Ford was born in Chicago, Illinois. His mother was Dora Nidelman (born 1917 in New Jersey to Russian-born Jewish parents Harry Nidelman and Anna Lifschutz); his father, Christopher Ford (born November 20, 1906 in New yorkharrison-ford to John Fitzgerald Ford (Irish) and Florence Veronica Niehaus (German American); died on February 10, 1999), was a Catholic, as well as a former actor. When asked what religion he was raised, Harrison jokingly responded, “Democrat,” though his parents did take him to occasio…