The film starred several other Thai comics, including Petchtai Wongkamlao and Suthep Po-ngam, all in sometimes dramatic, action-filled roles.
In 2005, he starred in one of the year's biggest hits for the Thai film industry, Luang Phii Theng (The Holy Man), portraying a street hood who becomes a Buddhist monk.
Theng starred as a likay performer in 1923 Siam, who is faced with the prospect of losing his theater due to the advent of films.
With his friend (Nong), Theng tries to derail production of the first Thai film, Miss Suwanna of Siam.
It was compared to a photo of Yusuf Dikeç, a Turkish shooter who won a silver medal at this Olympics.