Haing S. Ngor | |
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Born | Haing Somnang Ngor March 22, 1940 Samrong Yong, Cambodia, French Indochina |
Died | February 25, 1996 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 55)
Cause of death | Murder (gunshot wounds) |
Resting place | Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, California, U.S. |
Citizenship |
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Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1984–1996 |
Spouse |
Chang My-Huoy (died 1978) |
Relatives | Chan Sarun (brother) |
Haing Somnang Ngor (Khmer: ហាំង សំណាង ង៉ោ; March 22, 1940 – February 25, 1996) was a Cambodian-born American actor. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Cambodian-American journalist Dith Pran in the biographical drama film The Killing Fields (1984). He was murdered in Los Angeles in 1996.