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Haing Somnang Ngor was born in Samrong Young (in 1940, French Indochina), Bati district, now Takeo province, Cambodia, he trained as a surgeon and gynecologist. He was practicing in the capital, Phnom Penh, in 1975 when Pol Pot 's Khmer Rouge seized control of the country and proclaimed it Democratic Kampuchea. [7]
May 13, 2024 · Haing S. Ngor was a Cambodian physician and actor best known for his role in the movie The Killing Fields (1984), which depicted the brutal Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia that Ngor himself had lived through. In 1985, Ngor won the Academy Award for best supporting actor for his performance, becoming.
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Haing S. Ngor was a Cambodian-American actor who won an Oscar for his role as Dith Pran in The Killing Fields. He was a former doctor and a survivor of the Khmer Rouge regime, who was killed in 1996 in Los Angeles.
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Feb 25, 2016 · Today marks the 20-year anniversary of the murder of Haing S. Ngor, which some believe was ordered by the Khmer Rouge in response to his role in 'The Killing Fields.'
Haing S. Ngor as Dith Pran — Like Pran, Ngor was a refugee and survivor of the Cambodian genocide, surviving three terms in Cambodian prison camps before escaping, years prior to making the film. John Malkovich as Al Rockoff
Sep 20, 2023 · Haing S. Ngor was the first Asian-American to win an Academy Award for his debut film role in The Killing Fields, a drama based on the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia. He was also a physician, activist, and critic of the regime, and his murder in 1996 remains a mystery and a topic of speculation.
Mar 15, 2015 · A film about the life and legacy of the Cambodian genocide survivor and Oscar-winning actor Haing S. Ngor, who starred in The Killing Fields. The documentary uses animation, archival footage and interviews to explore his story of escape, activism and murder.
