Bachtiar Effendi

Bachtiar Effendi
Effendi, 1939
Born	After 1903 Padang, Dutch East Indies
Died	1 April 1976 Rome, Italy
Nationality	Indonesian
Known for	Acting and filmmaking
Spouses	Suhara Effendi Zuhara

Bachtiar Effendi (also spelled Bachtiar Effendy; after 1903 – 1 April 1976) was an Indonesian film actor and director who also served as a cultural critic. Beginning his film career in 1930, he made several works for Tan's Film before joining a drama troupe.

After spending ten years in British Malaya, he returned to Indonesia and directed several more films before being sent to Italy as a press attaché. He lived in the country for most of the remainder of his life, having found disfavour after supporting the Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Indonesia.