Moesa Pancho
Born
Ternate, Dutch East Indies
NationalityIndonesian
Occupation
  • Actor
Years active1938–1942
ChildrenHabibah
RelativesHadidjah (granddaughter)
Idris Sardi (great-grandson)
Lukman Sardi (great-great-grandson)

Moesa Pancho, also credited as Moesa, was an Indonesian actor who was the founder of Tangkiwood. He was the father of actress Habibah, grandfather of actress Hadidjah, great-grandfather of musician Idris Sardi, as well great-great-grandfather of actor Lukman Sardi.

Life and career

Moesa was born in Ternate, Dutch East Indies.[1] He later married and had a daughter, Habibah, who went to became an actress and starred together with him in Fatima (1938).[1][2] Habibah later married to Harun Seman, a stage actor, and later gave birth to a daughter, Hadidjah, who also went to became an actress and starred together with him in Alang-Alang (1939).[1] Moesa later became a stage and film actor which was known in Asia and then starred in several films, such as: Matjan Berbisik (1940), Harta Berdarah (1940), Bajar dengan Djiwa (1940), Mega Mendoeng (1941), and made his last film appearance in Garoeda Mas (1941).[3]

Due to his popularity, Moesa was given a house at Tangki Lio street in Mangga Besar, West Jakarta, by Tan Ing Hi, the owner of Princen Park.[4] The village later turned into an artists village and was named Tangkiwood by Bing Slamet, a parody of Hollywood, which was being inhabited by artists from the 1940s until 1950s, including Laila Sari.[4] Moesa's was resided at Gang Tangkiwood II next to Warung Sengki in front of Beton river and next to the house of other artists who came from Java, Palembang, and Philippines.[4]

His great-grandson, Idris Sardi, is a musician from Hadidjah marriage to Mas Sardi.[1][5] Idris later married to Zerlita and had a son, Lukman Sardi, who later went to become an actor.[6]

Citations

Works cited

  • Kristanto, J. B. (2005). Katalog film Indonesia, 1926-2005 (in Indonesian). Nalar bekerjasama dengan Fakultas Film dan Televisi, Institut Kesenian Jakarta, Sinematek Indonesia. ISBN 978-979-99395-3-1.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Ikhtisar, Lefo id-Lefo. "Moesa Ternate, Tangkiwood dan Para Maestro Indonesia - Tulisan Lefo Ikhtisar". www.lefo.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  2. ↑ Pruwanto (2013-10-10). "Ibunda Idris Sardi Meninggal". Tempo. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  3. ↑ Kristanto 2005, p. 455.
  4. 1 2 3 Juniman, Puput Tripeni. "Yang Tersisa dari Kampung Artis dan Kapal 'Mesum' Tangkiwood". hiburan (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  5. ↑ Fathiyah, Alia, ed. (2014-04-28). "Idris Sardi Keturunan Maestro Musik". Tempo (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  6. ↑ Media, Kompas Cyber (2021-12-03). "Cerita Lukman Sardi Punya Banyak Saudara di Jakarta". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-12-15.
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