Tenzing Norgay
Known for: Acting
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
Film
Tenzing
Related Character
2026
Film
The Quest
Self (related character)
1997
Film
Hillary and Tenzing - Everest and After
self (related characters)
1997
Film
Everest - Blood, Sweat and Tears
related character
1993
Film
High and Hallowed: Everest 1963
Self (archive footage)
2013
Film
Everest 1936 - Ruttledge
Self
1936
Film
Everest At Any Cost
Self (archive footage)
1999
Film
The Conquest of Everest
Self
1953
Film
The Race for Everest
Self (archive footage)
2003
Film
Beyond The Edge
Self (archive footage)
2013
Film
The Dark Side of Everest
Self (archive footage)
2003
Film
National Geographic - Everest 50 Years on the Mountain
Self (archive footage)
2003
Hillary and Tenzing: Climbing to the Roof of World
Self (archive footage)
1997
Film
Himalayan Epic
1951