Ray MacDonald’s cause of death revealed after autopsy
BANGKOK — Thai actor and television host Ray MacDonald died from severe coronary artery disease, according to his close friend and former singer Leo Putt. Putt told reporters at the Police General Hospital’s Institute of Forensic Medicine on 20 August, after MacDonald’s autopsy, that the actor’s cause of death was blockage in three coronary arteries. […] The post Ray MacDonald’s cause of death…
Thai actor and television host Ray MacDonald died from severe coronary artery disease, according to his close friend and former singer Leo Putt. Putt informed reporters at the Police General Hospital’s Institute of Forensic Medicine on 20 August that MacDonald's cause of death was blockage in three coronary arteries, adding that the actor had not consumed alcohol for decades.
MacDonald, 49, passed away at his home on 19 August and was a Thai-Scottish actor who gained fame in the 1990s as a youth television host and later became known for his travel programs, becoming an icon for a generation of Thai teenagers. He won the Suphannahong National Film Award for Best Actor in consecutive years in 1997 and 1998 for his roles in Fun Bar Karaoke and Love: Designated.
Funeral prayers for MacDonald are scheduled to be held from 20-25 August at Rattanapram Hall at Wat Yang Temple in On Nut, Bangkok, with his cremation ceremony set for 26 August.
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