Yusof Haslam

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Md Haslam Khan is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Mohd Yusof.

Datuk Yusof Haslam PJN, AMN
Born	Mohd Yusof bin Md Haslam Khan (1954-04-24) April 24, 1954 Kuala Lumpur, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Nationality	Malaysian
Other names	DYH
Alma mater	SMK Aminuddin Baki, Kuala Lumpur
Occupation(s)	Actor, filmmaker, director
Years active	1970 – present
Spouse	Datin Fatimah Ismail (m. 1982)
Children	Syamsul Yusof (son) Syafiq Yusof (son) Faizal Yusof (son) Nursyamin Yusof (daughter)
Parent(s)	Bahyah Talib (mother) Md. Haslam Khan (father)

Datuk Mohd. Yusof bin Md. Haslam Khan (born April 24, 1954) is a Malaysian actor, filmmaker and director. His film production are mainly focus on the world of police, such as the TV series Gerak Khas and Roda-Roda Kuala Lumpur, the former spurring three feature films. The immense popularity of his films had led him to be nicknamed the "Six Million Dollar Man".

His legacy in entertainment showbiz is now carried by his two sons, Syamsul and Syafiq. Yusof also has his own film production company, Skop Productions.

Early life and film career

Yusof was born on April 24, 1954 in Jalan Pahang, Kuala Lumpur to housewife Bahyah Talib and lorry driver Md. Haslam Khan. He is a fourth child from among seven siblings who together lived in a house in the squatter settlement. He received his education at the SMK Aminuddin Baki in Kuala Lumpur.

He became enamoured with movies through his experiemces seeing Hollywood westerns and Bollywood films - with the latter, he considered one of the stars Shashi Kapoor as his acting idol. Yusof thus decided that he would become an actor, much to objections by his father who believed that the entertainment scene held no future prospects.

Yusof took up profession as a bus conductor, but he also secretly attended acting auditions. He began his involvement in acting by playing an extra character in Laksamana Do Re Mi in 1970, as the guard of the Minister of Fasola. It would only be until in 1975 that he would take a leading main role through the film Permintaan Terakhir.

Directing career

He began directing films in 1991 with Bayangan Maut, a mystery action thriller film starring rock singer Ella. This was later followed by Pemburu Bayang in 1992, Sembilu in 1994, best-selling blockbuster film, Maria Mariana in 1996 plus its sequel two years after among others.

Apart from film and television, he is also a managing director of his production company, Skop Productions which he had established since 1985. The company has four subsidiaries - Haslam Trading (restaurant), Haslam Properties (real estate and properties), Skop Publishing (print publications) and ME Communications (post-production facilities).

He was awarded the Ahli Mangku Negara in 1993 and the Panglima Jasa Negara in 2001, which carries the title of Dato', for his contributions to Malaysian cinema.

Personal life

Yusof married Fatimah Ismail in 1982. They have four children namely Faizal, Syamsul, Shamin and Syafiq. Syamsul and Syafiq themselves are also film directors.

Filmography

Key

†

Denotes films that have not yet released

Films

Year	Title	Actor	Director	Producer	Role
1972	Laksamana Do Re Mi	Yes	No	No	Guard of the Fasola Minister
1975	Jiwa Remaja	Yes	No	No	Yusof
	Permintaan Terakhir	Yes	No	No	Idham
1976	Loceng Maut	Yes	No	No	Tok Penghulu
	Cinta dan Lagu	Yes	No	No
	Sayangku Anakku Sayang	Yes	No	No
1979	Detik 12 Malam	Yes	No	No
	Tiada Esok Bagimu	Yes	No	No	Amir
1981	Ribut Barat	Yes	No	No	Adnan
	Jejak Bertapak	Yes	No	No
	Bukit Kepong	Yes	No	No	MM Jaafar Hassan
1982	Sikit Punya Gila	Yes	No	No	Brother Yusof
	Senja Merah	Yes	No	No
	Penentuan	Yes	No	No
1983	Mekanik	Yes	No	No	The Head of the Mafia
1984	Di Ambang Kasih	Yes	No	No
	Melati Putih	Yes	No	No	Hisyam
	Jauh Di Sudut Hati	Yes	No	No
1987	Rahsia	Yes	No	No	Dato' Karim / Karim
	Wira Angkasa	Yes	No	No	Yusof
1990	Driving School	Yes	No	No
1991	Bayangan Maut	Yes	Yes	Yes	ASP Razlan
	Harry Boy	Yes	No	No
	Shakila	Yes	No	No
1993	Pemburu Bayang	Yes	Yes	Yes	Ramon
	Balada	Yes	No	No	Sunny
2001	Gerak Khas the Movie	Yes	Yes	Yes	DSP Helmi
2002	Gerak Khas the Movie II	Yes	Yes	Yes	DSP Helmi
2003	Janji Diana	No	Yes	Yes
	Gila-Gila Pengantin	No	No	Yes
2004	Gila-Gila Pengantin Remaja	No	No	Yes
2005	Gila-gila Pengantin Popular	Yes	No	No
	GK3 the Movie	Yes	Yes	Yes	DSP Helmi
2008	Evolusi KL Drift	No	No	Yes
2009	Bohsia: Jangan Pilih Jalan Hitam	No	No	Yes
2010	Evolusi KL Drift 2	No	No	Yes
2011	Khurafat: Penjanjian Syaitan	No	No	Yes
	KL Gangster	No	No	Yes
	Aku Bukan Tomboy	No	No	Yes
2012	SAM: Saya Amat Mencintaimu	No	No	Yes
2013	Jalan Kembali: Bohsia 2	No	No	Yes
	KL Gangster 2	No	No	Yes
2014	Abang Long Fadil	No	No	Yes
2015	Villa Nabila	No	No	Yes
2016	Mat Moto	No	No	Yes
	Munafik	No	No	Yes
	Desolasi	No	No	Yes
2017	Abang Long Fadil 2	Yes	No	Yes
	KL Wangan	Yes	No	No
2018	KL Special Force	No	No	Yes
	Munafik 2	No	No	Yes

External links

• Yusof Haslam at IMDb