List of Famous people who born in 1905

Werner Scharf was a German actor. He appeared in more than 45 films between 1929 and 1945.

John Lowell Russell Jr., sometimes credited as Jack Russell, was an American cinematographer who was known for his work on films like Psycho as well as his extensive work on TV.

Fred Kohlmar was a New York City-born film producer. The former agent worked as an executive assistant to Samuel Goldwyn before becoming a producer in the 1930s. He worked for 20th Century Fox, Paramount Pictures, and Columbia Pictures. Lee Kohlmar was his father.

Nestor Paiva was an American actor of Portuguese descent. He is most famous for his recurring role of Teo Gonzales the innkeeper in Walt Disney's Spanish Western series Zorro and its feature film The Sign of Zorro, as well as Lucas the boat captain in Creature from the Black Lagoon and its sequel Revenge of the Creature.

Mischa Auer was a Russian-born American actor who moved to Hollywood in the late 1920s. He first appeared in film in 1928. Auer had a long career playing in many of the era's best known films. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1936 for his performance in the screwball comedy My Man Godfrey, which led to further zany comedy roles. He later moved into television and acted in films again in France and Italy well into the 1960s.

Mikio Naruse was a Japanese filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer who directed 89 films spanning the period 1930 to 1967.