Krung Srivilai played heroes in action movies. When Mitr
Chaibancha died in 1970, Thai producers were looking for new stars to replace
him. Krung Srivilai was one of them but also Nard Poowanai, Phairoj Jaising,
Yodchai Meksuwan. Krung Srivilai was different from 1960s muscular shape actors
as he was more slender. Krung Srivilai was born
in Bang Phli, Thailand on February 7, 1946. He played his first cinema
role in 1971. He made his first movie "ลูกยอ"
with Petchara. It was the last 16mm Thai movie. Krung is said to have played in
more than 400 movies and TV series. He even played in international HK Thai
productions such as "Big Boss 2"! Krung Srivilai became a politician
in 2007 joining the "Peua Thai" party
under the name of Natee Suthinphuak in 2010. He is married to Phanwipha
Srivilai since 1980 and is the father of actor Kamonwan Srivilai [1981- ] and
actress Sawakorn Sutinpuek [1988-].
Krung Sriwilai, birth name is Natee Suthinphuak. This name is unknown to no one, especially people aged 45-70 years of age, he is a popular hero of Thailand. His fervor has even set a single-day record for nine films, barely adapting to the dramatic role he has to play.
He is a descendant of a Samut Prakan farmer. Signed as bowler for the sports Thai Rath team. As a teenager with a gangster heart who before playing movie heroes had to hide from the hitters.
'Luk Yod' is the first movie in his acting career, where he took the name Krung Srivilai, his character's own name in the movie. Hundreds of parts followed. At his peak, he never played the villain, and in the roles that he played, there was no bullying and no rape of women, which was his personal choice.
He became an Asian star after starring alongside Hollywood star Greg Morris and Vietnamese actress Miss Thiem Tun Hang [Thuy Hang Tham] in “S.T.A.B.” aka “Thong” (1973), for Raymond Chow's Golden Harvest (HK). With the comedian 'Wheel Tok', the duo is very close. The city would call him 'Daddy' every time, and together they created a new drama in the movie. Super Luk Country is famous as a firework and is the origin of the Super Luk Country band that created a phenomenon to collect 10 baht per night ticket for hundreds of thousands.
As the years passed, only his great past remained. Krung stepped into the political arena, becoming an MP for Samut Prakan for the first time in 2007. Ready to announce himself as the bodyguard to protect 'Big Tu - 'Big Pom'.
Krung Sriwilai’s lone appearance in a Spaghetti western was La tigre venuta dal fiume Kwai (Tiger from the River Kwai) directed by Franco Lattanzi and starring Gordon Mitchell and George Eastman. Krung plays the role of Thai a secret agent from Thailand who goes to the United States on a mission to find out why a Mr. Stone died and bring his ashes and fortune, a jeweled elephant, back to his homeland.
Gordon Mitchell said Krung was difficult to work with on the film because he wasn’t skilled in how to pull his punches or kicks, therefore Gordon and Eastman felt the full blow of his martial arts skills. They were pretty well bruised by the time filming was finished and often had to hold there tempers and not punch back for real.
[Submitted by Michael Ferguson]
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