Biography

Harrison Ford

by Monika Bhatt,

Harrison Ford is an actor and producer of films who is of American nationality. He has been known prominently for appearing as Han Solo in the Star Wars trilogy and as Indiana Jones in the Indiana Jones film series. He was born on the 13th of July, 1942 and has been involved in the acting fraternity since 1966 which has led his bio and career details to be searched widely by fans around the world.

Born to Christopher Ford and Dorothy in Chicago, he was enrolled in the Maine East High School for his education. He started his acting career by appearing in several small roles in films after which he has cast in the movies like Dead Heat on a Merry- Go- Round and A time for Killing.  He gained worldwide recognition for being cast as Han Solo in the space opera trilogy Star Wars. This role led him to international fame an acclaim after which he has cast as Indiana Jones in the movie of the same name. He maintained the same role throughout the series. Other notable roles of this hugely successful celebrity include acting as Rick Deckard in the science fiction thriller called Blade Runner on 1982. The thriller Witness, Patriot Games as well as Clear and Present Danger also starred him. He also reprised his role in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

This prominent actor has appeared in several roles in big Hollywood movies and has been ranked as No. 1 in The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time List.  He has appeared in five of the highest grossing movies of The U.S. Box Office. He plays the role of Ally in the drama series Ally McBeal.

The dating and affair history of this hugely talented personality has also been widely talked about in the public. Ford was a s sociated with actress Eve Babitz, back when he initially rose into the heights of fame. He has been married thrice and has six children in total. Mary Marquardt was the first wife of Ford on 1963. The couple stayed together until 1979 and then split up with a divorce. After this, Ford dated actress Heidi Von Beltz, Carrie Fisher and married Melissa Mathison. The couple got married after a brief affair on 1982 and was together until 2004. On 2001, he was rumored to have hooked up with girlfriend Minnie Driver and was also surrounded by rumors of having dated Lara Flynn Boyle on 2002. Calista Flockhart has been the spouse of Ford since 2002 and the couple seems to be getting along pretty well. 

Harrison is a legendary actor who has a net worth of a whopping 210 million dollars. His acting credits also earn him a huge salary and his height is an estimated 6 feet and 1 inch.