List of Famous people who died at 81

Olivette Thibault was a Canadian stage, film and television actress from Quebec. She is most noted for her role as Tante Cécile in Mon oncle Antoine, for which she won the Canadian Film Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1971.

Ricardo Costa was a Portuguese film director. He wrote texts on cinema, vision, and language.

Raymond Hermantier was a French actor, born in Lyon, France as Raymond Maroutian.

Pietro Giudici was an Italian professional racing cyclist. He rode in two editions of the Tour de France.

José Salazar López was a Mexican Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Guadalajara from 1970 to 1987, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1973.

Ülkü Tamer, was a Turkish poet, journalist, actor and translator.

Richard Sale, was an American screenwriter, pulp writer, and film director.