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sombat of bangkok in 2004 . metanee talks at the 2nd world film festival ubon ratchathani , thailand 26 june 1937 sombatmetanee2004.jpg sombat metanee
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sombat metanee

sombat metanee -lrb- , born june 26 , 1937 in ubon ratchathani province , thailand -rrb- is a thai actor and film director .
at one time he held the guinness world record for most film appearances -lrb- more than 600 -rrb- .
by his own count , he 's made more than 2,000 films and television shows , including lakorns -lrb- thai soap operas -rrb- .
a prolific leading man in action films , romance , dramas , comedies and musicals at the height of his career in the 1960s and 1970s , he continues to act in thai films and in television series , making frequent appearances on talk shows and in tv commercials .
among his recent films are `` tears of the black tiger '' and `` the legend of suriyothai '' .
