Apichart Choosakul

Thai actor (1956–2010)

Assumption College
Chulalongkorn University

Occupations

Actor
assistant director

Years active1980s–2010Known for

Dang Bireley's and Young Gangsters (1997)

SpouseChamaiporn Kalayanamitr

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.

Biography & career

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 was married to Chamaiporn Kalayanamitr for more than 30 years.

Death

He died on September 6, 2010, from liver cancer. It was detected in February of the same year.^[1]

Selected filmography

As actor

film

Dang Bireley's and Young Gangsters as Sgt Chien (1996)
The Beach as Cannabis plantation owner (2000)
Ang Yee: Luuk chaai phan mangkawn as Sa Zhu (2000)
City of Ghosts (2002)
Headless Hero as Suea Men (2002)
Shutter (2004)
Just Friend (2004)
Rescue Dawn as Phisit (2005)
Nong Teng Nakleng-pukaotong as Luang Samai (2006)
Headless Ghost (2007)
Ghost Station (2007)
Elephant White as Advisor Bhun (2011)
Mindfulness and Murder (2011)

TV series

Silk Knot as Editor Tao (2001)
Niraj sorng pop as Phraya Phonthep (2002)
Nong Mai Rai Borisut as Pol Snr Sgt Maj Lek (2004)
Tarksin Maharaj as Phra Chieng-ngoen (2007)

As assistant director

Aces Go Places 5: The Terracotta Hit (1989)
Heaven & Earth (1993)
Mortal Kombat (1995)
The Legend of Suriyothai (2001)
Return To Paradise (2001)
Stealth (2005)
Rambo IV (2008)^[3]

Awards received

Bangkok Critics Assembly Awards 1997 (Best Supporting Actor)

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "6 ก.ย.2553 โรคร้ายคร่า ดาราอาวุโส ตำนาน หมู่เชียร แดงไบเล่". Komchadluek (in Thai). 2019-09-06. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
^ Kasetsiri, Charnvit (2012). กาลานุกรมสยามประเทศไทย 2485-2554 [Thailand Timeline 1942-2011] (in Thai). Post Books. p. 249. ISBN 9789742280703.
^ ^a ^b Apichart Choosakul at IMDb