Salleh Ben Joned was born on 4 July 1941 in Malacca, Malaysia. He was a Malaysian actor, writer and poet. He was known for acting in Amok (1995), Paper Tiger (1975) and Bintang Malam (1991). He is also known for being the "naughty kid" in the Malaysian writing.  He was previously married to Ariel Salleh. He died on 29 October 2020 due to heart attack  in Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia