Mitr Chaibancha
Mitr Chaibancha | |
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มิตร ชัยบัญชา | |
Mitr around 1970s | |
| Born | Bunting Raweesang 28 January 1934 |
| Died | 8 October 1970 (aged 36) Pattaya, Thailand |
| Other names | Pichet Phumhem |
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| Years active | 1957–1970 |
Flight Sergeant 2nd Class Pichet Chaibancha | |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Thailand |
| Branch/service | Royal Thai Air Force |
| Rank | Flight Sergeant 2nd Class |
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Mitr Chaibancha (Thai: มิตร ชัยบัญชา; 28 January 1934 – 8 October 1970) was a Thai film actor. He acted in 266 films from 1956 to 1970. He died on 8 October 1970 at Dongtan Beach, Jomtien, South Pattaya, after falling from a helicopter during the filming of a stunt for the final scene of Insee Thong (Golden Eagle).
At the height of his career in the 1960s, Mitr, along with Petchara Chaowarat, made a string of hit films that packed cinemas. Of the 75 to 100 films produced each year by the Thai film industry during this period, Mitr starred in nearly half of them.