Somlek Sakdikul ( th, สมเล็ก ศักดิกุล) (born, 10 November 1953) is a Thai film actor and musician. He is sometimes credited as Somchai Sakdikul. He portrayed "Suwat" or "Daddy", the lecherous music producer in Pen-Ek Ratanaruang's

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comedy, ''

Monrak Transistor ''Monrak Transistor'' ( Thai: มนต์รักทรานซิสเตอร์, English: ''Transistor Love Story'') is a 2001 Thai film directed by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang. Blending several genres, including comedy, romance, musical and ...

''. A prolific actor, he appears in several

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each year. He also works as a

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commentator for

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, a

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in Thailand.

Partial filmography

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Buppah Rahtree ''Buppah Rahtree'' ( th, บุปผาราตรี also ''Rahtree: Flower of the Night'' and ''Buppah Rahtree: Scent of the Night Flower'') is a 2003 Thai comedy-horror film written and directed by Yuthlert Sippapak. With its comic references ...

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) *''

Hom rong ''The Overture'' ( th, โหมโรง or Hom rong) is a 2004 Thai tragic-nostalgia music-drama film. A fictionalised account based on the life story of Thai palace musician Luang Pradit Phairoh (Sorn Silapabanleng), it follows the life of ...

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The Overture ''The Overture'' ( th, โหมโรง or Hom rong) is a 2004 Thai tragic-nostalgia music-drama film. A fictionalised account based on the life story of Thai palace musician Luang Pradit Phairoh ( Sorn Silapabanleng), it follows the life of ...

'') (

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Sai Lor Fah ''Sai Lor Fah'' ( th, สายล่อฟ้า or ''Pattaya Maniac'') is a 2004 Thai crime- comedy written and directed by Yuthlert Sippapak. Filmed on location in Pattaya,

'' (''Pattaya Maniac'') (2004) *'' SARS Wars'' (2004) *'' Jaew'' (''M.A.I.D.'') (2004) *'' Pad Thai Bride'' (2004) *'' Buppah Rahtree 2: Rahtree Returns (

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) *''

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'' (2005) *'' Rohng Tiam'' (''Happy Inn'') (2005) *'' Luang Phii Theng'' ('' The Holy Man'') (2005) *''

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'' ('' Seua phuu khaao'') (2005) *''

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'' (''Variety phii chalui'') (2005) *''

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Thai Thief ''Thai Thief'' ( th, ไทยถีบ, also known as ''Thai Theep'') is a 2006 Thai action comedy film, directed by Pisut Praesangeam and starring Todsaporn Rottakij and Sahatchai "Stop" Chumrum. It was distributed by RS Film and released on ...

'' (2006)

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* Living people Somlek Sakdikul Somlek Sakdikul 1953 births {{Film-actor-stub