Haing S. Ngor
March 22, 1940 · 86 years old
Dr. Haing Somnang Ngor (March 22, 1940 – February 25, 1996) was a Cambodian-born 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…
Known For
5 titles
The Killing Fields
A journalist is trapped in Cambodia during Pol Pot's bloody Year Zero cleansing campaign.
Heaven & Earth
During the Vietnam War, a Vietnamese woman struggles hustling on the streets, where she comes face to face with those involved in the conflict around her.
In Love and War
An account of US Navy Commander James Stockdale's 8 year imprisonment in North Vietnam.
Vietnam, Texas
A priest learns that he fathered a child during his tour of duty in Vietnam and that the mother and child has relocated to Houston, Texas in the Little Saigon quarters. Searching for them, he also finds massive prejudice against t...