Who are Harrison Ford's 5 children? Hollywood icon is doting dad of blended brood from 3 marriages
LOA ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Harrison Ford, 80, one of Hollywood's most prolific actors whose career has spanned six decades, has more than fifty films to his credit. However, his identity is not limited to being a versatile actor with appearances in several film series, but also to being a doting father to his five children - four biological and one adopted. The 'Indiana Jones' star, who is also a member of the 'Star Wars' franchise, has enjoyed the sweet experience of fatherhood at various points in his successful career.
Harrison Ford first married in 1964 to his ex-wife, Mary Marquardt. Their oldest, Benjamin, 56, was born in 1966. He was followed by Willard, 53, who was born in 1969. Ford and Marquardt divorced in 1979. At the time, Ford had not yet begun acting and was only in his early 20s. With his second wife, Melissa Mathison, he had children, including son Malcolm, 35, and daughter Georgia, 32, who were born in 1987 and 1990, respectively. The couple divorced in 2004 before Mathison died of endocrine cancer in 2015. After marrying longtime girlfriend Calista Flockhart in 2010, the 'Blade Runner' star adopted Flockhart's youngest son, Liam, who was born in 2001.
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Benjamin and Willard Ford
Benjamin Ford, or Ben as he calls himself, is the oldest of the 'Air Force One' star's brood. Born on September 22, 1966, Ben is the chef-owner of Ford's Filling Station in Culver City, California. He is an acclaimed chef and author of the book "Taming the Feast." He is married to Emily Tomerlin, with whom he has two children, Waylon and Ethan. In a 2014 interview with Williams Sonoma, the chef shared how he almost became a baseball player, but an injury changed the course of his life. "After an injury, I took stock in my future and decided to follow my passion for cooking," Chef fondly recalls as he talks about how he found his calling. Reflecting on the shortcomings of Los Angeles at the time, he said, "Los Angeles wasn't the culinary mecca it is today, so I headed north. I found my way into my first kitchens the hard way: knocking on the back door and asking for a job. Thank goodness it wasn't long before I found a home at Chez Panisse, and the rest is history."
Despite being the son of a Hollywood icon, he hasn't found interest in acting. It should be noted, however, that Harrison Ford's mouth movements in the sequence where Rick Deckard talks to the snake vendor were reworked by Ben Ford for 'Blade Runner (1982): The Final Cut.' Harrison's lip movements were then digitally overlaid with Ben's to mirror the mouth movements of the dialog.
Willard Ford, the second born to Harrison and Mary, was born in May 1969. Willard renounced the world of acting like his older brother and became a sports enthusiast and was the owner of Strong Sports Gym, which was closed during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Willard is also the owner of Ludwig Clothing Company. His children are named Guiliana and Eliel. An avid fan of his father, Willard often shares posts about his fanboy moments for the 'Star Wars' actor.
Malcolm and Georgia Ford
Malcolm, the actor's third child, was born on October 3, 1987. Like his famous father, Malcolm also tried his hand at the entertainment business. However, instead of becoming an actor like Harrison, he became one of the pioneers of the indie band 'The Dough Roller.' The band has also collaborated with some greats of the music industry such as Bob Dylan, Jack White and Queens of the Stone Age. The band has since released two albums, 'The Dough Rollers' and 'Gone Baby Gone.' He has also directed a film, 'Water to Wine' (2004).
Georgia was born in June 1990 and is the fourth child of Harrison. Like her father, she also began a career in Hollywood and made her debut in 2013 in the film 'American Milkshake" In 2015 and 2016 she made two more films entitled 'True Story' and 'The Visitor.' Since then she has not appeared on the silver screen. Talking about her resilience and battle with epilepsy, Harrison once said to Daily News, “She is joining me to thank FACES (Find a Cure for Epilepsy and Seizures).” Speaking of his daughter he said, “I admire a lot of things about her. I admire her talent, her strength. She’s my hero. I love her.”
Liam Flockhart
Liam, the youngest in Harrison's family, is his adopted child. Calista Flockhart, Harrison's third wife, adopted Liam before she began dating Harrison. Although Liam is mostly out of the spotlight, the family is reportedly known to have an intimate relationship, and Harrison and Flockhart were seen taking Liam to his dorm at Amherst College in Hampshire County in 2019. In an interview with Ellen DeGeneres, Harrison also mentioned of going to "skydiving" as his youngest wanted to do it." He further posited, "But it was fun, it was great. I did like it."