Haing S. Ngor
Biography
Dr. Haing Somnang Ngor was a Cambodian-born American physician, actor, and author, best known for his Oscar-winning performance in The Killing Fields (1984) as journalist Dith Pran. A humanitarian and activist, he co-founded the Dr. Haing S. Ngor Foundation to aid the Cambodian community. He built an elementary school and operated a sawmill to provide jobs and income for local families before being murdered outside his Los Angeles home in 1996.