Harrison Ford says ‘1923’ role ‘emotionally relates’ to his near-fatal plane crash

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Harrison Ford recalled reliving the traumatic moment when he experienced a near-fatal plane crash in 2015 after his "1923" character suffered a serious injury.

The 80-year-old actor noted his character John Dutton had eerie parallels to his personal life during an interview. 

"When the scripts were coming, I was struck by how many major moments in my character's life had a substantial and not coincidental shadow of the same things in my life," Ford said during an interview with People.

"I watched a rehearsal with a stand-in being brought into the kitchen, and Helen [Mirren] coming in, sweeping everything off the counter, taking command."

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Harrison Ford noted his "1923" character John Dutton has eerie parallels to his personal life during an interview. (ROBYN BECK/AFP)

"Even when I talk about it now, it emotionally relates to the airplane crash I had and what my wife went through," he added.

Although the "Indiana Jones" actor has been flying for years, Ford’s extreme plane crash in 2015 was the incident that loomed over his family the most. 

A general view at the Penmar Golf Course after a single-engine plane piloted by actor Harrison Ford crashed on March 5, 2015 in Venice, California. Ford was reportedly taken to a nearby hospital in fair to moderate condition. (Getty Images)

Ford suffered from head injuries, broken bones and a scraped arm when he crashed his vintage plane into a Los Angeles golf course. At the time, Ford reported an engine failure during his flight. 

Harrison Ford recalled reliving the traumatic moment when he experienced a near-fatal plane crash in his "1923" script. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images)

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The "Star Wars" alum has courageously moved on from the life-altering crash and is proud to tell the tale through his character in "1923."

"There have been five of six of those kinds of things that have shown up in the script, and it's really remarkable," he continued to tell the media outlet.

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"There's something that feels bigger than myself, and it's great to be able to serve these ideas."

Helen Mirren and Harrison Ford star as Jacob and Cara Dutton on "1923." (Paramount+)

In "1923," Ford plays an ancestor of John Dutton, played by Kevin Costner in "Yellowstone." Mirren stars in the series as Ford's wife Cara Dutton.

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The show, created by Taylor Sheridan, follows the Dutton family and explores the early 20th century along with all the hardships of the era, including Western Expansion, Prohibition and the Great Depression.

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Ford previously told Fox News Digital, "Taylor Sheridan is certainly one of those people that is the most extraordinary talents of our current time, and I'm having a really good time doing this."