David Bala

David Bala
Born 1947
Singapore
Died August 29, 2014(2014-08-29) (aged 67)
Singapore
Occupation Actor, Comedian
Years active 1979 - 2013
Children 4

David Bala was a Singaporean comedian and actor. He is best known for his roles in Tetangga, Just Follow Law, Ah Long Pte Ltd and The Ghosts Must Be Crazy.[1]

Biography

Personal life

Other than acting, David was working as a security guard at Republic Polytechnic since January 2014. He died on August 29, 2014 due to heart disease and is survived by his wife and 4 children.[1][2]

Career

David was first introduced to acting by a friend and started his career as a stage actor in 1976 and made his broadcast debut in 1979 on Radio Television Singapore's "Kaatchiyum Kaanamum", a radio drama production. In 1980, he made his television debut where he was cast as the lead actor in a comedy drama series, "Ippadiyum Oru Kudumbam".[3] Due to the success of the series, David was known by many as "Comedy King" and in 2007, he was cast as one of the actors in Jack Neo's film, Just Follow Law.[2] In the same year David was also given a lead role on MediaCorp Suria's Tetangga and in 2008, he was cast in Ah Long Pte Ltd.[4]

In 2011, David was cast in The Ghosts Must Be Crazy.[5] This is arguably one of Bala's best-known roles, as a catchphrase of his character in the film became a meme.[4]

Filmography

Movies

Year Title Role Notes
2007 Just Follow Law Muthu Security guard
2008 Ah Long Pte Ltd -
2011 The Ghosts Must Be Crazy Muthu Role also known as Encik Muthu
2013 Everybody's Business - Toilet Special Force (TSF)

TV series

Year Title Role Network Notes
1979 Ippadiyum Oru Kudumbam - RTS Debut TV series
2007 Tetangga Govind Suria First Malay drama

Awards

Year Award Category
1980 Singapore Indian Artistes’ Association Kalaichemmal (Arts Medallion) Award
2009 Pradhana Vizha Hall of Fame Lifetime Achievement Award[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Local comedian David Bala passes away at age 67". Yahoo Singapore. August 29, 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Life and Times of Muthu". Filmophil. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  3. "Comedy King David Bala passes away". Today Online. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Singaporeans' favourite 'Encik' David Bala dies". Asia One. August 29, 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  5. "Singapore veteran actor David Bala dies". inSing. August 29, 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  6. "Pradhana Vizha Hall of Fame". Vasantham. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
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