Haing S Ngor
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Haing S. Ngor

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Birth nameHaing Somnang Ngor
Birth dateMarch 22, 1940
Date of deathFebruary 25, 1996(age 55)
OccupationActor, physician, author
Years active1984 � 1996 (acting)
SpouseMy-Huoy Ngor

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Dr. Haing Somnang Ngor (March 22, 1940 - February 25, 1996) 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. 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. As of 2010, Dr. Ngor remains the only Asian to win an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.

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New York News Today---...- Chinatown in the 1980s and '90s as crime increased, underscored by the shooting death in Chinatown of Academy Award-winning actor -Haing S-. -Ngor- in 1996. ... - Date : Sat, 08 May 2010 18:26:05 GMT+00:00
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TBDC - Tu Blog de Cine (blog)---...- le supuso una nominación a los Oscars de 1985 al mejor actor de reparto, y que se lo arrebató el puñetero -Haing S-. -Ngor- por 'Los Gritos del Silencio'. ... - Date : Wed, 24 Feb 2010 06:35:09 GMT+00:00

Year Film Role Other notes
1984 The Killing Fields Dith Pran (as Dr. Haing S Ngor)
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
BAFTA Award for Best Newcomer
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture
BSFC Award for Best Actor
1986 Dung fong tuk ying (Eastern Condors) Yeung Lung
1989 Vietnam War Story: The Last Days Major Huyen segment "The Last Outpost"
The Iron Triangle Colonel Tuong, NVA
1990 Vietnam, Texas Wong
Last Flight Out Pham Van Minh
1991 Ambition Tatay
1993 My Life Mr. Ho
Heaven & Earth Papa
Fortunes of War Khoy Thuon
1994 The Dragon Gate Sensei
1996 Hit Me Billy Tungpet

Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor � Motion Picture

John Gielgud (1981) * Louis Gossett, Jr. (1982) * Jack Nicholson (1983) * Haing S. Ngor (1984) * Klaus Maria Brandauer (1985) * Tom Berenger (1986) * Sean Connery (1987) * Martin Landau (1988) * Denzel Washington (1989) * Bruce Davison (1990) * Jack Palance (1991) * Ned Beatty (1991) * Gene Hackman (1992) * Tommy Lee Jones (1993) * Martin Landau (1994) * Brad Pitt (1995) * Edward Norton (1996) * Burt Reynolds (1997) * Ed Harris (1998) * Tom Cruise (1999) * Benicio del Toro (2000) ---- Complete List * (1943 �1960) * (1961 �1980) * (1981 �2000) * (2001 �present)

BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role

John Hurt (1980) * Burt Lancaster (1981) * Ben Kingsley (1982) * Michael Caine (1983) * Haing S. Ngor (1984) * William Hurt (1985) * Bob Hoskins (1986) * Sean Connery (1987) * John Cleese (1988) * Daniel Day-Lewis (1989) * Philippe Noiret (1990) * Anthony Hopkins (1991) * Robert Downey, Jr. (1992) * Anthony Hopkins (1993) * Hugh Grant (1994) * Terence Stamp (1994) * Nigel Hawthorne (1995) * Geoffrey Rush (1996) * Robert Carlyle (1997) * Roberto Benigni (1998) * Kevin Spacey (1999) ---- Complete List * (1952 �1959) * (1960 �1979) * (1980 �1999) * (2000 �present)



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