Dr. Haing S. Ngor (Traditional Chinese: 吳漢, March 22, 1940 - February 25, 1996) was a Cambodian American physician and actor who is best known for winning a 1985 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the movie "The Killing Fields", in which he portrayed journalist and refugee Dith Pran in 1970s Cambodia, under the rule of the Khmer Rouge. He was an ethnic Chinese whose family came from Chaozhou, China. Wikipedia
Haing S. Ngor was a native of Cambodia, and before the war was a physician (obstetrics) and medical officer in the Cambodian army. He became a captive of the Khmer Rouge during the and was imprisoned and tortured; in order to escape execution he denied be www.imdb.com/name/nm0628955/
LOS ANGELES (CNN) -- Dr. Haing S. Ngor, the actor best known for his Oscar-winning performance in "The Killing Fields," has been killed. www.cnn.com/US/9602/haing_ngor/
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