Haing Somnang Ngor Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Haing Somnang Ngor (Khmer: ហ៊ាំង សំណាង ង៉ោ, Chinese: 吳漢潤; pinyin: Wú Hànrùn, 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. He was also the first ever male Asian actor to win an Oscar for a supporting performance and debut performance. His mother was Khmer and his father was of Chinese Teochew descent. Ngor and Harold Russell are the only two non-professional actors to win an Academy Award in an acting category.
Full Name
Haing Somnang Ngor
Net Worth
$15 Million
Date Of Birth
March 22, 1940
Died
1996-02-25
Death Cause
Murdered
Place Of Birth
Samrong Young, Cambodia
Occupation
Actor, physician, author
Profession
Actor
Work Position
Awards for Haing S. Ngor
Spouse
My-Huoy Ngor
Nicknames
Haing S. Ngor, Ngor, Haing S.
Star Sign
Aries
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Quote
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[on The Killing Fields (1984)] The film is real, but not real enough. The cruelty of the Khmer Rouge is not bad enough.
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I don't want history to blame me, saying Dr. Ngor has many opportunities, why does he not help? Now I know the value of the arts. The arts can explain everything possible to tell the world.
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Maybe in my last life before this one I did something wrong to hurt people, but in this life I paid back.
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Fact
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Was fluent in several Chinese dialects, including Mandarin, Cantonese, and Taishanese.
7 July 2005 - A US federal appeals court reinstated the 1998 convictions, rejecting claims of misconduct on the part of the original prosecutor.
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14 April 2004 - Courts overturned the 1998 conviction of the Oriental Lazy Boyz threesome who were jailed for the murder of Ngor. The court ruled that the original prosecutor had unfairly played on the jury sympathy in obtaining the conviction.
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Was the second Asian actor to win an Oscar. Miyoshi Umeki was the first.
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Was not interested at first in the role of Dith Pran but after interviews with the filmmakers he changed his mind, remembering that he promised his late wife to tell Cambodia's story to the world.
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He was probably shot during the robbery for resisting giving up a cherished gold watch and chain bearing the picture of his wife, whom Khmer Rouge soldiers allowed to die in childbirth in 1975.
