Haing S. Ngor
Born Mar 22 1940• Died Feb 25 1996
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Biography
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 Russell are the only two non-professional actors to win an Academy Award in an acting category. Ngor and his close friend Jack Ong established the Dr. Haing S.…
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Miami Vice
Inspector Nguyn Van Trahn
Hotel
Highway to Heaven
China Beach
The Commish
Vanishing Son
The General
People Magazine Investigates
Self - Victim / Oscar-Winning Actor, 'The Killing Fields' (archive footage)
Eastern Condors
Yeung Lung
The Killing Fields
Dith Pran
Heaven & Earth
Papa
My Life
Mr. Ho
Earth and the American Dream
Reader (voice)
In Love and War
Major Bui
The Kinmen Bombs
Vanishing Son
The General
Hit Me
Billy Tungpet
Vanishing Son IV
The General
Last Flight Out
Pham Van Minh
Vanishing Son II
The General
The Dragon Gate
Sensei
Ambition
Tatay
Vietnam Texas
Wong
The Iron Triangle
Col. Tuong, NVA
Vanishing Son III
The General
Fortunes of War
Khoy Thuon
The Killing Fields of Dr. Haing S. Ngor
Self (archive footage)