Star Wars & Indiana Jones Fans Celebrate As Harrison Ford Turns 80!

Actor Harrison Ford officially turned 80 on Wednesday, July 13!

Ford is responsible for bringing many beloved characters to life, most notably Han Solo in the Star Wars franchise and Indiana Jones.

On Wednesday, as he celebrated his birthday with his family and friends, social media was exploding with well-wishes as they reflected on his legendary career.

The Peter Mayhew Foundation, created by the family of late Chewbacca actor Peter Mayhew, wished Ford "the happiest of birthdays today as the Scruffy Looking Nerf Herder turns 80."

The Star Wars Twitter account encouraged fans to wish him a happy birthday, calling him "a scoundrel always worth celebrating."

The Star Wars U.K. Twitter account wished him a birthday, also calling him a "scruffy-looking nerf herder."

A Star Wars fan account posted some screencaps of Han Solo and wished a happy birthday to the "living legend."

Although he didn't appear in the recent Star Wars live-action Disney+ series, "Obi-Wan Kenobi," a fan account dedicated to the show still wished him a happy birthday all the same! They uploaded a shirtless photo of Harrison Ford, calling him, "one of the coolest men in the galaxy."

Actor George Hahn shared two dapper photos of Ford side by side, writing, "80 today. 80." He added the hashtag #DILF and fans all know what that means!

Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg also wished Ford a happy birthday, thanking him for his activism and his efforts to fight climate change and protect the environment.

Artist and illustrator Kyle Lambert also wished Ford a happy birthday. He revealed that Ford not only signed some of his paintings but complimented them as well. Lambert called it "a pinch me moment with a Hollywood Legend."

One movie fan account wished him a happy birthday by sharing a scene from "Raiders of the Lost Ark." In the film, Indiana Jones decides to shoot his opponent rather than engage in a sword fight. However, a little behind-the-scenes information for fans: everyone on set was sick with food poisoning, including Ford. He wanted the scene over as quickly as possible, so instead of the intense choreographed fight scene, Ford decided to just pull out his gun, shoot the guy, and walk away. They decided to keep the take in the final cut of the film, and it's a good thing they did because it was a massive hit with fans!

A Han Solo fan account remembered the hilarious scene in 1977's "A New Hope" when Han fails to impersonate a Stormtrooper. After stumbling over his words, Han decides to shoot the console, muttering, "Boring conversation anyway."

Fans are happy to see Harrison Ford still happy and healthy at 80 years old and hope that he has many, many more birthdays to celebrate in the years to come!