Apichart Choosakul, also known as Abhijati Jusakul (Thai: อภิชาติ ชูสกุล; 1956 – September 6, 2010), was a Thai actor and assistant director, known for Dang Bireley's and Young Gangsters in 1997.
Apichart Choosakul | |
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| Born | Apichart Choosakul 1956 |
| Died | September 6, 2010 (aged 54) Ramkhamhaeng Hospital, Bangkok[1] |
| Other names | Muek (หมึก)[1] |
| Citizenship | Thai |
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| Years active | 1980s–2010 |
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| Spouse | Chamaiporn Kalayanamitr |
Choosakul was born in Saraburi in central Thailand, graduated from Assumption College and received bachelor's degree from Faculty of Communication Arts, Chulalongkorn University.
He became widely known in 1997 as Moo Chien (Sgt Chien) in Dang Bireley's and Young Gangsters, a former mafia police officer who is a senior friend of a group of teenage gangsters led by Dang Bireley. He performed so well that it was memorable to the audience in the style of a discreet old gangster. Someone gave him the nickname "Thai Morgan Freeman".[2]
Since then he has acted in many films and TV series as a supporting actor and has been an assistant director in many Thai and international films such as The Legend of Suriyothai (2001), Stealth (2005), Rambo IV (2008) etc.[3]
In terms of personal life, he is married to Chamaiporn Kalayanamitr by living together for more than 30 years without children.
He passed away on September 6, 2010 from liver cancer. It was detected in February of the same year.[1]
As actor
film
TV series
As assistant director