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 Dith Pran in the biographical drama film The Killing Fields (1984). He was murdered in Los Angeles in 1996.