Talk:Harrison Ford/Archive 2

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Movie missing from Harrison Ford's filmography

In 1988 he was in Frantic (character name Dr. Richard Walker)by Roman Polanski. — Preceding unsigned comment added by LarryYoakum3 (talk • contribs) 22:26, 20 December 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 16 February 2017

In the 2nd paragraph of Aviation, the cost of training is listed as $15 (In the 1960s), this should be adjusted for inflation. Apaphasia (talk) 06:26, 16 February 2017 (UTC)

I think that Template:Inflation {{Inflation|US|15|1960|fmt=eq}} would help get this job done, as it produces equivalent to $163 in 2025 for $15 in the year 1960. However, I haven't used this template before, and we don't have a specific start year to perform the inflation calculation on. We're only given "in the 1960s". Mz7 (talk) 14:46, 16 February 2017 (UTC)

I found a video where Mr. Ford talks about his aviation history, quote "When I was in college in about 1962 I started to take some flying lessons" <snip> "But the $13 or $15 dollars an hour for a pilot and instructor was killing me, so I had to give it up for economic reasons". {{Inflation|US|14|1962|fmt=eq}} is probably the closest we can get to the actual adjusted value. Apaphasia (talk) 20:21, 18 February 2017 (UTC)

Done — Train2104 (t • c) 15:51, 19 February 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 22 June 2017

P037sh4d0w (talk) 01:31, 22 June 2017 (UTC)

Citation suggested for "Ford filmed the medical drama 'Extraordinary Measures'...": See "Produced By..." in reference IMBD. (n.d.). Full Cast & Crew. Retrieved June 21, 2017, from http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1244659/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm — Preceding unsigned comment added by P037sh4d0w (talk • contribs) 01:33, 22 June 2017 (UTC)

Partly done: IMDB is not always the best source since it can be user-generated but I found an article from The Oregonian that confirms the information . Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 03:14, 22 June 2017 (UTC)

2017 Godfrey L. Cabot Award Recipient Harrison Ford

Pilot/Actor Harrison Ford was awarded the Godfrey L. Cabot Award by AeroClub of New England (ACONE). Ford was recognized for his efforts to promote aviation to the youth of America through the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) and its Young Eagles Program. The event was held in Boston Ma on June 4, 2017. ACONE is the oldest aero club in the Americas, was organized on January 2, 1902, nearly two full years before the Wright brothers made their landmark flight of Dec. 17, 1903. In attendance were the many members of ACONE along with President Mark Baker from Aircraft Pilots and Owners Association, EAA President Jack Pelton, Author Charley Valera and representatives of aviation communities throughout the country.

Charleyvalera (talk) 00:57, 30 October 2017 (UTC)

Misplaced link

In the "Other film work" section, the link for Clear and Present Danger points to the page for the book, not the film. Would someone please correct? 23:15, 26 March 2018 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.88.48.147 (talk)

Semi-protected edit request on 12 May 2018

Please add the movie "Hanover Street" (1979) to Harrison Fords filmography list. Thanks. 98.5.27.250 (talk) 02:05, 12 May 2018 (UTC)

 Not done: A selected filmography exists within the article, there is simply not enough space to list out every single movie that Mr. Ford has had a role in. In my opinion that would take up too much space within this biographical article. His complete filmography is on Wikipedia at Harrison Ford filmography and Hanover Street can be found there. Shearonink (talk) 03:03, 12 May 2018 (UTC)

web.archive.org link for now-invalid URL for reference re Harrison as fourth highest grossing actor

The URL no longer works. Here is a web.archive.org URL for August 2019, the month quoted, which verifies that Harrison was the fourth highest grossing actor as of that time: http://web.archive.org/web/20190823151645/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/?view=Actor&sort=sumgross&p=.htm

Could this link be substituted in place of the current, now invalid, URL? Thanks in advance. - 203.217.84.87 (talk) 19:55, 4 November 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 1 May 2020

A sentence badly in need of some punctuation:

"Spielberg was interested in casting Ford from the beginning, but Lucas was not, having already worked with the actor in American Graffiti and Star Wars. 81.103.37.86 (talk) 08:53, 1 May 2020 (UTC)

 Done Aasim 10:49, 1 May 2020 (UTC)

External links

I moved the following subsection here for possible discussion (per: WP:ELBURDEN) of what to do with them. The "External links" section is not a dumping ground for non-relevant links nor a holding pen for possible future sources that can be discussed here.

Interviews

• "Harrison Ford Interview". CinemasOnline. 2002. Archived from the original on December 11, 2003. Retrieved March 19, 2006.
• Dawson, Angela (June 12, 2003). "Harrison Ford: Hollywood loved him even before they knew him". The Cincinnati Post (Entertainment News Wire). E. W. Scripps Company. Archived from the original on February 27, 2005. Retrieved March 19, 2006.
• Honeycutt, Kirk (1986). "Harrison Ford on Harrison Ford". Daily News. Retrieved March 19, 2006.
• Leopold, Todd (February 9, 2006). "Harrison Ford and the movie machine". Cable News Network. Retrieved March 19, 2006.
• Rader, Dotson (July 7, 2002). "I found purpose". Parade. Archived from the original on August 12, 2002. Retrieved March 19, 2006.
• Turan, Kenneth (1986). "Harrison Ford wants to be alone". GQ. Archived from the original on February 15, 2001. Retrieved March 19, 2006. -- Otr500 (talk) 00:44, 6 May 2020 (UTC)

Lead image

Perhaps it would make more sense to have a picture of Harrison Ford when he was younger, since (as far as I'm aware – feel free to correct me) he is best known for the roles he played when he was younger (Indiana Jones/Star Wars). Just an idea - Aza24 (talk) 21:10, 20 September 2020 (UTC)

Lead image

I don't believe the lead image on this page is good enough. Firstly, the image rights are questionable. It is supposedly a user's own image. The owner added the image to this article on April Fools Day, and has never uploaded other images or made any edits to film-related articles. [is the picture, for reference].

As for the image itself. Ford in the picture is barely recognizable. Instead of the iconic old man Harrison Ford look, he has a bizarre Abraham Lincoln beard. Images such as [Ford by Gage Skidmore.jpg] (which is used in the Harrison Ford filmography article) and [Ford 2017.jpg] (which is used in his article on the simple Wikipedia) have Harrison Ford look just like the older versions of Rick Deckard and Han Solo. Any thoughts? Painting17 (talk) 20:02, 11 June 2021 (UTC)

Conscientious objector during the Vietnam War

I just watched an interview with Ford in which he said he was drafted during the Vietnam War, but avoided service by becoming a conscientious objector. Here's the full quote, while answering a question about his anti-war views:

"I was invited to go to Vietnam, along with many of my contemporaries, and I said I'm not going. And I went through a long legal process as a conscientious objector. I am anti-war, for whatever that means."

The fact that he was a conscientious objector during the Vietnam War is noteworthy, in my view, and should be noted on his page. It could go either in the personal life section or the activism section- I would probably put it under personal life, since it was before he was famous I don't think it was meant as a public statement.

Here's the link to the video of the interview (the quote above comes at about 32:32):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGtWyC0jMOg&t=1452s

I would make this change myself, but I don't have enough contributions to have permission to edit this page, so I'm adding this note to the talk section in the hope that someone else will.

Stupdendous yappi (talk) 23:57, 24 July 2021 (UTC)

Profile Pic

That looks like Alec Baldwin on the profile picture. Not Harrison Ford. 2600:1702:3BA0:9390:ADF0:3EAB:74F3:DD46 (talk) 02:39, 1 March 2022 (UTC)

It's Ford .Graham Beards (talk) 16:03, 2 March 2022 (UTC)

Best Actor Nomination

• • he was nominated for "Witness"

170.20.43.186 (talk) 13:22, 3 February 2023 (UTC)

Unverified statement in "early life" section

On November 3rd 2007, the first two sentences of "Early work" (now under career) were revised to include a statement about Ford moving to Los Angeles for radio work. There is no evidence of this ever happening, therefore it would be better to revert back to the original sentence - "In 1964, Ford moved to Los Angeles, California, where he signed a contract with Columbia Pictures for $150 a week in the studio's New Talent program, playing bit roles in films." 2603:6080:8A00:7707:9CB0:4FCB:35CF:2A6A (talk) 22:25, 4 February 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 6 March 2023

Correction in spelling: Change the word "adapted" to read "adopted" in reference to Ford's dietary preferences in the last paragraph of the "Personal Life" section. Elvisomar (talk) 06:44, 6 March 2023 (UTC)

Partly done: I just removed the sentence, as it looks to be undue. The secondary sourcing (two niche sites about vegetarianism) was not significant enough for a mention, in my view. If someone restores this, please don't say "ditched meat". ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 13:06, 6 March 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 29 March 2023

Grammatical change in the introduction.

"He is currently stars in the Paramount+ western series 1923"

Should read

"He is currently starring in the Paramount+ western series 1923" Redisforever (talk) 21:56, 29 March 2023 (UTC)

 Done Lightoil (talk) 00:40, 30 March 2023 (UTC)

Political affiliation

Why is this important enough to be listed in his bio? 2600:1700:5A66:240:E923:88C:6BCC:C916 (talk) 09:41, 29 May 2023 (UTC)

Age incorrect

If Mister Ford was born 13.6.1942 he would be 81 and not 80. 91.154.36.86 (talk) 19:20, 8 July 2023 (UTC)

Infobox has his birthdate as 13 July, not June. Schazjmd (talk) 19:23, 8 July 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 21 September 2023

5.91.78.196 (talk) 17:42, 21 September 2023 (UTC)

nella filmografia manca un film : Le verità nascoste anno 2000

•  Not done: I have no idea what you are trying to ask and besides, this is in spanish so bring it to the Spanish Wikipedia.

Radio voice-over career attempt

It looks like an anonymous user added that Harrison Ford unsuccessfully tried to have a career in radio voice-overs before becoming a film actor (see https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Harrison_Ford&diff=prev&oldid=168873418). No source was cited during that edit and I can't seem to find any reputable source verifying it. (There do seem to be a lot of website copying that claim verbatim without attribution, however). I think it should be removed unless we can find a reputable source. Beanwich (talk) 22:37, 22 January 2024 (UTC)

@Beanwich, I haven't been able to find anything to support that claim, including in a bio of Ford (already used in other places in the article), so I revised the sentence to what the bio does support. Schazjmd (talk) 23:10, 22 January 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 12 February 2024

Harrison Ford was in Hanover Street in 1979. It should be included in his filmography. 23.154.184.215 (talk) 00:34, 12 February 2024 (UTC)

 Not done: Hanover Street is listed in Harrison Ford filmography. Schazjmd (talk) 00:38, 12 February 2024 (UTC)

Nidelman

So this is a german name, he has german ancestors, Nidelman is not a russian or a hebrew name. 2003:CA:A707:E100:441E:2232:5F36:2425 (talk) 11:32, 9 March 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 14 July 2024

In last paragraph under Awards and nominations: Last sentence should read,”In 2024, it was announced that Ford would ^be^ a recipient of the Walt Disney Legend Award Mpchuck (talk) 04:03, 14 July 2024 (UTC)

 Done '''[[User:CanonNi]]''' (talk • contribs) 12:42, 14 July 2024 (UTC)

Hog Farm

Really? Not a word about it? In fact an entire aspect of Ford's life and personality seems to be missing from this article. 2600:1700:6AE5:2510:0:0:0:40 (talk) 20:40, 29 July 2024 (UTC)

American Graffiti role

Hank Falfa, not Bob Richard8081 (talk) 02:43, 3 September 2025 (UTC)

@Richard8081, source? Everything I can find says the character's name is Bob. Schazjmd (talk) 14:16, 3 September 2025 (UTC)

Yeah, me too. I gotta rewatch the movie. It's right before the one woman says to the other woman"He's from Turlock". . as I recall. Richard8081 (talk) 14:25, 3 September 2025 (UTC)