Darussalam (12 September 1920 – 26 April 1993) was an Indonesian actor who appeared in more than seventy films in his forty-year career.

Born in Bengkulu, he studied to be nurse before migrating to theatre during the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies, marrying Netty Herawaty while with the troupe Irama Masa.

The two were soon married; according to an interview with Kentjana magazine, they fell in love while on a boat bringing Irama Masa back from Makassar.

[6] Darussalam and Herawaty made their feature film debut in Young's Saputangan (1949), based on the stage play of the same name.

The first of these, the Indonesian version of Rodrigo de Villa (1952), featured Herawaty as the film's female lead, opposite Rd Mochtar; Darussalam was given a supporting role.

[1] Upon the group's return to Indonesia, Darussalam appeared in such Persari films as Gara-gara Hadiah (1953) and Air Pasang (1954).

[1] Aside from one performance, in 1960's Ibu Mertua, Darussalam remained off the screen until being cast in Malin Kundang (1971), a film produced by Malik's widow Elly Yunara.

[1][9] Together with Herawaty, as well as actors such as Fifi Young and Tan Tjeng Bok [id], he starred in the television serial Senyum Jakarta.

[11] Darussalam won a Citra Award for Best Supporting Actor at the 1987 Indonesian Film Festival for his performance as Mustakim in Kodrat.

The following year, he was nominated for another Citra Award for Best Supporting Actor for his acting in Ayahku [id], but lost to Didi Petet (Cinta Anak Jaman).