Of all the characters he has played, he frequently cites Indiana Jones as both his favorite and the one he is most proud of.
Of the famous 'friendship circle' of Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, and Francis Ford Coppola, he is the only actor to have worked with all three.
Older brother of Terence Ford.
On 6 October 2006, he was awarded the Jules Verne Spirit of Nature Award for his work in nature and wildlife preservation. The ceremony took place at the historic Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California.
Once described Han Solo as "The great rapscallion of the universe."
One of his heroes is George Lucas.
One of his jobs in his early acting days was as a roadie on tour with The Doors.
Out of the three leads of the original Star Wars trilogy, he was the only one to appear in all three films without ever signing a contract.
Piloted his helicopter to rescue dehydrated 20-year-old hiker Sarah George from Table Mountain near his ranch in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. [31 July 2000]
Premiere Magazine ranked him as #35 on a list of the Greatest Movie Stars of All Time in their Stars in Our Constellation feature (2005).
Presented his Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) co-star Sir Sean Connery with the American Film Institute's Lifetime Achievement Award, telling him, "John Wayne gave us the Old West. James Stewart gave us our town. You gave us the world." (8 June 2006)
Private pilot, single engine fixed wing and helicopter. Owns a Bonanza, Gulfstream IV, DeHavland Beaver, and Bell 407 helicopter. Destroyed first 407 during simulated "engine-out" practice. Regularly flies himself between New York City and Wyoming homes. Has a loft in Tribeca, NYC.
Ranked #1 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997]
Ranked #8 in Star TV's Top 10 Box Office Stars of the 1990s (2003).
Recommended River Phoenix for the role of the young Indiana Jones in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989). Ford and Phoenix had previously played father and son in The Mosquito Coast (1986).
Replaced Kevin Costner in Air Force One (1997).
Revealed on the "Late Show with David Letterman" (1993) that he has some false teeth; 2 were pulled by a dentist after some others were damaged when he fell on a gun during a stunt for a TV appearance early in his career.
Said in an interview that he felt compelled to do his own stunts for the Indiana Jones trilogy because the film was very "action oriented" and that he felt if he weren't in the middle of it, then were really wasn't much else for him to do.
Said one of the things he enjoyed most about making both Witness (1985) and The Mosquito Coast (1986) was getting to apply his real life skills as a carpenter (example: the barn raising scene from Witness (1985)).
Said that Blade Runner (1982) was one of the most frustrating films he'd ever done, because the actual shoot was very grueling and because of the post-production changes which were meant to (but didn't) help the film do better at the box office.