Delma Juzar (27 December 1928 – 18 August 1988), also known as Del Yuzar, was an Indonesian actor and soldier turned lawyer. Juzar made his film debut in ''

Darah dan Doa ''Darah dan Doa'' (; Indonesian for ''Blood and Prayer'', released internationally as ''The Long March'') is a 1950 Indonesian war film directed and produced by Usmar Ismail, telling the story of the Siliwangi Division and its leader Captain Su ...

'' (1950) and starred in several films before going to the Faculty of Law at

Universitas Indonesia The University of Indonesia (UI; ) is a public university in Depok, West Java and Salemba, Jakarta, Indonesia. It is one of the oldest tertiary-level educational institutions in Indonesia (known as the Dutch East Indies when UI was established), ...

in 1951.

Life and career

Juzar was born on 27 December 1928 in

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, Dutch East Indies, as the eldest child of the five children of Muhammad Juzar and Syahrizat Juzar. When still in school, he joined the school theatre troupe. Juzar attended officer training in Brastagi, where he later became a soldier during

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. When attending high school, he moved to

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to pursue his acting career. Later, when

Perfini Perfini (''Perusahaan Film Nasional Indonesia'', ''Indonesia National Film Company'') was an Indonesian film production company, based in Jakarta. It was most productive in Indonesian cinema in the 1950s. Its most notable directors were Usmar Isma ...

was looking for a newcomer actor, Juzar was chosen and later made his film debut by starring in

Usmar Ismail Usmar Ismail (20 March 1921 – 2 January 1971) was an Indonesian film director, author, journalist and revolutionary of Minangkabau descent. He is widely regarded as the native Indonesian pioneer of the cinema of Indonesia. Biography Ismail ...

's directed ''

'' (1950), where he played the role of Captain Sudarto.

Family

Juzar was married to Taty Hanafiah (b. 1929) and had four children: Dinda Esta Juzar, Dadi Santara Juzar, Danakarya Juzar, and Dafsah Arifah Juzar.

Death and legacy

On the night of 18 August 1988, Juzar died at the age of 59, after suffering from

lung cancer Lung cancer, also known as lung carcinoma, is a malignant tumor that begins in the lung. Lung cancer is caused by genetic damage to the DNA of cells in the airways, often caused by cigarette smoking or inhaling damaging chemicals. Damaged ...

for a month. His body was laid at his residence in

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, and was buried at Jeruk Purut Cemetery on 19 August.

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1928 births 1988 deaths Indonesian lawyers Indonesian actors University of Indonesia alumni {{Indonesia-actor-stub