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    Haing S. Ngor

    Cambodian-American physician and actor

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  1. Haing Somnang Ngor (Khmer: ហាំង សំណាង ង៉ោ; March 22, 1940 – February 25, 1996) was a Cambodian-born American actor. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Dith Pran in the biographical drama film The Killing Fields (1984). He was murdered in Los Angeles in 1996.

  2. Feb 25, 2016 · Twenty years ago today, Khmer Rouge survivor and Academy Award-winning actor Haing S. Ngor was gunned down just yards from his Los Angeles home. Ngor had been made famous for his role in the...

  3. Sep 20, 2023 · On February 25, 1996, Haing S. Ngor was confronted by three teenagers and shot to death outside his Los Angeles home. His death was ruled a homicide via a botched robbery, though in subsequent...

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    Haing Somnang Ngor was born in Cambodia, and before the war, he was an obstetrician and a medical officer in the military. But once the Khmer Rouge began taking over the country, Haing had to hide his medical prowess because he feared being executed. Despite being torturedrepeatedly, Haing kept asserting he was a taxi driver. As part of the torture...

    Initially, the authorities didn’t think it was a robbery because Haing’s wallet, with nearly $3000 inside, was untouched, and his Mercedes was still there. However, relatives mentioned that Haing’s expensive Rolex watch was missing, in addition to a gold chain and locket that contained his wife’s photo. Furthermore, a possible politically motivated...

    In an unusual move, Tak Sun Tan, Jason Chan, and Indra Lim were tried simultaneously but with different juries in the same courtroom. The defense pointed to the circumstantial evidence and brought up witness statements about a car driving away after shots were fired. They alluded to the murder being an assassination, but ultimately, no evidence was...

  4. Sep 5, 2024 · There’s an enduring conspiracy theory about the murder of Haing Ngor. Many believe that the Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot had him killed. The person probably most responsible for fueling that conspiracy? It was Kaing Guek Eav, better known as Comrade Duch. He the top executioner for the Khmer Rouge.

  5. Dec 2, 2019 · Heartfelt tributes poured in from all over the globe when Oscar-winning The Killing Fields actor Haing Ngor was fatally shot outside his Los Angeles apartment in 1996. Director Oliver Stone...

  6. Ngor’s autobiography, A Cambodian Odyssey (republished as Survival in the Killing Fields), written with Roger Warner, was first published in 1987. Ngor was shot to death on February 25, 1996, in Los Angeles while being robbed outside his home.

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