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 custom employees. He was known for being typecast as 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 went to Faculty of Law at University of Indonesia in 1950.
Personal life
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.
Career
In 1950, Moward was concerned about the quality of Indonesian film. 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). He later starred in several films, such as Krisis (1953) and received a critical response for his independent role in the early 1950s. Moward later take a hiatus from acting to became a customs employee and returned to 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 Indonesian Film Festival in Medan, in 1975. He later starred in another films, such as: Rahasia Perawan (1975), Inem Pelayan Sexy (1976), Skandal (1978), Diujung Malam (1979), and etc. His last film role was in Rojali dan Zuleha (1979) which earned him a critical response along with his another four films role; Krisis, Tauhid (1964), Mama (1972), Atheis (1974), and Inem Pelayan Sexy series. In 1980, Moward was cast in production of Bidadari dari Surga film, but he died before the film being finished.