Harrison Fordsees himself in his1923character Jacob Dutton — including some of the more .
In a PEOPLE’s exclusive sneak peek at next month’semmy magazinecover story(out May 4), the 80-year-oldYellowstonespinoff star shares how some elements of his personal history have been reflected in the script — specifically hisnear-fatal plane crashback in March 2015.
He continued, “Even when I talk about it now, it emotionally relates to the airplane crash I had and what my wife went through.”
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Ford, who is a pilot, has survived a few plane crashes — but the 2015 incident was particularly devastating for his family.
TheIndiana Jonesactor was flying a vintage aircraft when it suffered engine failure that forced Ford to make an emergency landing at a golf course near the Santa Monica Airport. At the time, sonBen Fordshared in a tweet that his father was"battered, but ok."
Though the crash is first to mind, Ford admitted there’s much more about Jacob Dutton’s life that parallels his own.
“There have been five of six of those kinds of things that have shown up in the script, and it’s really remarkable,” he added. “There’s something that feels bigger than myself, and it’s great to be able to serve these ideas.”
1923is one ofYellowstone’sspinoffs on Paramount+. This series follows the Dutton family before theYellowstonecharacters came into power of the Dutton ranch. Ford plays the family rancher, while Mirren plays his wife Cara Dutton.
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Season 1 of1923is now streaming on Paramount+.
source: people.com
