List of Famous people who died at 81

Paul Benjamin was an American actor.

Bergetta "Dorothy" Peterson was an American actress. She began her acting career on Broadway before appearing in more than eighty Hollywood films.

Paul Groesse was a Hungarian-born American art director. He won three Academy Awards and was nominated for another eight in the category Best Art Direction.

Eduardo Davino was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Palestrina, Italy.

Lorenzo "Renzo" Mongiardino was an Italian architect, interior designer and production designer. He was nominated for two Academy Awards in the category Best Art Direction.

William F. (Francis) Claxton was an American film and television producer, editor and director. He made a number of films for Robert L. Lippert. He also directed and produced episodes of Bonanza, the NBC-TV series Little House on the Prairie, and also directed episodes of the NBC-TV series Father Murphy, The Rifleman, The Twilight Zone, Fame, and The High Chaparral.