Haing S. Ngor

Movie Actor

Birthday March 22, 1940

Birth Sign Aries

Birthplace Vietnam

DEATH DATE Feb 25, 1996 (55)

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About

Physician turned actor who received an Academy Award in 1985 for his role in The Killing Fields alongside John Malkovich. He was murdered after playing Billy Tungpet in the 1996 film, Hit Me.

Before Fame

He worked as a doctor in a refugee camp in Thailand.

Trivia

In 1988, he wrote Haing Ngor: A Cambodian Odyssey, which was based on his time in Cambodia.

Family Life

He married Huoy Ngor.

Associated With

He appeared in Heave & Earth, which was directed by Oliver Stone.