Who is Harrison Ford?
A: Harrison Ford is an American actor.
His films have grossed how much money in
North America?
A: More than $5.4 billion.
How much worldwide?
A: More than $9.3 billion.
He is the recipient of various accolades, including the
AFI what?
A: Life Achievement Award and the Cecil B. DeMille Award.
How many Golden Globe Awards has he received?
A: Four.
Following the initial phase of his career in bit parts
and supporting roles, Ford gained worldwide fame for his starring role as
what?
A: Han Solo in the epic space opera film Star Wars (1977), reprising the
role in four sequels over the course of the next 42 years.
He is also widely known for his portrayal of whom?
A: Indiana Jones in the titular film franchise, beginning with the
action-adventure film Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981).
He has played other characters in different franchises,
most notably what?
A: Rick Deckard in the dystopian science fiction films Blade Runner (1982)
and Blade Runner 2049 (2017).
He played the Tom Clancy character Jack Ryan in what
spy thriller films?
A: Patriot Games (1992) and Clear and Present Danger (1994).
His career spans how many decades?
A: Six.
Harrison has worked with some of the most acclaimed and
influential filmmakers of his time, such as whom?
A: George Lucas, Francis Ford Coppola, Steven Spielberg, Ridley Scott, Peter
Weir, Roman Polanski and Mike Nichols.
Ford has portrayed heroic characters in other films
such as the thrillers Witness (1985), for which he received his only what?
A: Academy Award nomination.
In addition to heroic roles, he played morally
ambiguous and darker characters in films such as what coming-of-age comedy
drama?
A: American Graffiti (1973).
Ford has also appeared in several what?
A: Romantic comedies and dramas throughout his career, including Heroes
(1977), Working Girl (1988), Sabrina (1995), Six Days, Seven Nights (1998),
Random Hearts (1999), Morning Glory (2010), and The Age of Adaline (2015).
Outside acting, Ford is a licensed pilot who has often
what?
A: Assisted the emergency services in rescue missions near his home in
Wyoming.
He is also a dedicated environmental activist, having
served as what?
A: The inaugural Vice Chair of Conservation International since 1991.
Who is he is married to?
A: Actress Calista Flockhart.
Where was Harrison Ford born?
A: At the Swedish Covenant Hospital in Chicago,
Illinois.
When was he born?
A: On July 13, 1942.
Who were his parents?
A: Former radio actress Dorothy Nidelman and advertising executive and
former actor John William "Christopher" Ford.
When was his younger brother Terence born?
A: In 1945.
Their father was a Catholic of with what ancestry?
A: German and Irish.
Fords mother was an Ashkenazi Jew whose parents were
what?
A: Emigrants from Minsk, Belarus, then in the
Russian Empire.
When asked about what influence his Jewish and Irish
Catholic ancestry may have had on him, he quipped what?
A: "As a man I've always felt Irish, as an actor I've always felt Jewish."
Ford was a Boy Scout, achieving what?
A: The second-highest rank of Life Scout.
