Title
Wahid Satay
Year/Period
1960s
Region
Singapore and Malaysia
Object Type
positives (photographs), photographic prints
Material
photographic paper, ink
Technique
photographic processes, photographic printing techniques
Dimension
Image size: 16.7 x 12 cm
Accession No.
2005-01020
Collection of
NLB Type
Photograph
A famous and well-loved Malay comedian, Wahid Satay first worked as an assistant art director at Cathay-Keris Productions. He was noticed for his sense of humour and was subsequently cast in films. One of his earlier acting roles was in the smash hit Cathay-Keris film, ‘Pontianak’ (1957), which shot him to fame. He went on to star in other hit films such as ‘Satay’ (1958) and 'Badang' (1962).
