Haing S. Ngor
Cambodian-American physician and actor (1940–1996)
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- Born
- 1940-03-22
- Died
- 1996-02-25
- Works
- 4
Top works
- Surviving the Killing Fields
- Survival in the Killing Fields
- Surviving the killing fields
- Survivor of the Killing Fields
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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
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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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