Harrison Ford, 83, ‘Isn’t Giving Up’ Acting, Believes Formal Retirement Is ‘a Death Sentence’ (Exclusive)

Harrison Ford’s 2026 to-do list doesn’t include retiring from Hollywood, says a source.

The legendary actor, 83, next appears in Season 3 of Shrinking — set to be released on Wednesday, January 28 — and hinted in an emotional Instagram video posted by Apple TV that he hopes to continue making the hit comedy-drama series in the future.

“Harrison isn’t giving up on working at all,” the source tells the National Enquirer. “As usual, he has multiple big projects brewing, even as he continues to remain committed to Shrinking.”

With an estimated net worth of $300 million, the star of blockbuster franchises like Indiana Jones, Star Wars and Blade Runner could seemingly afford to step away from the spotlight, but “he sees formal retirement as a death sentence,” explains the source. “Harrison truly believes it would be bad for his health to give up his film and TV career, especially when he still finds inspiration in a lot of the work that he does.”

According to the source, the aging celebrity has had to make adjustments, though.

“He relies on his wife more than ever before,” the source reveals of Calista Flockhart, whom Ford wed in 2010. “She keeps him on schedule.”

Fortunately, the Ally McBeal alum, 61, “is up to the task,” adds the source. “She never complains about having to help him out.”

In February 2025, Ford told The Wall Street Journal that he wanted to “stop working” and “spend more time” with his family at home.

However, the leading man backtracked on his statement by July 2025, declaring to Variety that he’ll never retire.

“That’s one of the things I thought was attractive about the job of an actor, was that they need old people, too, to play old people’s parts,” he said to the publication.