Baburao Pendharkar (22 June 1896 3 November 1967), was an Indian actor, director, film producer and writer.
Baburao Pendharkar was born on 22 June 1896 in Kolhapur in a Brahmin family. Born to Radhabai and her patron Dr Gopal Pendharkar, Baburao was related to quite a few film personalities in Indian film industry. His younger brother Bhalji Pendharkar was a famous film director, producer and writer. Other famous names in family included his younger maternal half-brother Master Vinayak, Radhabai's son after she married Karnataki, and maternal cousin V. Shantaram, son of Kamalabai, Radhabai's younger sister. Baburao married Shree Kumudini and had two sons and daughters each with her.
He died on 8 November 1967, in Bombay aged 71.
Baburao started his career in the era of silent films.