Aedy Moward Explained

Aedy Moward
Birth Name:Edy Muwardi Abdul Aziz bin Abbid
Birth Date:29 November 1929
Birth Place:Kuta Raja, Dutch East Indies
Death Place:Jakarta, Indonesia
Burial Place:Karet Bivak Cemetery
Nationality:Indonesian
Alma Mater:University of Indonesia
Years Active:1950–1954, 1964–1979
Children:8

Edy Muwardi Abdul Aziz bin Abbid (29 November 1929 – 6 November 1980), better known by the stage name Aedy Moward, was an Indonesian actor and customs employee. He was known for being typecast as a father and unfaithful husband.

Early life

Moward was born Edy Muwardi Abdul Aziz bin Abbid on 29 November 1929 in Kuta Raja, a district in Aceh, Dutch East Indies. He studied at the Faculty of Law at University of Indonesia in 1950.

Personal life

Moward married and had eight children. He died at Cikini Hospital in Senen, Central Jakarta, on 6 November 1980 at 04.30 WIB (UTC+07:00) at the age of 50, and was buried at Karet Bivak Cemetery.

Career

In 1950, Moward was concerned about the quality of Indonesian film. He and his university friends, Del Juzar and Awaloedin Djamin, later made their film debut by starring in Darah dan Doa (1950), which was directed by Usmar Ismail. During the early 1950s he starred in several films, such as Krisis (1953) Moward later took a hiatus from acting to become a customs employee; he returned to the film industry in the early 1960s.

In 1974, he starred in Bulan Diatas Kuburan, which won him a Citra Award for Best Supporting Actor in the 1975 Indonesian Film Festival in Medan. He later starred in other films, such as Rahasia Perawan (1975), Inem Pelayan Sexy (1976), Skandal (1978), Diujung Malam (1979). His last film role was in Rojali dan Zuleha (1979), which earned him a critical response, along with his roles in several other films, which were Krisis, Tauhid (1964), Mama (1972), Atheis (1974), and the Inem Pelayan Sexy series. In 1980, Moward was cast in production of Bidadari dari Surga, but he died before the film was finished.[1]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
1950Darah dan Doa (The Long March)Mula[2]
1951Enam Djam di Jogja
1954Lewat Djam MalamAdlin

Works cited

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1980-11-15 . Meninggal Dunia . 2023-10-20 . Tempo . id.
  2. Book: Indonesian Film Festival, 1990, Jakarta, November 2-11, 1990 . 1990 . Foreign Relations Division, Indonesian Film Festival Permanent Committee . en.