Haing S. Ngor

Actor, Film actor

1940 – 1996

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Who was Haing S. Ngor?

Dr. Haing Somnang Ngor was a Cambodian 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. He was also the first ever male Asian actor to win an Oscar for a supporting performance and debut performance. His mother was Khmer and his father was of Chinese descent. Ngor and Harold Russell are the only two non-professional actors to win an Academy Award in an acting category.

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Born
Mar 22, 1940
French Indochina
Also known as
  • Hains S. Ngor
  • Dr. Haing S. Ngor
  • Haing Ngor
  • Haing Somnang Ngor
  • Dr. Haing S Ngor
  • Dr. Haing Somnang Ngor
Siblings
Spouses
Religion
  • Buddhism
Ethnicity
  • Cambodian American
Nationality
  • United States of America
  • Cambodia
Profession
Died
Feb 25, 1996
Los Angeles

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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