Biodata :
Name ...
Date of birth ... 5 November 1935
Place of birth ... Taiping, Perak, Malaysia

Director filmography :
Pasir Salak (2000/in development)
Balada (1993)
Ali Setan (1985)
Esok Untuk Siapa? (1982)
Bukit Kepong (1981)
Esok Masih Ada (1980)
Tiada Esok Bagimu (1979)
Menanti Hari Esok (1977)
Di Belakang Tabir (1972)
Bukan Salah Ibu Mengandung (1969)

Writer filmography :
Ali Setan (1985) ... Screenplay
Esok Untuk Siapa? (1982) ... Screenplay
Bukit Kepong (1981) ... Screenplay
Esok Masih Ada (1980) ... Screenplay
Tiada Esok Bagimu (1979) ... Screenplay
Menanti Hari Esok (1977) ... Screenplay
Di Belakang Tabir (1972) ... Screenplay
Bukan Salah Ibu Mengandung (1969) ... Screenplay

Actor filmography :
Balada (1993)
Memori (1991)
Ali Setan (1985)
Esok Untuk Siapa? (1982)
Bukit Kepong (1981)
Esok Masih Ada (1980)
Tiada Esok Bagimu (1979)
Menanti Hari Esok (1977)
Di Belakang Tabir (1972)
Bukan Salah Ibu Mengandung (1969)
Kancan Tirana (1968)
Amok Tok Nading (1960s)
Matahari (19??)
Pendekar Empat (19??)
Miang-Miang Keladi (19??)
Anak Buluh Betung (1960s)
Jurang Bahaya (19??)
Bayangan Ajal (19??)
Jefri Zain - Gerak Kilat (1966)
Kaca Permata (1966)
Takdir (19??)
Sayang Si Buta (1965)
Bidasari (1965)
Budi dan Dosa (1963)
Darah Muda (1963)
Neraca (19??)
Batu Durhaka (1960s)
Lubalang Daik (19??)
Si Tanggang (19??)
Indera Bangsawan (19??)
Pertarungan (19??)
Putera Sangkar Maut (19??)
Sumpah Wanita (19??)
Megat Terawis (19??)
Lela Manja (1961)
Dandan Setia (19??)
Sarjan Hassan (1958)
Azimat (19??)
Anak Pontianak (1958)
Samseng (19??)
Kasih Sayang (19??)
Panca Delima (1957) - first film

Producer filmography :
Bukit Kepong (1981)
Esok Untuk Siapa? (1982)
Esok Masih Ada (1980)
Tiada Esok Bagimu (1979)
Menanti Hari Esok (1977)

Award :
Tokoh Perfileman Perak ... 14th Malaysia Film Festival, 1999
Silver Crane Award ... 32nd Asia Pacific Film Festival in Taipei, 1987
P. Ramlee Award ... 6th Malaysia Film Festival, 1986

Best Film (Bukit Kepong) ... 3rd Malaysia Film Festival, 1982
Best Director (Bukit Kepong) ... 3rd Malaysia Film Festival, 1982
Special Jury Award: peristiwa bersejarah terbaik (Bukit Kepong) ... 3rd Malaysia Film Festival, 1982

Best Film - Overall (Tiada Esok Bagimu) ... 1st Malaysia Film Festival, 1980
Best Heavy Drama Film (Tiada Esok Bagimu) ... 1st Malaysia Film Festival, 1980
Best Director (Tiada Esok Bagimu) ... 1st Malaysia Film Festival, 1980
Best Actor (Tiada Esok Bagimu) ... 1st Malaysia Film Festival, 1980

Mitra Award: tema terbaik yang menganjurkan perpaduan kaum (Esok Masih Ada) ... 26th Asia Film Festival in Bali, Indonesia, 1980
Seniman Award: Best Director (Tiada Esok Bagimu) ... Asean Film Festival, 1978

Special award :
Darjah Datuk Paduka Mahkota Perak (DPMP) which carries the title 'Datuk' - awarded by Perak State Government, 1990
Kesatria Mangku Negara (KMN) - awarded by Federal Government, 1990

Trivia :
There are still 2 more of 'Esok series' that haven't been filmed - Esok Matahari Terbit Lagi and Esok Belum Kiamat, but Jins once said that Pasir Salak is probably his last directorial film
A biography book (titled Suria Kencana) on Jins Shamsuddin was published by Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) in 1998. It was written by Mohd Zamberi A. Malik
Jins studied at London Film School from 1970 till 1972. He was awarded Diploma in Motion Picture Technology (lst Class Honours)