Yahoo India Web Search

Search results

  1. 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]

  2. 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.

    • The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
  3. www.imdb.com › name › nm0628955Haing S. Ngor - IMDb

    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.

    • January 1, 1
    • Bati, Cambodia
    • January 1, 1
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Haing S. Ngor1
    • Haing S. Ngor2
    • Haing S. Ngor3
    • Haing S. Ngor4
  4. Feb 25, 2016 · A filmmaker's tribute to the Khmer Rouge survivor and Oscar winner who was murdered in 1996. Learn about his life, his role in the film, and the controversy surrounding his death.

  5. Read how the Cambodian refugee and actor Haing S. Ngor survived the Khmer Rouge, won the Oscar for The Killing Fields, and balanced his two worlds in Los Angeles. See his photos, quotes, and anecdotes from the day he won the award.

  6. Sep 3, 2016 · Genocide survivor. Refugee. Oscar® winner. "The Killing Fields Of Dr. Haing S. Ngor" tells the dramatic story about arguably the most recognized survivor of ...

  7. People also ask

  8. Sep 20, 2023 · Haing S. Ngor was the first Asian-American to win an Academy Award for his role in The Killing Fields, a film about the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia. He was murdered in 1996, and his death has been linked to the Khmer Rouge by some, despite the official ruling of a botched robbery.