- Bradford Dillman and Ford's father were classmates at The Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, CT. They acted together in the school's Dramatic Club. Dillman said of his father's performance as Macbeth "Your pop was a brilliant actor and the ladies couldn't keep their eyes off him.".
- He worked with Laraine Newman on The Canned Film Festival (1986). The TV series intertwined the activities of the Ritz Theater, an old movie house in Elizabeth, New Jersey with the showing of B-grade horror movies. He was cast as one of the regular patrons who looked forward to Laraine's "Pick of the Week." The production was sponsored by Dr. Pepper and lasted 13 episodes.
- He landed the starring role in The Tattoo Chase (1989) after actor and friend Mark Neely had turned down the project in order to plan for his impending wedding. He referred Ford to director Jeff Gold who after reading him for the role and viewing The Canned Film Festival (1986) demo reel, felt confident that he could take the risk on Ford.
- He was an Elf at Macy's Santaland in New York City in 1983 and regrets giving his Elf Handbook to his agent as a Christmas present.
- He co-starred with Melissa Fitzgerald in a short film called The Date (1998) directed by actor Noah Emmerich. He also helped raise financing for the picture by asking supportive family members to invest in his career. The film was based on a one act play, Awkward Silence by Jay Reiss that Noah Emmerich had directed with Ford and Fitzgerald for a Hollywood showcase. It went on to appear at a number of film festivals.
- His first paying job as an actor was in a college production of the musical, Carnival which was chosen by the USO to tour 35 United States Army bases in West Germany. The experience introduced him to the craft of puppetry and Master Puppeteer, Pady Blackwood who had been hired to operate the marionette, Howdy Doody for The New Howdy Doody Show (1976). Jim Henson called Pady "one of the most gifted and innovative artists in the field of puppetry." He worked as a freelance puppeteer for Pady's The Dreamstuff Corp. in NYC for over 10 years.
- Upon graduating college in 1979, he was chosen to play "Dandy," the first and last official mascot for the New York Yankees. The 7 foot tall puppet was named after the song Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942). The Yankees have never had another mascot since Dandy's contract expired in 1981. Due to the overwhelming response to a Wall Street Journal Article, Yankees' Long-Forgotten Mascot (2010) there has been a newfound interest in the demise of Dandy. He has recently completed a book about the experience called The Invisible Yankee and is seeking a publisher.
- He studied with acting coach Larry Moss for four years at his Santa Monica studio. Larry's advice was the impetus for his eventual move back to the New York stage. "To be a great actor, you need to work on great writing. The theater is where you will find the best of the best bar none.".
- His first survival job as an actor was shining shoes at the prestigious Manhattan law firm of White and Case. He soon quit the shoe shining business once he discovered his ex-girlfriend was working in the same building.
- Dean Devlin nicknamed Ford "The Rocket" due to his quick play and finesse when they played organized ice hockey together on the Rangers in Los Angeles.
- He played organized ice hockey when he moved to Los Angles in 1987 on a team named for the New York Rangers. Actors Michael Keaton, Matthew Perry, Bradford Bancroft, Chad Lowe, Marc McClure, Adam Baldwin, and Kiefer Sutherland were among his teammates.
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