A distillery worker has said he has become a minor celebrity after starring in an ad campaign with Harrison Ford and wants a part in the actor’s next movie.
Alan Duff was seen alongside the Hollywood legend in a number of episodes of whisky firm Glenmorangie’s Once Upon a Time in Scotland series. He showed Ford around the premises where he works and tried unsuccessfully to get him to pronounce Glenmorangie properly.
View 4 ImagesThe Star Wars icon donned a kilt for the Glenmorangie ads(Image: Lachlan Bailey/PA)
The adverts were released on TV and social media last year after Ford became the new face of the single malt brand.
The warehouse operator said visitors to the firm’s distillery in Tain, Ross-shire, are now desperate to meet him during tours and told how he fancies doing more acting with the Star Wars and Indiana Jones star.
He said: “The experience of acting alongside Harrison Ford was something that I never imagined in my career at Glenmorangie that I would be partaking in.
“A lady arrived at the distillery one day and she was pretty keen to meet me and I happened to be on shift at the time. “I was sitting at my computer at the time and I just had the sense that someone was watching me and not listening to any part of the tour. “She didn’t quite believe that I actually worked at the distillery. She got to meet me and got a selfie with me. “It’s one of those ones, it comes with the fame. “If I had a message for Harrison it would be if he’s got any upcoming movies and he’s looking for a co-star, then I’m free at this moment in time. “So if he wants to give me a shout, I’ll answer the call.”
Ford, 83, has jokingly rebuffed Duff’s plea in a new film shot to promote his own Glenmorangie whisky which was launched earlier this week.
View 4 ImagesAfter watching the comments of Duff, 32, on a laptop at his home in Wyoming, Ford said: “Alan, this is about me, not about you. “Oh Alan, don’t quit your day job.” Ford then closes his laptop as Duff continues to speak about his experience appearing alongside the actor. Duff has worked at the distillery for 10 years alongside his father Alan Duff senior, who is a production operator.
In one of the adverts, called The Distillery, Ford meets the whole production team, including the father and son duo, and he jokes to Duff senior: “Ahhhh – he’s your fault.” Ford then instructs Duff junior: “Look after my car” – a rare Eagle Speedster Jaguar E-type.
View 4 ImagesThe motorcycle and sidecar chase in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is one of the film’s most memorable action scenes.
Glenmorangie distillery manager Ed Thom said: “Everybody is after young Alan.
“People come in and they are always asking if Alan is a real person, if he really exists.” Ford has created his own version of Scotland’s national drink alongside Glenmorangie director of whisky creation Dr Bill Lumsden.
The Glenmorangie Harrison Ford Limited Edition was released on May 4th – Star Wars Day – and is available to buy at £75 a bottle.
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