Harrison Ford: Man, Movie Star, Hero

The Acting Bug Bites Ford

There was finally a break for Harrison: he found that he loved acting and was good at it. Ford also fell in love while in college, with Mary Marquardt. In 1964 Ford married Marquardt, a year after he left college, after being disqualified for graduation (which happens when you stop attending class!) Harrison and Marquardt had two sons, Benjamin and Willard.

The family moved to Los Angeles, California for Ford’s acting career, and he had an interview with the Young Talent Program. This was the beginning of Ford’s acting career. His first movie with a significant role was in the movie Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round in 1966.