Harrison Ford gets tearful while accepting SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award

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Harrison Ford received a standing ovation Sunday as he accepted the SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award.“It’s a little early isn’t it?” Ford joked, noting that “it’s a little weird to be getting a lifetime achievement award at the half-point of my career.” The 83-year-old is one of the industry’s highest-grossing actors after catapulting to global stardom with his role as Han Solo in the “Star Wars” franchise, a legacy further cemented by his lead role in the “Indiana Jones” movies.

Ford fought back tears, thanking his fellow actors, writers, directors and cast members.He “found a calling.

A life in storytelling.An identity in pretending to be other people,” he said.

“While we’re all at different stages of our lives and careers in this room, we all share something fundamental.We share the privilege of working in the world of ideas, of empathy, or imagination,” Ford said.

“Because of that privilege, I’ve come to know myself.” Awards Follow along here as the winners of the 32nd Actor Awards — formerly known as the Screen Actors Guild Awards — are announced Sunday live from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.Ford said he was “not an overnight success,” having spent the first 15 years of his career jumping between acting and carpentry before landing an acting role.Ford thanked film producer and casting director Fred Roos and his longtime manager, Pat McQueeney, who he said were integral to his success.“They’re no longer with us, but it feels important that I think of them now.

I feel them here tonight.They would be happy for me,” Ford said.SAG-AFTRA’s recognition on Sunday is one of several lifetime achievement awards bestowed upon the actor over his extensive six-decade career, which is defined by two of Hollywood’s biggest film franchises.A highlight reel of Ford’s various acting performances played ahead of his a...