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Chalong Pakdeevijit (Thai: ฉลอง ภักดีวิจิตร; RTGS: Chalong Phakdiwichit; born Boonchalong Pakdeevijit (Thai: บุญฉลอง ภักดีวิจิตร)[1] (March 18, 1931 – September 13, 2024) was a Thai film and television director, producer, cinematographer, and voice actor. In February 2023, he was certified by Guinness World Records as the Oldest TV Director for his work on the mini-series The Maekhong Connection for Channel 7 HD.[5] Dubbed 'King of Action,' Chalong is best known for having created, directed, and produced action films and TV shows.[6] He was known as 'Ar Long', and internationally as Philip Chalong or P. Chalong.[7]
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| Born | Boonchalong Pakdeevijit March 18, 1931 |
| Died | September 13, 2024 (aged 93) Bangkok, Thailand |
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| Education | Amnuay Silpa School[1] |
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| Years active | 1950–2024[3] |
| Known for | The Thong Anthology (10 films to date) |
| Notable work | Thong (Gold) (Thai: ทอง)(S.T.A.B., 1973); Thong 2 (Gold Raiders, 1982); Raya (Thai: ระย้า), 1998; Chumphae (Thai: ชุมแพ), 2007; Sao Har (Thai: เสาร์ ๕), 2011; Thong 10 (Thai: ทอง 10), 2016; Tulip Thong (Thai: ทิวลิปทอง), 2017 |
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Early life
editPakdeevijit was born into a filmmaking family. His father was a director and producer, and his brothers are all in the movie industry. He started as a cinematographer in 1950 and directed his first film in 1968.
Career
editIn 1973, he released the film Thong (transl. Gold) to Thailand and foreign countries. The film introduces foreign actors to lead in Thai cinema, such as Greg Morris and Thẩm Thúy Hằng. Foreign actors, such as Jan-Michael Vincent, Christopher Mitchum and Olivia Hussey, sometimes take the lead roles.
His last film was Sud Keed: Mungkorn Chao Phraya 2 (transl. Chaophya Dragon 2) in 1996. In 1998, he turned to producing and directing a TV series for Channel 7, starting with Raya, with lead roles by Pete Thongchua and Chatmongkol Bumpen.
In 2013, he was appointed National Artist of Performing Arts (film & television – director & executive producer) by the Ministry of Culture.[1]
Chalong has created, produced, and directed more than 60 movies and T.V, shows.[8] His films include Fhon Tai (1970), Fhon Nuea (1970), Thong (S.T.A.B.; 1973), Thong 2 (Gold Raiders; 1982), Thong 3 (The Lost Idol; 1988) and Thong 4 (In Gold We Trust; 1990).
Chalong transitioned to television and started to produce action miniseries exclusively for Channel 7, with the top-rated television debut Raya (Thai: ระย้า'; 1998).[3] According to AC Neilsen, published on WTFintheworld.com, he is the only director in Thailand with two entries in the top 10 of the Thailand Highest Rating Television Miniseries of All Time.
These two Channel 7 miniseries include Chumphae (Thai: ชุมแพ; 2007) and Sao Har (Thai: เสาร์ ๕; 2011).[9] He earned the nickname "Action Film Tycoon",[1][10] by his style of films, called in Thailand Raboet Phukhao Phao Kratom (ระเบิดภูเขา เผากระท่อม; lit. 'Bombing Mountain, Burning Cabin').[10]
Personal life and death
editChalong Pakdeevijit married Sumon Pakdeevijit in 1966, and the two remained married until her death from cancer in 2014.
On December 28, 2014, he married for the second time to a 38-year-old bride.[2]
Pakdeevijit died from a pulmonary edema at the Ramathibodi Hospital in Bangkok, on September 13, 2024. He was 93.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "ตำนานมายา : ศิลปินแห่งชาติ 'ฉลอง ภักดีวิจิตร' ตำนานบู๊อินเตอร์". all-magazine (in Thai). 2014-03-18. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
- ^ a b c "ตะลึงแป๊บ! 'อาหลอง' วิวาห์รอบสองกับสาวใหม่อายุห่าง 45 ปี (ชมคลิป)". Thairath (in Thai). 2014-12-28. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
- ^ a b c d 2013 Thailand National Artist Commemorative Book. Bangkok: Amarin Printing & Publishing Co.Ltd. 2013. p. 216. ISBN 978-616-543-248-1.
- ^ ""ฉลอง ภักดีวิจิตร" เศร้าสูญเสียภรรยาด้วยโรคมะเร็งตับ". ASTV Manager (in Thai). 2014-04-14. Archived from the original on 2014-04-19. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
- ^ "Oldest TV director (male)". Guinness World Records. September 2022. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
- ^ "90 ยังแจ๋ว!! "ฉลอง ภักดีวิจิตร" เจ้าพ่อหนังแอ็คชั่น ขอทำละครต่ออีก 5 ปี". TrueID (in Thai). Retrieved 2023-02-08.
- ^ Chalong Pakdeevijit at IMDb
- ^ "Oldest TV director (male)". Guinness World Records. September 2022. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
- ^ Thailand top 16 Highest Rating Miniseries
- ^ a b "บางอ้อพาไปค้นตำนาน 'ระเบิดภูเขา เผากระท่อม' กับ 'อาหลอง'". Thairath (in Thai). 2011-11-25. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
- ^ Chalong, ‘Thailand’s King of Action Films’, dies at 93