Haing S. Ngor

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1940-03-22 (56 years old)

Deathday

1996-02-25

Place of Birth

-

Haing S. Ngor

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. Ngor Foundation to assist in raising funds for Cambodian aid. As part of his humanitarian...

Acting

1984

The Killing Fields

as Dith Pran

1993

1996

Hit Me

as Billy Tungpet

1987

Eastern Condors

as Yeung Lung

1989

The Iron Triangle

as Col. Tuong, NVA

1990

1994

1991

Ambition

as Tatay

2015

1990

Last Flight Out

as Pham Van Minh

1994

Fortunes of War

as Khoy Thuon

1993

My Life

as Mr. Ho

1987

In Love and War

as Major Bui

1992

1994

Vanishing Son III

as The General

1994

Vanishing Son II

as The General

1994

Vanishing Son IV

as The General

1994

Vanishing Son

as The General

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