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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