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Johny Indo

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Johny Indo
Born
Johanes Hubertus Eijkenboom

(1948-11-06)November 6, 1948
Garut, Indonesia
DiedJanuary 26, 2020(2020-01-26) (aged 71)
Jakarta, Indonesia
NationalityIndonesian
Other namesJohny Indo
H. Umar Billah
Occupation(s)Actor, Islamic preacher
Years active1987–2020
Parents
  • Mathias Eijkenboom (father)
  • Sophia (mother)

H. Umar Billah bin Muhammad Yahya, born Johanes Hubertus Eijkenboom, or more popularly known as Johny Indo (November 6, 1948 – January 26, 2020), was an Indonesian actor.

Biography

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Johny Indo was born with the name Johanes Hubertus Eijkenboom to a Dutch father and an Indonesian mother. His father was Mathias Eijkenboom (later Muhammad Yahya), a Dutch soldier who came to Indonesia during the first Dutch Military Aggression, July–August 1947.[1]

Johny Indo was originally known as a gold shop robber in Jakarta and its surroundings in the 1970s era which was carried out during the day with his Pachinko group (City China Troops).[2] Johny Indo's most famous action was to rob a gold shop in Cikini, Central Jakarta, in 1979.

Johny Indo was arrested in Sukabumi after the Pachinko group was first arrested.[2] Johny Indo was then sentenced to 14 years in prison and thrown into the Nusakambangan prison. However, after only three years of serving his sentence, he and a gang of 34 people tried to escape from Nusakambangan, but he was caught after surviving 12 days.[3]

After being free, he had played in a number of films, one of which was the story of himself in the film Johny Indo in 1987.[4] In his old age, he still travels around preaching Islam and has the alias Umar Billah.[4]

He died on January 26, 2020, after experiencing shortness of breath.[5]

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "Perjalanan Johny Indo, Perampok Cerdik dan Licin". Historia - Majalah Sejarah Populer Pertama di Indonesia (in Indonesian). 2020-01-28. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
  2. ^ a b Mantan Perampok Johny Indo Tampil di Acara K!ck Andy Archived 2012-03-20 at the Wayback Machine, diakses pada 3 Juni 2010
  3. ^ Islam: Jalan Lurus Johny Indo Archived 2007-05-23 at the Wayback Machine, diakses pada 3 Juni 2010
  4. ^ a b Tobat Total Johny Indo, diakses pada 3 Juni 2010
  5. ^ "Johnny Indo Meninggal Dunia. Koran Merapi cetak edisi 27 Januari 2020.