Harrison Ford's photo flashback

Believe it or not, Harrison Ford's legendary action flick "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" hit theaters 35 years ago. In celebration of the film's anniversary on May 23, 2019, let's take a look back at Harrison's life and career in photos. Keep reading for more…

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Harrison Ford was born a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away. (OK, it was 1943 in the suburbs of Chicago.) Although he went on to become one of Hollywood's biggest stars, he didn't always want to act. In fact, Harrison (shown here in a 1970 headshot) decided to take an acting class during his senior year of college as a way to get over his shyness! Bitten by the acting bug, he dropped out of school and performed in summer stock theater. Harrison didn't leave all of college behind though…

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Harrison Ford married his college sweetheart, Mary Marquardt, in 1964. The couple soon welcomed two sons, chef-restaurateur Benjamin Ford, who was born in '66, and clothier Willard Ford, who was born in '69. The couple are pictured here in 1977.

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In 1964, Harrison Ford became a contract player, which nabbed him bit parts in movies (along with $150 a week). His first role was playing an uncredited bellhop in 1966's "Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round" (pictured). Things were slow, so he worked as a carpenter on the side to support his family.

Things started to pick up for Harrison Ford the 1970s when he reportedly did some carpentry work for George Lucas, who gave him a supporting role in "American Graffiti." In the 1973 flick, the actor played Bob Falfa, good-looking and egotistical drag racer. "American Graffiti" went on to earn more than $200 million at the box office on a $770K budget, making it one of the most profitable films of all time.

A few years later, Harrison Ford's career skyrocketed when he was cast as Han Solo in 1977's "Star Wars." (Rumor has it that George Lucas had been using Harrison as a stand-in during auditions when Steven Spielberg convinced George to give him the role.) The movie grossed more than $460 million at the box office and launched an internationally beloved franchise.

Harrison Ford went on to reprise his role as Han Solo in 1980's "The Empire Strikes Back." The sequel, which also starred Billy Dee Williams as Lando Calrissian (pictured), grossed more than $538 million at the box office and received rave reviews, becoming the most critically acclaimed film in the "Star Wars" franchise.

Harrison Ford proved he could hold his own headlining a blockbuster with the 1981 Indiana Jones movie "Raiders of the Lost Ark." He donned Indy's fedora and bullwhip again for 1983's "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom," 1989's "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" and 2008's "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull." Overall, the franchise has grossed more than $906 million.

In 1982, Harrison Ford starred in the sci-fi film "Blade Runner." Although it underperformed at the box office, "Blade Runner" went on to become a cult classic that heavily influenced many sci-fi movies to come, such as "Ghost in the Shell."

Harrison Ford grabbed his blaster pistol once again to play Han Solo in 1983's "Return of the Jedi." The "Stars Wars" film earned between $475 million and $572 million worldwide. Harrison, pictured with co-stars Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill, also reprised the character in 2015's "The Force Awakens."

In 1983, four years after divorcing his college sweetheart, Harrison Ford wed Oscar-nominated "E.T.: The Extraterrestrial" screenwriter Melissa Mathison. The couple soon welcomed two kids, Malcolm and Georgia.

Harrison Ford scored his first (and, to date, only) Oscar nomination for his performance in 1985's "Witness." The actor played a detective charged with protecting an Amish boy who witnesses a murder in Philadelphia. Although he lost to William Hurt, the movie took home Academy Awards for best original screenplay and best film editing. And really, we all won when we got to see Harrison in his costume.

Harrison Ford is pictured here carrying his son, Malcolm Ford, in 1988.

What do a spy, the president and a man on the run have in common? Harrison Ford played 'em all in the '90s — and kicked butt while doing it. With blockbusters like "Patriot Games," "Clear and Present Danger" and "Air Force One," we're surprised that he had time to sleep. But boy, can he wield a weapon!

Harrison Ford Harrison delivered a Golden Globe-nominated performance opposite Tommy Lee Jones in 1993's "The Fugitive." He played Dr. Richard Kimble, a man who escapes from custody after being wrongfully convicted of murdering his wife and then seeks to catch the real killer, all while being chased by U.S. Marshals.

Not many people can say that they're right with the Dalai Lama, but Harrison Ford can! In September 1995, the actor testified before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee in support of the Dalai Lama and an independent Tibet, an act that reportedly got him banned from China. Later, in 2007, Harrison narrated the documentary "Dalai Lama Renaissance."

Up, up and away! Harrison Ford took to the friendly skies in the mid-'90s when he earned his pilot's license. In 1998, he played a pilot in "Six Days, Seven Nights," shooting some of the flying sequences himself. However, the following year, Harrison flipped and crashed his helicopter near Santa Clarita, California. Fortunately, he didn't sustain any major injuries in the accident.

With dozens of credits and iconic roles under his belt, it's no wonder Harrison Ford was presented with the AFI Lifetime Achievement Award in February 2000.

Harrison Ford and Melissa Mathison divorced in 2001. As part of the divorce settlement, the actor (seen here with the screenwriter a few years before they split) had to fork over a reported $118 million to his ex, making it one of the most expensive divorces in Hollywood history. Melissa died of neuroendocrine cancer on Nov. 4, 2015.

Harrison Ford is pictured here with two of his longtime collaborators, producer George Lucas and director Steven Spielberg — as well as his "Star Wars" love interest, Carrie Fisher — at the 2002 Britannia Awards in Beverly Hills. Decades after this photo was taken, Carrie made headlines when she revealed in her 2016 memoir "The Princess Diarist" — which was released the month before her untimely death — that she and Harrison had an affair on the set of the first "Star Wars" film when she was 19 and he was a 33-year-old married man.

Harrison Ford doesn't just pick up statuettes at award shows — he picks up ladies too! He met "Ally McBeal" actress Calista Flockhart, who's 22 years his junior, at the Golden Globe Awards in January 2002. They couple (seen here in July 2002) tied the knot in 2010 in New Mexico, where Harrison was filming "Cowboys and Aliens." Together, they're raising her son Liam, whom Calista adopted before meeting Harrison.

Harrison Ford won the prestigious Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2002. The A-list actor is pictured here with his trophy (and presenter Ben Affleck) at the Golden Globe Awards that year.

Harrison Ford posed with mom Dorothy when he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on May 30, 2003.

In 2010, Harrison Ford — seen here at the Tokyo premiere of "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" in 2008 — told late-night host David Letterman how he got his trademark chin scar. "It was a car crash. I was on my way to work [at a department store in the '60s] and [I had] one of those first cars with a seatbelt and I hadn't put it on… and I went around to fumble with it [to secure it] and of course I hit a telephone pole," he said, explaining that even though he went to a hospital for treatment, the laceration ended up scarring anyway.

Harrison Ford is one proud papa! He's pictured here with one of his four kids, chef and restaurateur Ben Ford, at the Los Angeles Mission's Christmas Eve for the homeless event in 2012.

Harrison Ford is seen here with another one of his grown children, Georgia Ford, at the premiere of "Paranoia" in Los Angeles in 2013. The father-daughter duo were joined by Harrison's third wife, Calista Flockhart.

It was a rocky road back to the Rebel Alliance for Harrison Ford. In June 2014, the actor, seen here with co-star Carrie Fisher, broke his leg while shooting "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" when he was crushed by a hydraulic door on the set of the Millennium Falcon while filming in Britain. But you can't keep him down! He made a full recovery and returned to filming by the end of the summer. "The Force Awakens" — which was released in December 2015 — went on to gross more than $2 billion worldwide!

In March 2015, Harrison Ford survived another horrible aircraft accident when his vintage two-seat airplane malfunctioned and crash-landed on a golf course near Los Angeles. He spent nearly a month in the hospital after the accident dislocated his right ankle, shattered his pelvis, broke his back and left him with a serious bump on the head with major lacerations. Seven months later, he was joking about it to late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, saying, "This was not a movie." Harrison — seen here several months after the crash at the "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" premiere in December 2015– is even back to flying, a move that his wife, Calista Flockhart, supports. Be careful, buddy!

Calista Flockhart and Harrison Ford are pictured here with her son, Liam (far right) at a Los Angeles Lakers game at the Staples Center in January 2016.

In 2017, Harrison Ford returned to the "Blade Runner" franchise 35 years after the original was released. While in his mid-70s, he reprised his role as Rick Deckard in "Blade Runner 2049," a direct sequel to the original film. Also starring Ryan Gosling and Jared Leto, "2049" received rave reviews from critics and audiences alike.

Next up, Harrison Ford will rock wear his fedora once again as Indiana Jones. The A-lister, seen here at the 2019 Golden Globes, is set to reprise his role in the fifth installment of the action franchise, which is due in theaters in July 2021. Steven Spielberg has signed on to direct the sequel and George Lucas will be returning as an executive producer.