The following is an overview of the events of 1886 in film, including a list of notable films
| Month | Date | Name | Country | Profession | Died | |
| January | 11 | American | Actor | |||
| February | 9 | Ireland | Actor | |||
| March | 6 | US | Actress | |||
| 7 | US | Actress, Singer | ||||
| 18 | US | Actor | ||||
| April | 2 | Canada | Director | |||
| 8 | UK | Singer, Actress | ||||
| 13 | Austria | Actor | ||||
| May | 26 | Lithuania | Actor, Singer | |||
| July | 1 | France | Actress | |||
| 26 | Sweden | Actor | ||||
| September | 22 | US | Actor | |||
| 24 | US | Actor | ||||
| October | 4 | Spain | Actor | |||
| 12 | Denmark | Actor | ||||
| 17 | US | Actor | ||||
| 25 | UK | Actor | ||||