Rudolf Canesius Soemolang Wowor (13 December 1941 – 5 October 2018), better known as Rudy Wowor was a Dutch Indonesian dancer and actor of Indonesian cinema, often playing the role of Dutch antagonist. Wowor was of Indo descent and a citizen of

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and

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Biography

Son of a Dutch mother and a Manadonese father, he started his film career in the 1970s. Famous films he starred in include ''Virgin Dreams'' (1976), ''Aladdin'' (1980), ''

Tjoet Nja' Dhien ''Tjoet Nja' Dhien'' (pronounced ) is a 1988 Indonesian film directed by Eros Djarot and starring Piet Burnama, Christine Hakim, Rudy Wowor, and Slamet Rahardjo. Based on the life's story of female Acehnese people, Acehnese guerrilla leader Cut N ...

'' (1988), ''Soerabaia '45'' (1990), '' Merah Putih'' (2009 film), and '' Java Heat'' (2013). He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor 1988 FFI for the film ''Tjoet Nja' Dhien''.

Career

Aside from acting, Wowor was also a dancer and choreographer. In 2007, Wowor became the permanent judge for the dance reality show titled ''Dance Celebrity Quiz''. Wowor had also written for ''Elle ''magazine and other periodicals. Having mastered seven languages, he also wrote in Spanish and Australian newspapers. Wowor died on 5 October 2018 from

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, aged 76.

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