Actor Pairoj dies aged 78

Actor Pairoj Jaisingha has died after battling multiple illnesses. He was 78.

Mr Pairoj passed away at his house at about 4am yesterday.

“You were everything to me. I still cannot cope with what happened,” his daughter Chanyapat wrote on her Facebook page. “I love you and I believe you will feel that forever.”

Pairoj was born on Sept 15, 1943 in Uttaradit. He was a teacher before entering the film industry in 1971, making his debut as lead actor in Duang, a landmark production directed by Piak Poster.

He suffered a stroke in 2013, followed by multiple illnesses.

He and his wife Chotiros have nine children.

One of them is Kritsada, a popular indy musician.