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BornMay 20, 1914
DiedMay 9, 1986 (age 71)
Place of birthKhumbu, Nepal
Film credits12
Tenzing Norgay
DeceasedKnown for Acting
Biography
Tenzing Norgay (/ˈtɛnzɪŋ ˈnɔːrɡeɪ/; Sherpa: བསྟན་འཛིན་ནོར་རྒྱས tendzin norgyé; May 1914 – 9 May 1986), born Namgyal Wangdi, and also referred to as Sherpa Tenzing, was a Nepalese-Indian Sherpa mountaineer. On 29 May 1953, he and Edmund Hillary were the first confirmed to have reached the summit of Mount Everest, as part of the 1953 British Mount Everest expedition. Time named Norgay one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century.
Filmography
Beyond The Edge
2013
as Self (archive footage)
High and Hallowed: Everest 1963
2013
as Self (archive footage)
The Race for Everest
2003
as Self (archive footage)
- No poster
Hillary & Tenzing: Climbing to the Roof of World
2003
as Himself
- No poster
National Geographic - Everest, Una Sfida Lunga 50 Anni
2003
as Himself
The Dark Side of Everest
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Everest At Any Cost
1999
as Self (archive footage)
Hillary and Tenzing - Everest and After
1997
as self (related characters)
The Quest
1997
as Self (related character)
Everest - Blood, Sweat and Tears
1993
as related character
The Conquest of Everest
1953
as Himself
Himalayan Epic
1951