Ferry Kock

{{Infobox person

| name = Ferry Kock

| image = Ferry Kock p51.JPG

| caption = Kock in 1929

| birth_name = Frederik de Kock

| birth_date = {{birth date|1904|1|16|df=y}}

| birth_place = Ambon, Dutch East Indies

| death_date = {{death date and age|1945|6|23|1904|1|16|df=y}}

| death_place = Tegal, Central Java, Indonesia

| nationality = Indonesian

| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|singer}}

| years_active = 1929–1946

| spouse = Dewi Mada

}}

Frederik de Kock (16 January 1904 – 23 June 1945) was an Indonesian actor and singer who was active in the 1930s and 1940s. He was one of the top five stars of Dardanella, along with Devi Dja, Astaman, Tan Tjeng Bok, and Miss Riboet II.

Early life

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.{{Cite book |last=Hadimadja |first=Ramadhan Karta |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OBk0AAAAMAAJ |title=Gelombang hidupku: Dewi Dja dari Dardanella |date=1982 |publisher=Penerbit Sinar Harapan |pages=70 |language=id}} 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).

Personal life

File:Dewi Mada and Ferry Kok in Rentjong Atjeh, Star Magazine 2.20 (August 1940), p45.jpg

Kock is a Christian Protestant. 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). Their marriage lasted until Kock's death in 1945. Mada died in 1947 in Cirebon, West Java.

Career

Kock made her film debut in Dr. Samsi (1937), a drama film adapted from modern play script by Andjar Asmara.{{Cite book |last=Anisah |first=Umi Lestari, Julita Pratiwi, Efi Sri Handayani, Imelda Taurina Mandala, Lisabona Rahman, Siti |title=Ratna Asmara Perempuan di Dua Sisi Kamera |publisher=Indonesian Visual Art Archive |year=2022 |isbn=978-602-51638-5-2 |pages= |language=Id}} 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. The film later caused financial crisis and divided Dardanella into two groups. Willy A. Piedro group later continued their journey to United States, and Andjar Asmara group returned to Dutch East Indies, including Kock.

In 1940, Kock and his wife was recruited by The Teng Chun to started a career in film industry.{{Cite book |last1=Abdullah |first1=Taufik |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vulkAAAAMAAJ |title=Film indonesia: bagian I : 1900–1950 |last2=Biran |first2=Misbach Yusa |last3=Ardan |first3=S. M. |date=1993 |publisher=Dewan Film Nasional |language=id}} 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.

Death

In June 1945, Kock and his wife performed along with their troupe in Tegal, Central Java, for Lasjkar Rakjat.{{Cite news |title=Almarhum Ferry Kok Memilih lapangan bola untuk berangkatnja kerachmatullah |language=Id |pages=10–25 |work=Varia}} During the soccer match on 23 June where Kock acted as the referee, he vomited a blood and later suffered a fall.{{Cite book |last=Erkelens |first=Jaap |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qlt3zwEACAAJ |title=Dardanella, perintis teater Indonesia modern: duta kesenian Indonesia melanglang buana |date=2022 |publisher=Penerbit Buku Kompas |isbn=978-623-346-197-9 |pages=365 |language=id}} CPR was performed on him and he was rushed to the hospital where he died that night at the age of 41. He was buried at Europese Begraafplaats Cemetery which was attended by Tegal residents and accompanied by the song "Djauh Dimata", according to his will.