Mamat Khalid

director • writer • actor

Mohamad bin Mohamad Khalid, known professionally as Mamat Khalid (6 April 1963-24 October 2021) is a Malaysian screenwriter, film director, and occasional actor. He is the younger brother of cartoonist Datuk Mohammad Nor Khalid, better known as Lat. As a young boy, he used to go to the cinemas every other day to catch the latest movies. Unfortunately, his hobby did not resonate well with his father, who banned him from frequenting cinemas even on his deathbed. However, that did not break the young Mamat's passion into films. Before venturing into film-making, Mamat worked in a government office. He was a fan of rock music, having joined an amateur band named Drop Out in 1986 as the band's keyboardist. The experiences that he had gone through during the phase inspired him to write and direct his film Rock(2005), which is a commercial success. It led into three sequels - Rock Ooo…! (2013), Rock Bro! (2016) and Rock 4: Rockers Never Dai (2020). He was also the translator for the animation series Kampung Boy done by the work of his brother, Lat. He cited the late director P. Ramlee as one of his filmmakers inspiration. His filmmaking style involves comedy satirism that criticize the political scenario and corruption happened in Malaysia. On 21 April 2017, Mamat was admitted to the Ampang Puteri Hospital Intensive Care Unit (ICU)after complaining of breathing difficulties after having some coffee with his friends. He was believed to have extreme fatigue after attending the preview session of his latest film, Lebuhraya Ke Neraka in Bukit Bintang. However heremained in stable condition albeit under a doctor's monitoring due to his high blood pressure. He died on 24 October 2021 at the age of 58 due to heart disease at Slim River Hospital.He was reportedly collapsed at his restaurant Sarang Art Hub in Tanjung Malim. He was buried at the Masjid Kampung Paloh Islamic Cemetery in Ipoh, Perak.

Born: April 7, 1963 in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia

Died: October 24, 2021 (age 58)

Movies & TV Credits

34 total credits across film and television

TitleJobYear
Actor
2025
Crew
2025
Directing
2022
Crew
2022
Actor
2021
Actor
2021
Directing
2021
Directing
2021
Directing
2018
Directing
2017
Directing
2016
Directing
2015
Directing
2015
Directing
2015
Nova

Movie

Actor
2014
Actor
2014
Directing
2014
Directing
2014
Directing
2014
Actor
2013
Writing
2013
Directing
2013
Directing
2010
Estet

Movie

Directing
2010
My Spy

Movie

Actor
2009
Actor
2008
Directing
2008
Actor
2007
Directing
2007
Directing
2006
Rock

Movie

Directing
2005
Writing
2004
Creator
1999
Directing
1998

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