Carrie Fisher had to stand on a box for most of her scenes with him in the Star Wars trilogy because she was a foot shorter than him and did not properly fit into the frame.
Dragonfly (2002) was written with Ford in mind for the lead role. He turned it down to take a year off from making movies, and the part was given to Kevin Costner.
Witness (1985) was his first role that broke him away from the science fiction and fantasy genres that made him famous. It does, however, still have a connection to his breakthrough role of Han Solo. One of the cast members was Robert Earl Jones, whose son, James Earl Jones, was the voice of Darth Vader. He also worked with Ford in Patriot Games (1992) and Clear and Present Danger (1994).
1994: Named Star of the Year by the National Association of Theatre Owners.
30 May 2003: Received star on Hollywood Walk of Fame.
A close friend and golf partner of former President Bill Clinton.
A Democrat, he is an opponent of the Iraq war and is very active in environmental issues.
Adopted fiancée Calista Flockhart's son Liam Flockhart.
Appeared on the cover of GQ magazine five times: April '82, November '86, June '94, November '98 (with George Clooney and Chris Rock) and March 2000 with Tom Cruise).
As of May 2007, the combined domestic box office grosses of his films total approximately $3.10 billion, with worldwide grosses approaching the $6 billion mark, making Ford the number 3 all time domestic box-office star behind Eddie Murphy and Tom Hanks.
At one point Hollywood's best paid actor.
At the time his divorce from Melissa Mathison was the most expensive in the history of Hollywood. Today it is ranked the fourth.
Attended high school with Hillary Rodham Clinton and Karen Black (Maine East High School in Park Ridge, Illinois).
Because of his Blade Runner (1982) popularity, he became a product spokesperson for Japanese electronics in the 1980s.
Both his Indiana Jones jacket and fedora hat are on display at the Smithsonian Institution.
Children: with Mary Marquardt, sons Ben Ford (Benjamin) (b. 22.09.1967) and Willard (b. 14-05-1969); with Melissa Mathison, son Malcolm Ford (b. 10-03- 1987) and daughter Georgia (b. 30-06-1991).
Chosen as People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive. [1998]
Chosen by "People" magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World. [1997]
Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#15). [1995]
Cited as America's Favorite Movie Star in Harris Polls conducted over three consecutive years, from 1998-2000.