Movie star Farouk Afero dies at 65

JAKARTA: Film star Farouk Afero passed away on Sunday night at Pondok Indah Hospital in South Jakarta, due to illness. He was 65.

A nurse at the hospital declined to say which illness the film star had been suffering from or how long he had been hospitalized before his death.

Born in Pakistan on June 4, 1938, the Indonesian celebrity is survived by his wife and four children.

Farouk, known as an antagonist actor, won an award in 1976 as the best supporting actor for his work in the film titled Laila Majenun, directed by Syuman Djaja.

He first starred in Expedisi Terakhir (The Last Expedition) in 1964.

But it was his role as a pimp in Berbafas Dalam Lumpur (1970) directed by Turino Djunaedi, which launched him into stardom. --Antara