The year 1906 in film involved some significant events.
Events
- 26 December - The world's first feature film, The Story of the Kelly Gang, is released.
Films released in 1906
- Aladdin, or the Wonderful Lamp, directed by Ferdinand Zecca
- The Automobile Thieves, directed by J. Stuart Blackton
- Dream of a Rarebit Fiend, directed by Edwin S. Porter
- The Gans-Nelson Contest
- The Hilarious Poster, directed by Georges Melies
- Humorous Phases of Funny Faces, directed by J. Stuart Blackton
- Magic Rose, directed by Segundo de Chomon
- The Merry Frolics of Satan, directed by Georges Melies
- The Mysterious Retort, directed by Georges Melies
- The '?' Motorist, directed by Robert W. Paul
- San Francisco: Aftermath Of Earthquake, directed by Robert K. Bonine
- The Scheming Gambler's Paradise, directed by Georges Melies
- The Story of the Kelly Gang, directed by Charles Tait
- A Trip Down Market Street, directed by the Miles Brothers
- A Visit To Peek Frean and Co's Biscuit Works
- Whitsuntide Fair At Preston, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon
- A Winter Straw Ride, directed by Edwin S. Porter
Births
- January 14 - William Bendix, actor (d. 1964)
- February 5 - John Carradine, actor (d. 1988)
- February 7 - Colette Darfeuil, actress (d. 1998)
- February 10 - Lon Chaney, Jr., actor (d. 1973)
- February 17 - Mary Brian, actress (d. 2002)
- February 26 - Madeleine Carroll, actress (d. 1987)
- March 1 - Camilla Spira, actress (d. 1997)
- March 6 - Lou Costello, comedian, actor (d. 1959)
- March 17 - Brigitte Helm, actress (died 1996)
- April 22 - Eddie Albert, actor (d. 2005)
- April 26 - Renate Müller, actress (d. 1937)
- May 1 - Josephine Dunn, actress (d. 1983)
- May 3 - Mary Astor, actress (d. 1987)
- May 8 - Roberto Rossellini, film director (d. 1977)
- May 19 - Bruce Bennett, actor (d. 2007)
- May 21 - Lola Lane, singer, actress (d. 1981)
- May 30 - Lyda Roberti, actress (d. 1938)
- June 22 - Billy Wilder, director, screenwriter (d. 2002)
- June 26 - Alberto Rabagliati, singer, actor (d. 1974)
- July 3 - George Sanders, actor (d. 1972)
- July 14 - Olive Borden, actress (d. 1947)
- July 29 - Thelma Todd, actress (d. 1935)
- August 5
- Joan Hickson, actress (d. 1998)
- John Huston, director, actor (d. 1987)
- August 9 - Dorothy Jordan, actress (d. 1988)
- August 18 - Marcel Carné, director (died 1996)
- August 30 - Joan Blondell, actress (d. 1979)
- September 4 - Dita Parlo, actress (d. 1971)
- September 15 - Jacques Becker, director (d. 1960)
- October 6 - Janet Gaynor, actress (d. 1984)
- November 2 - Luchino Visconti, Italian director (d. 1976)
- November 14 - Louise Brooks, actress (d. 1985)
- December 6 - Onest Conley, actor (d. 1989)
- December 25 - Lew Grade, producer (d. 1998)
- December 27 - Oscar Levant, composer, screenwriter, actor (d. 1972)
- December 30 - Carol Reed, director (d. 1976)
Deaths
- May 23 - Henrik Ibsen, author
- July 18 - Gaynor Rowlands, (lantern actress)
Debuts
- Florence Lawrence - The Automobile Thieves (short)
- Gabrielle Robinne - The Troubadour (short)