Tenzing Norgay

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.

Tenzing Norgay is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 14 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes Tenzing (2026), Beyond The Edge (2013), The Quest (1997), The Conquest of Everest 1953 (1997), Everest 1936 - Ruttledge (1936), Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King (2003), The Conquest of Everest (1953), The Dark Side of Everest (2003). The recorded credits span 1936 to 2026, including 14 movies and 0 TV shows.

The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.