Sorapong Chatree
สรพงษ์ ชาตรี
Chatree in 2007
Born
Pittaya Tiamswate

(1950-12-08)8 December 1950
Maha Rat, Ayutthaya, Thailand
Died10 March 2022(2022-03-10) (aged 71)
Bangkok, Thailand
Occupation(s)Film actor, Singer
Years active1970–2021
Spouses
  • Pimchan Jaiwong (divorced)
  • Duangduaen Jithaisong
Children4 (2 daughters, 2 sons)
AwardsNational Artist
Suphannahong National Film Awards

Sorapong Chatree (Thai: สรพงษ์ ชาตรี; born Pittaya Tiamswate; 8 December 1950 – 10 March 2022) was a Thai film actor. He had frequently starred in the films of Prince Chatrichalerm Yukol, as well as in Cherd Songsri's classic romance, Plae Kao.

Biography

He was born in Tambon Tha To (later separated into Tambon Ban Mai), Maha Rat district, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province. He was the youngest son of the family whose older brother was the oldest child and the older sister was the second child. In the past, his house was regarded as the only house in a community that has a television set.[1]

Chatree became one of the top male stars by the mid 1970s, eventually displacing the older Sombat Metanee from the lead position. As he aged, he retained his popularity until the end of his life, he maintained his popularity and was known as a key supporting actor.

He was named a National Artist of Thailand in 2009.[2] His hometown was transformed into a museum and cultural tourism destination, which exhibits his life.[1]

In addition to acting roles, he has also released five studio albums with two major labels, RS Promotion and Nititad Promotion, between 1990 and 1997.[3]

Chatree died from lung cancer at Bumrungrad Hospital in Bangkok, on 10 March 2022, at the age of 71.[4][5]

Selected filmography

Appearances in Hong Kong films

In the 1980s and early 1990s, the international rights to many of films featuring Sorapong were obtained by the Hong Kong production companies IFD and Filmark. The films were then edited and newly-shot footage added (often featuring ninja directed by Godfrey Ho) to produce a movie more easily marketed to the Western market. In general IFD productions credit Sorapong and no other Thai actors, while Filmark's credit only the western actors, although more than two-thirds of the film is of Thai origin.[6]

Awards and honors

Sorapong was appointed Member (Fifth Class) of the Order of the Crown of Thailand in 1981 and Companion (Fourth Class) of the Order of the Direkgunabhorn in 2009.[7][8]

References

  1. 1 2 "ประเด็นข่าว (16 ต.ค. 61)" [News issues (16 Oct 18)]. TPBS (in Thai). 16 October 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  2. ↑ Ministry names Kingdom's top artists Archived 20 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Daily Xpress, 20 January 2009.
  3. ↑ "ย้อนผลงานเพลง "สรพงษ์ ชาตรี" เคยออกอัลบั้มถึง 5 ชุด" [Rewinding the song "Sorapong Chatree" had released 5 albums]. Komchadluek (in Thai). 10 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "ด่วน! สิ้นดาวกลางใจแฟน! เศร้ามะเร็งปอดคร่าชีวิต "สรพงศ์ ชาตรี"" [Breaking News! Losing fans' favorite star! Sad lung cancer kills “Sorapong Chatree”]. Daily News (in Thai). 10 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  5. ↑ Actor, national artist Sorapong Chatree dies
  6. ↑ "Sorapong Chatree". HMDB.
  7. ↑ "แจ้งความสำนักนายกรัฐมนตรี เรื่อง พระราชทานเครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์" [Report of the Office of the Prime Minister on the conferment of royal decorations] (PDF). Royal Gazette. 98 (206): 3021. 17 December 1981. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "ประกาศสำนักนายกรัฐมนตรี เรื่อง พระราชทานเครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์อันเป็นที่สรรเสริญยิ่งดิเรกคุณาภรณ์" [Announcement of the Office of the Prime Minister on the conferment of the most exalted insignia of the Direkkunabhorn] (PDF). Royal Gazette. 126: 126. 5 December 2009. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
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