Rd Mochtar

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Rd Mochtar
Mochtar in Siti Akbari (1940)
Born(1918-05-31)31 May 1918
Cianjur, Dutch East Indies
OccupationActor
Years active1935–1991
Notable work

Hajji Raden Mochtar (born 31 May 1918), often credited as Rd Mochtar, was an Indonesian actor. Of noble descent, Mochtar was discovered by Albert Balink and first cast in the commercial failure Pareh (1936). Rising to popularity after the release of Terang Boelan the following year, he spent nearly sixty years in film, while also becoming a businessman and farmer.

Childhood and early career

Mochtar was born in Cianjur, West Java, on 31 May 1918.[1] He was a Javanese of priyayi (noble) descent. He had a brother, Rd. Kosasih, an actor, and R. Sujetti Djuariah (b. 1926), an actress.[2] Mochtar did his elementary school studies at a Taman Siswa school in Bandung.[1]

Mochtar and his wife, Sukarsih, in 1953

In 1935 Mochtar was cast in the leading role of Mahmud in

gulden to produce, was a commercial failure.[5] However, it was financially beneficial for Mochtar, who was paid a monthly retainer of 250 gulden.[6]

Balink recalled Mochtar for his next film,

Singapore dollars during its international release.[7] This led to Mochtar becoming a bankable star and often playing alongside Roekiah. The film also played a role in the establishment of a star system in the country's cinema.[1] Soon after the release of Terang Boelan Mochtar married the actress Soekarsih (b. 1918), whom he had met on the set of Pareh.[8]

After the success of Terang Boelan and Balink's emigration to the United States, most of the cast – including Mochtar – were signed with Tan's Film. Mochtar's first film with the company, Fatima (1938), was a commercial success, earning 200,000 gulden on a 7,000 gulden budget.[9] After making several further films, by 1940 Mochtar had left Tan's over a wage dispute. He made a further three films with Yo Kim Tjan's Populair Films before transferring to Action Film.[10]

Later career

During the Japanese occupation (1942–1945) and ensuing four-year revolution, Mochtar acted in several theatrical groups, including Terang Boelan, Bintang Soerabaja, and Pantai Warna. As the Indonesian film industry gained steam during the 1950s, Mochtar continued acting. Aside from Indonesian films, he also had a role in Rodrigo de Villa, by the Philippine company LVN Pictures.[1]

In the late 1950s the local film industry ebbed and Mochtar became a businessman, then later a farmer. In the mid-1960s he went on the hajj to Mecca, and in the 1970s he began acting again. During this period he received awards from both the West Javan and Jakartan governments for his acting.[1] He continued to be active in film until 1991.[11]

Filmography

Mochtar appeared in 69 films spanning a period of almost sixty years,[11] as follows:

References

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c d e Encyclopedia of Jakarta, Mochtar, Raden.
  2. ^ Sdt, Bb. (10 June 1951). "R. Sujetti Djuariah, Adik Kontan dari Rd. Mochtar". Aneka (in Indonesian). Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  3. ^ Biran 2009, p. 157.
  4. ^ Susanto 2003, p. 241.
  5. ^ Biran 2009, p. 160.
  6. ^ Biran 2009, p. 161.
  7. ^ Biran 2009, p. 171.
  8. ^ Filmindonesia.or.id, Pareh.
  9. ^ Biran 2009, p. 175.
  10. ^ Biran 2009, pp. 224, 227.
  11. ^ a b Filmindonesia.or.id, Filmografi untuk Rd Mochtar.

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