, Harrison Ford was involved in the LongRanger Bell 206L4 (N36R) helicopter crash. The NTSB crash report stated that Ford piloted a plane on a Lake Piru trap near Santa Clarita, California, on routine training flights. While making a second attempt at autorotation with a powered recovery, Ford allowed the plane's height to fall to 150-200 feet before starting power-up. The plane was unable to recover energy before it hit the ground. The plane landed loudly and began to glide forward in a loose gravel before one part of it hit a partially embedded log, turning the plane to its side. Neither Ford nor the instructor's pilot was injured, although the helicopter was badly damaged. When asked about the incident by fellow pilot James Lipton in an interview on TV show Inside Actor's Studio , Ford replied, "I broke it."
On March 5, 2015, the Ford plane, believed to be Ryan PT-22 Recruit, made an emergency landing at Penmar Golf Course in Venice, California. Ford had sent a radio to report that the plane had a machine failure. She was taken to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, where she was reported to be in normal to moderate condition. Ford suffered a hip fracture and an ankle fracture during the accident, as well as other injuries.
On February 13, 2017, Ford landed Aviat Husky at John Wayne Airport on the runway left of the 20L runway. A Boeing 737 held a short runway on the taxiway when Ford hit them.
Activism
Environmental causes
Ford is vice chairman of Conservation International, an American nonprofit environmental organization headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. The organization's goal is to protect nature. Institutions try to combine the services or benefits of science, fieldwork, and partnerships to find global solutions to global problems. Three ways CI to solve problems related to nature are: 1) identifying and moving to protect critical sites, such as affecting water, food, and air; 2) working with large companies involved in energy and agriculture, to ensure the environment is protected; and 3) working with governments to ensure they have the right knowledge and tools to build environmentally friendly policies.
From its origins as an NGO dedicated to protecting tropical biodiversity, CI has evolved into an organization that works with governments, scientists, charities, and businesses. CI has been criticized for dealing with companies with poor environmental records such as BP, Cargill, Chevron, Monsanto and Shell and allegedly offering greenwashing services. CI has also been penalized for poor appraisal of donors' money.
In September 2013, Ford, while making an environmental documentary in Indonesia, interviewed Indonesian Minister of Forestry, Zulkifli Hasan. After the interview, Presidential Advisor, Andi Arief, accused Ford and his crew of "harassing state institutions" and openly threatening them with deportation. Question in interview regarding Tesso Nilo National Park, Sumatra. It is suspected that the Minister of Forestry was not given a prior warning about the problem or opportunity to explain the challenge of arresting people with illegal logging. Ford was given an audience with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, where he expressed concern about the damage to the Indonesian environment and the government's efforts to tackle climate change. In response, the President explained Indonesia's commitment to conserve the oceans and forests.
In 1993, Arachnologist Norman Platnick named the new species of the Calponia harrisonfordi spider, and in 2002 entomologist Edward O. Wilson named the new ant species Pheidole harrisonfordi (in recognition Harrison's job as Vice Chairman of Conservation International).
Since 1992, Ford has lent its voice to a series of public service messages promoting environmental engagement for EarthShare, an American federation of environmental and conservation charities.
Ford has been the spokesperson for Restore Hetch Hetchy, a non-profit organization dedicated to restoring the Hetchy Valley of Hetchy Yosemite National Park to its original state.
Ford appears in the Years of Living Dangerously documentary series, which reports on those affected, and seeks solutions for climate change.
Political view
Like his parents, Ford is a lifelong Democrat.
On September 7, 1995, Ford testified before the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee to support the independent Dalai Lama and Tibet. In 2007, he narrated the documentary the Dalai Lama Renaissance .
In 2003, he publicly condemned the Iraq War and called for "regime change" in the United States. He also criticized Hollywood for making the movie "more like a video game than a story about life and human relations", and he asked for more gun control in the United States.
After Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said his favorite role was Air Force One because he "defended America," Ford reasoned that it was just a movie and doubted that the Trump president's offer would succeed.
Archeology
Following his success in portraying the archaeologist Indiana Jones, Ford also plays a role in supporting the work of professional archaeologists. He serves as the General Authorator of the Board of Directors of the American Archeological Institute (AIA), the oldest and largest organization in North America devoted to the world of archeology. Ford helps them in their mission of raising public awareness about archeology and preventing illegal loot and trade in antiques. Star Wars: Force for Change Ford participates in Star Wars promotions dedicated to fans donated to Star Wars: Force for Change on video calls that offer them the chance to buy tickets to the premiere of The Force Awakens .
Selected filmography
Accolades
In 1994, the National Association of Theater Owners named Ford "Stars of the Year".
In the October 1997 issue, Empire Magazine, Ford ranked no. 1 in "100 Stars of All Time Top Movies".
In 1998, People Magazine called Ford "Sexiest Man Alive".
For 3 consecutive years (1998, 1999, and 2000), Harris Poll named Ford "America's Favorite Movie Star".
Ford received the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2000.
She received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor for her performance at Witness, where she also received BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations. She was given the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 2002 Golden Globe Awards and on June 2, 2003, presented with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Three Best Golden Globe Actor nominations have gone to Ford, for The Mosquito Coast, The Fugitive and Sabrina.
In 2006 he was awarded the Jules Verne Award, awarded to an actor who has "encouraged the spirit of adventure and imagination" throughout their careers. He was presented with the first Hero Award at the 2007 Scream Awards for many of his iconic roles, including Indiana Jones and Han Solo (both received two Saturn Awards for Best Actor in 1981 and 2015), and in 2008 he received the Spike TV Award for Guy's Choice for "Brass Balls".
Ford has also been honored several times due to its involvement in public aviation, receiving the Living Legends of Aviation Award and Freedom of Flight Award of the Aircraft Experimental Association in 2009, the Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy in 2010, and the Al Ueltschi Humanitarian Award in 2013. In 2013 , Flying Magazine placed it at number 48 in their list of 51 Flight Heroes.
References
External links
- Harrison Ford at EncyclopÃÆ'Â|dia Britannica
- Harrison Ford on IMDb
- Harrison Ford in Mojo Box Office
Interview
- "Harrison Ford Interview". CinemasOnline. 2002. Archived from the original on December 11, 2003 . Retrieved March 19, 2006 .
- Dawson, Angela (June 12, 2003). "Harrison Ford: Hollywood loves him even before they know him." The Cincinnati Post (Entertainment News Wire) . E. W. Scripps Company. Archived from the original on February 27, 2005 . Retrieved March 19, 2006 .
- Honeycutt, Kirk (1986). "Harrison Ford at Harrison Ford". Daily News . Retrieved March 19, 2006 .
- Leopold, Todd (February 9, 2006). "Harrison Ford and his film machine". Cable News Network . Retrieved March 19 2006 Ã,
- Rader, Dotson (July 7, 2002). "I found the goal". Parade. Archived from the original on August 12, 2002 . Retrieved March 19, 2006 .
- Turan, Kenneth (1986). "Harrison Ford wants to be alone". GQ. Archived from the original on February 15, 2001 . Retrieved March 19, 2006 .
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