Aedy Moward

Moward was born Edy Muwardi Abdul Aziz bin Abbid on 29 November 1929 in Kuta Raja, a district in Aceh, Dutch East Indies.[1] He went to Faculty of Law at University of Indonesia in 1950.[1]

Moward was married and has 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.[2]

Moward and Del Juzar in Darah Dan Doa (1950)

In 1950, Moward was concerned about the quality of Indonesian film.[1] He along with his university friends, Del Juzar and Awaloedin Djamin, later made their film debut by starring in Usmar Ismail's directed Darah dan Doa (1950).[1] He later starred in several films, such as Krisis (1953) and received a critical response for his independent role in the early 1950s.[1] Moward later take a hiatus from acting to became a customs employee and returned to film industry in the early 1960s.[1]

In 1974, he starred in Bulan Diatas Kuburan which won him a Citra Award for Best Supporting Actor in Indonesian Film Festival in Medan, in 1975.[1] He later starred in another films, such as: Rahasia Perawan (1975), Inem Pelayan Sexy (1976), Skandal (1978), Diujung Malam (1979), and etc.[1] His last film role was in Rojali dan Zuleha (1979) which earned him a critical response along with his another four film role; Krisis, Tauhid (1964), Mama (1972), Atheis (1974), and Inem Pelayan Sexy series.[3] In 1980, Moward was cast in production of Bidadari dari Surga film, but he died before the film being finished.[2]

Aedy Moward at IMDb