Haing S. Ngor
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Dr. Haing Somnang Ngor (March 22, 1940 – February 25, 1996) was a Cambodian 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 and refugee Dith Pran. His mother was Khmer and his father was of Chinese descent. Ngor and Harold Russell are the only two non-professional actors to win an Academy Award in an acting category. As of 2010, Ngor remains the only Asian to win an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.
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| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.048 |
| Birthday | 1940-03-22 |
| Place of Birth | Samrong Young, Cambodia |
| Also Known As | 吴汉润, Dr. Haing S Ngor, |
1984
The Killing Fields
7.5/750
New York Times reporter Sydney Schanberg is on assignment covering the Cambodian Civil War, with the help of local interpreter Dith Pran and American...
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The Killing Fields
1993
Heaven & Earth
6.7/258
In a small Vietnamese village torn apart by war, a young woman faces unimaginable horrors before deciding to escape to the city. There, she encounters...
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Heaven & Earth
1996
Hit Me
5.7/8
A bellhop living with his mentally impaired brother becomes involved with an unbalanced woman and a scheme to steal guests' valuables.
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Hit Me
1987
Eastern Condors
7.291/98
A motley group of Chinese prisoners held in the US is sent on a covert mission with the promise of a pardon: to go deep into Vietnam and destroy a sec...
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Eastern Condors
1989
The Iron Triangle
5.364/11
Based on the diary of an unknown Viet Cong soldier, this film provides a sympathetic look at a Viet Cong soldier who protected a captured American sol...
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The Iron Triangle
1990
Vietnam Texas
5/2
A priest (Robert Ginty) learns that he fathered a child during his tour of duty in Vietnam and that the mother and child has relocated to Houston, Tex...
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Vietnam Texas
1994
The Dragon Gate
4/1
Enter The Dragon Gate and prepare for a pulse pounding journey into the nether regions of the mind and soul. When his girlfriend is kidnapped, a sword...
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The Dragon Gate
1991
Ambition
4.2/7
Mitchell Osgood dreams of being a famous writer, but the book he has written constantly is rejected by the editors. When the psychopathic killer Alber...
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Ambition
2015
The Killing Fields of Dr. Haing S. Ngor
0/0
When Dr. Haing S. Ngor was forced into labor camps by the Khmer Rouge, little did he know he would escape years of torture and recreate his experience...
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The Killing Fields of Dr. Haing S. Ngor
1990
Last Flight Out
0/0
Fact based story set in Saigon in April, 1975 shortly after the US combat troops have withdrawn and immediately before the Communist forces over run t...
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Last Flight Out
1994
Fortunes of War
3.3/3
When Canadian diplomat Carl Pimmler sends his friend Peter Kernan and his wife Johanna to deliver medicine to the deep jungles of Cambodia, but Peter...
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Fortunes of War
1993
My Life
6.7/218
It seems that Bob Jones has everything a man could want, namely a fulfilling job and a beautiful, pregnant wife, Gail. But Bob's life is turned upside...
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My Life
1987
In Love and War
3.7/3
This movie is an account of US Navy Commander James Stockdale's 8 year imprisonment in North Vietnam. During his confinement in such camps as the infa...
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In Love and War
1992
Earth and the American Dream
6.7/3
A beautiful and disturbing film recounts America’s story from the environment’s point of view. From the arrival of Columbus to the simple wilderness l...
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Earth and the American Dream
1994
Vanishing Son III
6.3/3
The saga picks up in Washington, DC where Jian-wa is competing in a classical music competition. Back in LA, Jian-wa's brother Wago is wanted by the F...
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Vanishing Son III
1994
Vanishing Son
6.1/6
Two students in the Peoples Republic of China are forced to flee out of China after having taken part in a protest action for freedom. They come to Am...
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Vanishing Son
1994
Vanishing Son II
6.5/4
The continuing saga of the Chang brothers: Jian-Wa and Wago. Picking up where it left off, Jian-Wa has left L.A. after a gangfight which involved his...
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Vanishing Son II
1994
Vanishing Son IV
5.5/5
After the death of his brother Wago, Jian-wa Chang now roams America's countryside while looking for his place in the world. He is hit by a van of two...
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Vanishing Son IV
1986
The Kinmen Bombs
4/1
After a devastating artillery attack on the island of Kinmen, commander Chi Liang-chen and his battery prepare a counter-attack.
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