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Haing S. Ngor was a native of Cambodia. Before the war, he was a physician & medical officer in the Cambodian army. He became a captive of the Khmer Rouge. He was imprisoned & tortured. In order to escape execution, he denied being a doctor or having an education. He moved to the U.S. as a refugee in 1980.
Haing S. Ngor. Actor: The Killing Fields. Haing S. Ngor was a native of Cambodia. Before the war, he was a physician & medical officer in the Cambodian army. He became a captive of the Khmer Rouge. He was imprisoned & tortured. In order to escape execution, he denied being a doctor or having an education. He moved to the U.S. as a refugee in 1980.
The day Haing S. Ngor won the Oscar. A Dr. and his Oscar. Los Angeles, California -- Early on the morning of the day that he would win the Academy Award, Dr. Haing S. Ngor found himself in the middle of the annual Oscar media circus. He was sitting in a director’s chair outside the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, sipping tea under a gloomy sky ...
He did some speaking engagements, and in 1991, he founded the Haing S. Ngor Foundation. A sawmill and a school were established in Cambodia. Eventually, Ngor was spending most of time and money in Cambodia instead of in the United States.
Jul 13, 2008 · Linda Hunt presenting the Oscar® for Best Supporting Actor to Haing S. Ngor for his performance in "The Killing Fields" - 57th Annual Academy Awards® in 1985.
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Haing S. Ngor ( 1940. március 22. – 1996. február 25.) kambodzsai amatőr színész, szülész, nőgyógyász. Nemzetközi ismertségre akkor tett szert, amikor 1985 -ben megnyerte a legjobb férfi mellékszereplőnek járó Oscar- és Golden Globe-díjakat a Gyilkos mezők című amerikai filmben nyújtott alakításáért. Túlélte a ...
Sep 20, 2023 · Haing S. Ngor won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in his debut film, 'The Killing Fields'. With his role in the 1984 historical drama based on the genocide committed by the Pol Pot regime in Cambodia, Ngor became the first Asian-American to win in the category.
