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Harrison Ford, now in his
80s, has been one of Hollywood’s most enduring leading men since he first blasted onto the big screen as Han Solo in
1977’s Star Wars. He cemented his matinee idol status as the whip-smart adventurer in
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark and went on to headline blockbuster franchises and acclaimed dramas alike, including Witness and Working Girl.
In recent years, Ford has continued to prove his staying power.
He reprised his iconic role in
2023’s Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny and earned widespread praise for his performances in the Apple TV+ series Shrinking and the Paramount+ Western drama 1923, expanding the Yellowstone universe.
With decades of box office hits and critical acclaim behind him, Ford remains one of the industry’s most recognizable and respected stars.
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"It’s no wonder Harrison has had a string of high-profile relationships in Tinseltown, including three marriages.
Harrison had two kids from each of his first two marriages, and when he wed his third wife Calista Flockhart, he became a dad to her adopted son.
Find out all about his relationships below!
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Mary Marquardt
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"Harrison and Mary Marquardt, who was born in
1945, wed in June
18,
1964 after meeting at the liberal arts college, Ripon College, in Ripon, Wisconsin.
Mary graduated with a degree in Culinary Arts and had a career in the food industry while Harrison worked his way up in Hollywood.
The couple welcomed their first son, Benjamin, on September
22,
1966.
Their second child, Willard, was born on May
14,
1969.
Benjamin would go on to follow in his mother’s footsteps as he became a renowned chef and restauranteur in Los Angeles, while Willard owns a boxing gym called Strong Sports Gym and his own fashion line, Ludwig Clothing Company.
The pair eventually called it quits in
1979.
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"Decades later, the divorce gained renewed attention after Harrison’s Star Wars co-star, Carrie Fisher , alleged she and Harrison had an affair while filming the sci-fi blockbuster during the time he was married to Mary.
In her
2016 memoir The Princess Diarist , Carrie wrote of the three-month long tryst, which she claims happened while she was
19 and Harrison was
33.
“I was so inexperienced, but I trusted something about him,” she said.
“He was kind.” And in an interview with People around the time the book was published, Carrie revealed, “It was so intense.
It was Han and Leia during the week, and Carrie and Harrison during the weekend.”
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"Harrison has opened up about his struggles balancing his marriage and career candidly in interviews.
“Sometimes I think I have been a better actor than husband or father.
I had to leave my family behind in order to make money for us to eat,” he’s said, per The Guardian.
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"Despite some of the difficult periods of Mary and Harrison’s marriage, the actor’s ex-wife doesn’t seem to hold anything against him, and they still have a strong bond.
“Harrison has been a true friend and a great love.
He has stood by me quietly, asking for nothing in return through my darkest days,” she said in an interview per The Guardian.
Melissa Mathison
1983 and divorced in
2004.(Shuttersrtock)
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"Melissa Mathison wrote screenplays for films like The Black Stallion (1979) and E.T.the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), which earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay.
Coppola , Melissa often visited the set of Apocalypse Now , where she met Harrison per ABC.
In , they married in
1983 after welcoming son Malcolm in
1987 and daughter Georgia three years later before their divorce in
2004.
They remained on good terms after their separation with reports stating that “the couple is very friendly.” In , Melissa passed away from cancer at age sixty-five in
2015.
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Calista Flockhart
2018.(Shutterstock)
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"Calista Flockhart broke into Hollywood as Ally McBeal on David E.Kelley’s television series that premiered in
1997 before starring on Brothers & Sisters and Supergirl later on.
<p id=content-paragraph-"During her appearance at the Golden Globes awards ceremony held on January twenty-two thousand two," Calista met Harrison who was still married to Melissa at that time.
<p id=content-paragraph-"The couple kept their relationship low-key until they tied the knot on June twenty-second two thousand ten.
<p id=content-paragraph-"Despite their twenty-two year age gap," Calista adopted Liam who was born on January twenty-two thousand one.
<p id=content-paragraph-"Calista shared that humor is essential for their relationship when she said," Harrison and I laugh often." Humor means everything to me." In an interview conducted by Closer Weekly published on April twenty-sixth two thousand seventeen.
<p id=content-paragraph-"During their fifteen-year marriage," Calista has expressed her dislike for Harrison's cursing habits.
<p id=content-paragraph-"In an interview conducted by Esquire," Harrison admitted that Calista pushes him to take care of his mental health.
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