Ferry Kock

Frederik de Kock was born on 16 January 1904 at Duymaer van Twist, a cargo ship owned by Koninklijke Paketvaart Maatschappij, the Dutch East Indies shipping company.[1] He has a younger brother, Eduard de Kock, an actor, who was born in 1905, and later known as Eddy Kock and starred in Kedok Ketawa (1940).[1][2]

Kock with her wife in Rentjong Aceh (1940)

Kock is a Christian Protestant.[3] He was married to Noni Magdalena who later became an actress and using the stage name Dewi Mada, the couple later joined the Dardanella troupe and starred together in Rentjong Atjeh (1940) and Matula (1941).[1] Their marriage lasted until Kock's death in 1945.[3] Mada died in 1947 in Cirebon, West Java.[3][2]

Kock made her film debut in Dr. Samsi (1937), a drama film adapted from modern play script by Andjar Asmara.[4] This film was produced in Calcutta, British Bombay, with the help from Radha Film Coy studio, and was advertised as the first Malay language film that was made in India.[4] The film later caused financial crisis and divided Dardanella into two groups.[4] Willy A. Piedro group later continued their journey to United States, and Andjar Asmara group returned to Dutch East Indies, including Kock.[4]

In 1940, Kock and his wife was recruited by The Teng Chun to started a career in film industry.[5] He along with his wife later starred in Rentjong Atjeh (1940), where he sings Oh Ajah dan Iboekoe by Mas Sardi, and the songs later was published into a book for publicity by JIF Music Department.[5]

In June 1945, Kock and his wife performed along with their troupe in Tegal, Central Java, for Lasjkar Rakjat.[3] During the soccer match on 23 June where Kock acted as the referee, he vomited a blood and later suffered a fall.[3][2] CPR was performed on him and he was rushed to the hospital where he died that night at the age of 41.[3][2] He was buried at Europese Begraafplaats Cemetery which was attended by Tegal residents and accompanied by the song "Djauh Dimata", according to his will.[3]