Harrison Ford is revisiting fond memories of Sean Connery, who died on Oct. 31 at age 90 following a battle with dementia.
The pair appeared alongside one another in 1989’s “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
” In the film, Connery played Ford’s father — an experience that Ford will forever cherish.
“He was my father … not in life … but in ‘Indy 3,'” Ford said in a statement to Variety on Monday.
“You don’t know pleasure until someone pays you to take Sean Connery for a ride in the side car of a Russian motorcycle bouncing along a bumpy,
twisty mountain trail and getting to watch him squirm,” he continued.
“God, we had fun – if he’s in heaven, I hope they have golf courses. Rest in peace, dear friend.”
George Lucas, who created the “Indiana Jones,” also honored the Scottish actor’s memory.
“Sir Sean Connery, through his talent and drive, left an indelible mark in cinematic history,” he said in a statement. “His audiences spanned generations, each with favorite roles he played. He will always hold a special place in my heart as Indy’s dad. With an air of intelligent authority and sly sense of comedic mischief, only someone like Sean Connery could render Indiana Jones immediately into boyish regret or relief through a stern fatherly chiding or rejoiceful hug. I’m thankful for having had the good fortune to have known and worked with him. My thoughts are with his family.”
News of Connery’s death sent the world into mourning. Dozens of prominent figures flooded social media with tributes. Among them was Donald Trump, who remembered Connery as a “tough character.”
“The legendary actor, 007 Sean Connery, has past on to even greener fairways” Trump tweeted on Sunday. “He was quite a guy, and a tough character. I was having a very hard time getting approvals for a big development in Scotland when Sean stepped in and shouted, ‘Let him build the damn thing.’
In a follow-up tweet, he added: “That was all I needed, everything went swimmingly from there. He was so highly regarded & respected in Scotland and beyond that years of future turmoil was avoided. Sean was a great actor and an even greater man. Sincere condolences to his family!”
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