One of the best scenes, imho, was the townie scene in ‘Witness’.
He was from nearby Lancaster County, and much of the film was shot on his aunt's farm. His aunt was not Amish, but had purchased and maintained the farm as authentically as practicable which made it ideal for filming as many in the Amish community were wary of the outsiders and reluctant to participate in the filming. He kept a scrapbook of the film's production including a pic of him and Ford with Harrison holding his arm around him and both of them with big grins. My friend is actually an extra in the film as one of the Amish teens walking through the field to the funeral in the opening scene. He said Ford was as personable , friendly and as likeable as could be, and some evenings would take some long walks through the farmland just for a little solo time to unwind.
Ford was already a high-profile star at the time, and while he's gone loopy with his politics, I always had a positive impression of him based on my friend's account.
yep the “cousin” from Ohio(?I think) loved that scene