Harrison Ford Cut Part of His Finger Off While Working as a Cook 'Within Minutes' of Starting His First Job

Mar. 15, 2025

Harrison Fordis recalling some misadventures during his time as a cook, years before his acting career took off.

“My first job was I cooked at a hospital. I don’t know what I told them but they gave me a knife and a bunch of carrots, and I cut this part of my finger off within minutes,” he said, displaying his left index finger for Kimmel, 56.

“But the sew-your-finger-back-on department was right down the hall, and right after that was where they fire you for lying about [his cooking skills],” he joked.

Harrison Ford and Jimmy Kimmel.Disney/Mike Taing

Disney/Mike Taing

Kimmel also shared that he has cut off parts of his fingertips multiple times while cooking at home, to which Ford jested, “But you weren’t taking money for cooking at the time? That’s why I’m a criminal and you’re not.”

While Ford said he never worked in a restaurant, he also recalled working as a cook on a yacht in Chicago, for people “far beyond my means at the time.”

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“Yup, anybody can do that,” Ford added of grilling beef.

Ford, a Hollywood legend best known for his roles inStar Warsand theIndiana Jonesseries, famously worked a number of odd jobs before hitting it big in Los Angeles. He even first auditioned to playStar Wars' Han Solo just because he happened to be performing carpentry work forFrancis Ford CoppolawhenGeorge Lucasarrived to auditionRichard Dreyfussfor the same role.

source: people.com