1885 in film

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Years in film
1870s
1880s 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889
1890s 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899
1900s 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909
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1920s 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929
1930s 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
1940s 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
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1960s 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
1970s 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980s 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990s 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
2000s 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010s 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
2020s 2020 2021 2022 2023
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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[]

• January 1 – Béla Balogh, Hungarian film director (died 1945)
• January 6 – Florence Turner, American actor (died 1946)
• January 11 – Jack Hoxie, American actor (died 1965)
• January 28 – Julia Cæsar, Swedish actress (died 1971)
• February 21 – Sacha Guitry, French actor, director, screenwriter and playwright (died 1957)
• March 1 – Lionel Atwill, British actor (died 1946)
• April 1 – Wallace Beery, American actor (died 1949)
• April 3 – Allan Dwan, Canadian-born director and screenwriter (died 1981)
• May 2 – Hedda Hopper, American actress and columnist (died 1966)
• May 7 – George 'Gabby' Hayes, American actor (died 1969)
• May 8 – Charles Dullin, French actor, director, theater manager (died 1949)
• May 21 – Oscar A.C. Lund. Swedish actor, screenwriter and director (died 1963)
• June 26 – Antonie Nedošinská, Czech actress (died 1950)
• July 21 – Jacques Feyder, Belgian actor, screenwriter and director (died 1948)
• July 29 – Theda Bara, American actress (died 1955)
• July 31 – Luigi Serventi, Italian actor (died 1976)
• September 22 – Erich von Stroheim, Austrian actor, filmmaker (died 1957)
• October 10 – Jean Peyrière, French actor (died 1965)
• October 18 – Amleto Novelli, Italian actor (died 1924)
• November 27 – Daniel Mendaille, French actor (died 1963)
• December 11 – Carlo Wieth, Danish actor (died 1943)