Director

Dato' S. Roomai Noor

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Directed movies: 5Directed series: 0All crew credits: 6

TMDB ID: 558123

IMDb ID: nm0634777

Known for: Acting

Born: February 22, 1923

Died: March 16, 1996

Age: 73

Place of birth: Pahang, Malaysia

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1949 - 1987

Years active: 39

Wikidata: Q12702202

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S Roomai Noor

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Biography

Dato' Haji S. Roomai Noor (born as Muhammad Taib Bin Salleh; 22 February 1923 – 16 March 1996)i is a Malaysian actor,writer and director. He was onced worked as mechanic and as a He made his acting debut in the Shaw Brothers film 'Chinta' (1948). In 1952, he moved to Keris Film Studio (which later became Cathay-Keris Studio). He was the father to the singer Anita Sarawak through his first marriage with Siput Sarawak and later as the father to the actress Noor Kumalasari with his second wife Umi Khaltum. He died on 16 March 1996 at Macca Hospital in Macca, Saudi Arabia due to pneumonia while he was performing umrah with his wife,Umi Khaltum on Eid al-Fitr.

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