Chalong Pakdeevijit

Chalong Pakdeevijit
Chalong Pakdeevijit
ฉลอง ภักดีวิจิตร
	Pakdeevijit in 2008
Born	Boonchalong Pakdeevijit; March 18, 1931; Si Phraya, Bang Rak, ; Bangkok, Siam
Died	September 13, 2024 (aged 93); Ramathibodi Hospital Bangkok, Thailand
Other names	Ar Long ("Uncle Long"); Philip Chalong; P. Chalong;
Education	Amnuay Silpa School
Occupations	Director; producer; cinematographer;
Years active	1950–2024
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
Spouses	; Sumon Pakdeevijit (m. 1966; died 2014) Pimsupak Insee (m. 2014)
Children	Gun Pakdeevijit (son); Cherd Pakdeevijit (son); Boonjira Pakdeevijit (daughter);
Parents	Puth Pakdeevijit (father); Lingee Pakdeevijit (mother);

Chalong Pakdeevijit (Thai: ฉลอง ภักดีวิจิตร; RTGS: Chalong Phakdiwichit; born Boonchalong Pakdeevijit (Thai: บุญฉลอง ภักดีวิจิตร) (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. Dubbed 'King of Action,' Chalong is best known for having created, directed, and produced action films and TV shows. He was known as 'Ar Long', and internationally as Philip Chalong or P. Chalong.