1940-03-22 ( 85 years old ) in None
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 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.
Ngor and his close friend Jack Ong established the Dr. Haing S. Ngor Foundation to assist in raising funds for Cambodian aid. As part of his humanitarian efforts, Ngor built an elementary school and operated a small sawmill that provided jobs and an income for local families.
On February 25, 1996, he was shot and killed outside his home in Chinatown, Los Angeles. Three alleged members of the "Oriental Lazy Boyz" street gang, who had prior arrests for snatching purses and jewelry, were charged with the murder. They were tried together in the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, though their cases were heard by three separate juries. Prosecutors argued that they killed Ngor because, after handing over his gold Rolex watch willingly, he refused to give them a locket that contained a photo of his late wife, My-Huoy.
All of the defendants were found guilty on April 16, 1998, the same day Pol Pot's death was confirmed in Cambodia. Tak Sun Tan was sentenced to 56 years to life; Indra Lim to 26 years to life; and Jason Chan to life sentence without parole.
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Movies
The Killing Fields of Dr. Haing S. Ngor
2015-04-26
Hit Me
1996-09-09
The Dragon Gate
1994-12-14
Fortunes of War
1994-12-07
Vanishing Son IV
1994-10-15
Vanishing Son III
1994-07-30
Vanishing Son II
1994-07-23
Vanishing Son
1994-03-02
Heaven & Earth
1993-12-25
My Life
1993-11-12
Earth and the American Dream
1992-10-01
Ambition
1991-06-02
Last Flight Out
1990-05-22
Vietnam Texas
1990-03-09
The Iron Triangle
1989-01-24
Eastern Condors
1987-07-09
In Love and War
1987-03-16
The Kinmen Bombs
1986-10-09
The Killing Fields
1984-11-23
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