1885 in film#Births
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The following is an overview of the events of 1885 in film, including a list of notable births.
Events
- American inventors George Eastman and Hannibal Goodwin each invent a sensitized celluloid base roll photographic film to replace the glass plates then in use.
Births
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| Month | Date | Name | Country | Profession | Died | |
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| rowspan=4 style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"| January | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | Béla Balogh | style="text-align:center;"| Hungary | style="text-align:center;"| Director | 1945 | ||
| style="text-align:center;"| 6 | Florence Turner | style="text-align:center;"| US | style="text-align:center;"| Actress | 1946 | ||
| style="text-align:center;"| 11 | Jack Hoxie | style="text-align:center;"| US | style="text-align:center;"| Actor | 1965 | ||
| style="text-align:center;"| 28 | Julia Cæsar | style="text-align:center;"| Sweden | style="text-align:center;"| Actress | 1971 | ||
| rowspan=1 style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"| February
| style="text-align:center;"| 21 | Sacha Guitry | style="text-align:center;"| France | style="text-align:center;"| Actor, director, screenwriter | 1957 | ||
| rowspan=1 style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"| March
| style="text-align:center;"| 1 | Lionel Atwill | style="text-align:center;"| UK | style="text-align:center;"| Actor | 1946 | {{cite web |title=Lionel Atwill |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f46b0ad |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624114409/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f46b0ad |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 24, 2016 |website=BFI |access-date=25 December 2022 |language=en}} | |
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"| April
| style="text-align:center;"| 1 | Wallace Beery | style="text-align:center;"| US | style="text-align:center;"| Actor | 1949 | ||
| style="text-align:center;"| 3 | Allan Dwan | style="text-align:center;"| Canada | style="text-align:center;"| Director, screenwriter | 1981 | ||
| rowspan=4 style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"| May
| style="text-align:center;"| 2 | Hedda Hopper | style="text-align:center;"| US | style="text-align:center;"| Actress, Columnist | 1966 | ||
| style="text-align:center;"| 7 | George "Gabby" Hayes | style="text-align:center;"| US | style="text-align:center;"| Actor | 1969 | ||
| style="text-align:center;"| 8 | Charles Dullin | style="text-align:center;"| France | style="text-align:center;"| Actor, director | 1949 | ||
| style="text-align:center;"| 21 | Oscar A. C. Lund | style="text-align:center;"| Sweden | style="text-align:center;"| Actor, screenwriter, director | 1963 | ||
| rowspan=1 style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"| June
| style="text-align:center;"| 26 | Antonie Nedošinská | style="text-align:center;"| Czechia | style="text-align:center;"| Actress | 1950 | ||
| rowspan=4 style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"| July
| style="text-align:center;"| 15 | Tom Kennedy | style="text-align:center;"| US | style="text-align:center;"| Actor | 1965 | ||
| style="text-align:center;"| 21 | Jacques Feyder | style="text-align:center;"| Belgium | style="text-align:center;"| Actor, screenwriter, director | 1948 | ||
| style="text-align:center;"| 29 | Theda Bara | style="text-align:center;"| UK | style="text-align:center;"| Actress | 1955 | ||
| style="text-align:center;"| 31 | Luigi Serventi | style="text-align:center;"| Italy | style="text-align:center;"| Actor | 1976 | ||
| rowspan=1 style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"| September
| style="text-align:center;"| 22 | Erich von Stroheim | style="text-align:center;"| Austria | style="text-align:center;"| Actor, Filmmaker | 1957 | ||
| rowspan=3 style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"| October
| style="text-align:center;"| 10 | Jean Peyrière | style="text-align:center;"| France | style="text-align:center;"| Actor | 1965 | ||
| style="text-align:center;"| 18 | Amleto Novelli | style="text-align:center;"| Italy | style="text-align:center;"| Actor | 1924 | ||
| style="text-align:center;"| 20 | Purnell Pratt | style="text-align:center;"| US | style="text-align:center;"| Actor | 1941 | ||
| rowspan=1 style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"| November
| style="text-align:center;"| 27 | Daniel Mendaille | style="text-align:center;"| France | style="text-align:center;"| Actor | 1963 | ||
| rowspan=1 style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"| December
| style="text-align:center;"| 11 | Carlo Wieth | style="text-align:center;"| Denmark | style="text-align:center;"| Actor | 1943 |
References
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External links
- [https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?title_type=feature,short&release_date=1885-01-01,1885-12-31&adult=include&sort=num_votes,desc List of 1885 films] at IMDb
- [https://www.imdb.com/search/name/?death_date=1885-01-01,1885-12-31&adult=include List of 1885 deaths] at IMDb
- [https://www.imdb.com/search/name/?birth_date=1885-01-01,1885-12-31&adult=include List of 1885 births] at IMDb
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