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Haing S. Ngor
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Cambodian-American physician and actor (1940–1996)
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Haing S. Ngor, born Haing Somnang Ngor on March 22, 1940, in French Indochina, was a Cambodian physician and gynecologist who also worked as a film and television actor. He began his acting career in 1984 and spoke English. Ngor received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture. He was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
He authored four works, including *Surviving the Killing Fields*, *Survival in the Killing Fields*, and *Survivor of the Killing Fields*. Ngor died by homicide in Los Angeles on February 25, 1996. He is buried at Rose Hills Memorial Park. His sibling was Chan Sarun. His name in his native language is ហាំង សំណាង ង៉ោ.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 4
Top works
- Surviving the Killing Fields
- Survival in the Killing Fields
- Surviving the killing fields
- Survivor of the Killing Fields
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Dr. Haing Somnang Ngor (March 22, 1940 – February 25, 1996) was a Cambodian-born American physician, actor, and author who is best known for winning the 1985 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his debut performance in the movie The Killing Fields, in which he portrayed Cambodian journalist and refugee Dith Pran. His mother was Khmer and his father was of Chinese descent. Ngor and Harold…
Known for
- Casino Cambodia — Self2026
- People Magazine Investigates — Self - Victim / Oscar-Winning Actor, 'The Killing Fields' (archive footage)2016
- The Killing Fields of Dr. Haing S. Ngor — Self (archive footage)2015
- Hit Me — Billy Tungpet1996
- The Dragon Gate — Sensei1994
- Fortunes of War — Khoy Thuon1994
- Vanishing Son III — The General1994
- Vanishing Son — The General1994
- Vanishing Son II — The General1994
- Vanishing Son IV — The General1994
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- Haing Somnang Ngor , ( 1940-03-22 ) March 22, 1940, Samrong Yong, French Cambodia
- Died
- February 25, 1996 (1996-02-25) (aged 55), Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Cause of death
- Murder (gunshot wounds)
- Resting place
- Rose Hills Memorial Park
- Citizenship
- Cambodia ( 1953 –1986) U.S. (from 1986)
- Occupations
- Actor physician activist
- Years active
- 1984–1996
- Spouse
- Chang My-Huoy ( died 1978 )
- Relatives
- Chan Sarun (brother)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Cambodia
- Place of birth
- French Indochina
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Sibling
- Chan Sarun
- Occupation
- writer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Haing S. Ngor, 1986.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1940-03-22
- date of death
- 1996-02-25
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
- manner of death
- homicide
- place of burial
- Rose Hills Memorial Park
- start of work period
- 1984-00-00
- Commons category
- Haing S. Ngor
- birth name
- Haing Somnang Ngor
- relative
- Chan Sarun
- name in native language
- ហាំង សំណាង ង៉ោ
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Encyclopedic overview
Haing Somnang Ngor (Khmer: ហាំង សំណាង ង៉ោ; March 22, 1940 – February 25, 1996) was a Cambodian and American actor, physician, and activist. He made his acting debut in the biographical drama film The Killing Fields (1984) as journalist Dith Pran, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, becoming the first actor of Asian descent to win the award and one of the only two amateur actors to win an Academy Award, following Harold Russell.
Ngor practiced as a physician before the start of the Cambodian genocide in 1975. He eventually survived the genocide, immigrating to the United States in 1980. There, he became active in humanitarian efforts assisting the Cambodian community.
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