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Haing S. Ngor

Cambodian-American physician and actor (1940-1996) · Cambodia · Doctors · Died at 55

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Haing Somnang Ngor was a Cambodian and American actor, physician, and activist. He made his acting debut in the biographical drama film The Killing Fields (1984) as journalist Dith Pran, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, becoming the first actor of Asian descent to win the award and one of...

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1996Died25 February 19961985Academy Award for Best Supporting ActorAwardBAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading RoleAwardGolden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion PictureAward1940Born22 March 1940

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Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor1985
BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role1985
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture1985

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Haing Somnang Ngor was a Cambodian and American actor, physician, and activist. He made his acting debut in the biographical drama film The Killing Fields (1984) as journalist Dith Pran, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, becoming the first actor of Asian descent to win the award and one of the only two amateur actors to win an Academy Award, following Harold Russell.

Country
Cambodia
Category
Doctors
Type
Doctor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1940 to 1996 · aged 55

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