Chalong Pakdeevijit ( th, ฉลอง ภักดีวิจิตร; ) (born Boonchalong Pakdeevijit ( th, บุญฉลอง ภักดีวิจิตร) on March 18, 1931 in

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director, producer, cinematographer and voice actor. Known internationally as Philip Chalong or P. Chalong, he is well known and popular for his directing skills. He's best known for directing several successful Thai action films such as ''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). When Thai films ticket sales started to decline, Chalong made an iconic transition over to television and started to produce action miniseries exclusively for Thailand's most watched TV network, ch. 7. With the highly successful and top-rated television debut 'Raya( th, ระย้า' (1998)), Chalong has begun a string of many successful top-rated action-packed miniseries for CH. 7 until today. According to ACNeilsen (Thailand) published on WTFintheworld.com, he is the only director in Thailand with 2 entries in the top 10 of Thailand Highest Rating Television Miniseries of All Time. These 2 ch. 7 miniseries includes 'Chumphae( th, ชุมแพ)' (2007) and 'Sao Har ( th, เสาร์ ๕)' (2011).Thailand top 16 Highest Rating Miniseries
/ref> Today, at the age of 87, Chalong shows no sign of stopping and continues to direct and produce top-rated miniseries. He earned the nickname ''"Action Film Tycoon"'', by his style of films, called in Thailand ''Raboet Phukhao Phao Krathom'' (ระเบิดภูเขา เผากระท่อม; lit: "Bombing Mountain, Burning Cabin").

Early life

He was born into a filmmaker 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 the first film in 1968.

Career

In the 70's he was very successful in ''Thong''(), it can be make a money and release to foreign countries. The highlight of this film is the introduction of foreign actors to lead in Thai films such as

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. It became his style in the ensuing films, it often takes foreign actors to take the lead role, such as

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. His last film was ''Sud Keed : Mungkorn Chao Phraya 2'' (Chaophya Dragon 2) in 1996, before turning to produced and directed

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for Channel 7 in 1998, starting ''Raya'' lead role by Pete Thongchua and Chatmongkol Bumpen. He is the pioneer of the action series on Channel 7. In 2013, he was appointed

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of Performing arts (film & television - director & executive producer) from

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Personal life

On December 28, 2014, he was married for the second time to a 38-year-old bride after his former wife died from cancer earlier.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pakdeevijit, Chalong 1931 births Living people Chalong Pakdeevijit Chalong Pakdeevijit Chalong Pakdeevijit Chalong Pakdeevijit Chalong Pakdeevijit Chalong Pakdeevijit