Harrison Ford

Harrison Ford was born on July 13, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois, to Dorothy (Nidelman), a radio actress, and Christopher Ford (born John William Ford), an actor turned advertising executive. His father had Irish and German ancestry, and his maternal grandparents were Jewish immigrants from the Russian Empire. He was a lackluster student at Maine Township High School East in Park Ridge Illinois (no athletic star, never above a C average). After dropping out of Ripon College in Wisconsin, where he did some acting and later summer stock, he signed a Hollywood contract with Columbia and later Universal. His roles in movies and television (Ironside (1967), The Virginian(1962)) remained secondary and, discouraged, he turned to a career in professional carpentry. He came back big four years later, however, as Bob Falfa in American Graffiti (1973). Four years after that, he hit colossal with the role of Han Solo in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977). Another four years and Ford was Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981).

Four years later and he received Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for his role as John Book in Witness (1985). All he managed four years after that was his third starring success as Indiana Jones; in fact, many of his earlier successful roles led to sequels as did his more recent portrayal of Jack Ryan in Patriot Games (1992). Another Golden Globe nomination came his way for the part of Dr. Richard Kimble in The Fugitive (1993). He is clearly a well-established Hollywood superstar. He also maintains an 800-acre ranch in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

Overview (3)

Date of Birth	13 July 1942, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Nickname	Harry
Height	6' 1" (1.85 m)

Movies List

• American Graffiti (1973)
• Star Wars (1977)
• Apocalypse Now (1979)
• The Frisco Kid (1979)
• The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
• Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
• Blade Runner (1982)
• Return of the Jedi (1983)
• Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
• Witness (1985)
• The Mosquito Coast (1986)
• Working Girl (1988)
• Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
• Regarding Henry (1991)
• Patriot Games (1992)
• The Fugitive (1993)
• Clear and Present Danger (1994)
• Sabrina (1995)
• Air Force One (1997)
• Six Days Seven Nights (1998)
• What Lies Beneath (2000)
• K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)
• Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
• Extraordinary Measures (2010)
• Cowboys & Aliens (2011)
• 42 (2013)
• Paranoia (2013)
• Ender's Game (2013)

Salary (16)

Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (1966)	$150
Luv (1967)	$150 /week
A Time for Killing (1967)	$150 /week
American Graffiti (1973)	$500 /week
Star Wars (1977)	$10,000
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)	$500,000
Presumed Innocent (1990)	$12,500,000
Patriot Games (1992)	$9,000,000
Clear and Present Danger (1994)	$10,000,000
The Devil's Own (1997)	$20,000,000
Air Force One (1997)	$22,000,000
Six Days Seven Nights (1998)	$20,000,000
Random Hearts (1999)	$20,000,000
What Lies Beneath (2000)	$20,000,000
K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)	$25,000,000 + 20% of the Gross
Firewall (2006)	$15,000,000

Awards

Ford's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Ford received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor for Witness, for which he also received "Best Actor" BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations. He received theCecil B. DeMille Award at the 2002 Golden Globe Awards and on June 2, 2003, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He has received three additional "Best Actor" Golden Globe nominations for The Mosquito Coast, The Fugitive and Sabrina.

He received the first ever Hero Award for his many iconic roles, including Han Solo and Indiana Jones, at the 2007 Scream Awards, and in 2008, the Spike TV's Guy's Choice Award for Brass Balls.^[78][79]

Ford has also been honored multiple times for his involvement in general aviation, receiving the Living Legends of Aviation Award and EAA's Freedom of Flight Award in 2009,^[80][81] Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy in 2010,^[82] and the Al Ueltschi Humanitarian Award in 2013.^[83] In 2013, Flying magazine ranked him number 48 on their list of the 51 Heroes of Aviation.^[84]

Harrison Ford received the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2000.^[85]

Year	Nominated work	Award	Result
1977	Star Wars	Saturn Award for Best Actor	Nominated
1981	Raiders of the Lost Ark	Saturn Award for Best Actor	Won
1984	Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom	Saturn Award for Best Actor	Nominated
1985	Witness	Academy Award for Best Actor	Nominated
		BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role	Nominated
		Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama	Nominated
1986	The Mosquito Coast	Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama	Nominated
1989	Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade	Saturn Award for Best Actor	Nominated
1993	The Fugitive	Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama	Nominated
		MTV Movie Award for Best Performance - Male	Nominated
1995	Sabrina	Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy	Nominated
1997	Air Force One	MTV Movie Award for Best Fight	Nominated
1998	Six Days Seven Nights	People's Choice Award for Favorite Motion Picture Actor	Won
1999	Random Hearts	People's Choice Award for Favorite Movie Star	Won
2000	What Lies Beneath	People's Choice Award for Favorite Motion Picture Actor	Nominated
2008	Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull	People's Choice Award for Favorite Male Movie Star	Nominated
		Saturn Award for Best Actor	Nominated
2011	Cowboys & Aliens	Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor	Nominated
2013	42	Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture	Nominated
		San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor	Nominated
		St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor	Nominated