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1981 in film

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The following is an overview of events in 1981 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.

Highest-grossing films (U.S.)

The top ten films released in 1981 by box office gross in North America are as follows:

RankTitleDistributorBox-office gross12345678910
*Raiders of the Lost Ark*Paramount$212,222,025
*On Golden Pond*Universal$119,285,432
*Superman II*Warner Bros.$108,185,706
*Arthur*$95,461,682
*Stripes*Columbia$85,297,000
*The Cannonball Run*[20th Century Fox](20th-century-fox)$72,179,579
*Chariots of Fire*Warner Bros. / [20th Century Fox](20th-century-fox)$58,972,904
*For Your Eyes Only*United Artists$54,812,802
*The Four Seasons*Universal$50,427,646
*Time Bandits*Embassy$42,365,581

Events

  • January 20 – Former Governor of California and film actor Ronald Reagan is inaugurated president.
  • March 30 – The 53rd Academy Awards are postponed due to the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan earlier that day. They are held the following day with a message from the President recorded for the ceremony prior to the assassination attempt.
  • May 16 – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquires beleaguered concurrent United Artists. UA was humiliated by the astronomical losses on the $40,000,000 movie Heaven's Gate, a major factor in the decision of owner Transamerica to sell it.
  • June 8 – Marvin Davis acquires 20th Century Fox for $720 million.
  • June 12 – Raiders of the Lost Ark is released by Paramount Pictures. It became Paramount's highest-grossing film of all time and set a major standard for many action-adventure movies to date and spawned four sequels.
  • August 21 – An American Werewolf in London is released and becomes a landmark in Visual Effects and Makeup.
  • October 1 – MGM president and chief operating officer David Begelman becomes chairman and chief executive officer of United Artists.
  • November 1 – United International Pictures is created to handle international distribution of films for United Artists, MGM, Universal Pictures and Paramount Pictures to replace Cinema International Corporation following MGM's acquisition of UA.
  • November 25 – Norman Lear and his partner Jerry Perenchio agree to buy Avco Embassy for $25 million.
  • November 29 – Actress Natalie Wood drowns in a boating accident off Santa Catalina Island.

Awards

Category/Organization[39th Golden Globe Awards](39th-golden-globe-awards)
January 30, 1982[35th BAFTA Awards](35th-british-academy-film-awards)
March 18, 1982[54th Academy Awards](54th-academy-awards)
March 29, 1982DramaMusical or Comedy
Best Film*On Golden Pond**Arthur**Chariots of Fire*
Best DirectorWarren Beatty
*Reds*Louis Malle
*Atlantic City*Warren Beatty
*Reds*
Best ActorHenry Fonda
*On Golden Pond*Dudley Moore
*Arthur*Burt Lancaster
*Atlantic City*Henry Fonda
*On Golden Pond*
Best ActressMeryl Streep
*The French Lieutenant's Woman*Bernadette Peters
*Pennies from Heaven*Meryl Streep
*The French Lieutenant's Woman*Katharine Hepburn
*On Golden Pond*
Best Supporting ActorJohn Gielgud
*Arthur*Ian Holm
*Chariots of Fire*John Gielgud
*Arthur*
Best Supporting ActressJoan Hackett
*Only When I Laugh*N/AMaureen Stapleton
*Reds*
Best Screenplay, AdaptedErnest Thompson
*On Golden Pond*Bill Forsyth
*Gregory's Girl*Ernest Thompson
*On Golden Pond*
Best Screenplay, OriginalColin Welland
*Chariots of Fire*
Best Original ScoreN/ACarl Davis
*The French Lieutenant's Woman*Vangelis
*Chariots of Fire*
Best Original Song"Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)"
*Arthur*N/A"Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)"
*Arthur*
Best Foreign Language Film*Chariots of Fire*N/A*Mephisto*

Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival): :Man of Iron (Człowiek z żelaza), directed by Andrzej Wajda, Poland

Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival): :Marianne and Juliane (Die Bleierne Zeit), directed by Margarethe von Trotta, W. Germany

Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival): :Faster, Faster (Deprisa, deprisa / Vivre vite), directed by Carlos Saura, Spain / France

1981 films

By country/region

  • List of American films of 1981
  • List of Argentine films of 1981
  • List of Australian films of 1981
  • List of Bangladeshi films of 1981
  • List of British films of 1981
  • List of Canadian films of 1981
  • List of French films of 1981
  • List of Hong Kong films of 1981
  • List of Indian films of 1981
    • List of Hindi films of 1981
    • List of Kannada films of 1981
    • List of Malayalam films of 1981
    • List of Marathi films of 1981
    • List of Tamil films of 1981
    • List of Telugu films of 1981
  • List of Japanese films of 1981
  • List of Mexican films of 1981
  • List of Pakistani films of 1981
  • List of South Korean films of 1981
  • List of Soviet films of 1981
  • List of Spanish films of 1981

By genre/medium

  • List of action films of 1981
  • List of animated feature films of 1981
  • List of avant-garde films of 1981
  • List of comedy films of 1981
  • List of drama films of 1981
  • List of horror films of 1981
  • List of science fiction films of 1981
  • List of thriller films of 1981
  • List of western films of 1981

Births

  • January 1
    • Jonas Armstrong, Irish-English actor
    • Eden Riegel, American actress
  • January 6
    • Betty Gabriel, American actress
    • Rinko Kikuchi, Japanese actress and director
    • Jérémie Renier, Belgian actor
  • January 8 – Genevieve Cortese, American actress
  • January 15 - Pitbull, American rapper and actor
  • January 17
    • Scott Mechlowicz, American actor
    • Diogo Morgado, Portuguese actor
  • January 18 - Antje Traue, German actress
  • January 19 - Elizabeth Tulloch, American actress
  • January 20
    • Daniel Cudmore, Canadian actor
    • Crystal Lowe, Canadian actress and director
  • January 21
    • Amanda Aday, American actress
    • Izabella Miko, Polish actress and dancer
    • David F. Sandberg, Swedish filmmaker
  • January 22
    • O. T. Fagbenle, British actor, writer and director
    • Willa Ford, American singer, songwriter, model, television personality and actress
    • Beverley Mitchell, American actress
  • January 23 - Julia Jones, American actress
  • January 24 – Carrie Coon, American actress
  • January 25 - Charlie Bewley, English actor and producer
  • January 28
    • Gen Hoshino, Japanese actor and singer
    • Elijah Wood, American actor
  • January 29 - Tenoch Huerta, Mexican actor
  • January 30 – Chieko Higuchi, Japanese voice actress
  • January 31 – Justin Timberlake, American singer and actor
  • February 2 - Emily Rose, American actress
  • February 5
    • Lee Eon, South Korean actor and model (d. 2008)
    • Sara Foster, American actress
    • Nora Zehetner, American actress
  • February 7 - James Snyder, American actor and singer
  • February 8
    • Dawn Olivieri, American actress
    • Jim Parrack, American actor
  • February 9 – Tom Hiddleston, English actor
  • February 10
    • Uzo Aduba, American actress
    • Stephanie Beatriz, Argentine actress
  • February 11
    • Sonia Rolland, French-Rwandan actress
    • Kelly Rowland, American singer and actress
  • February 12
    • Jesse Hutch, Canadian actor
    • Lauri Lagle, Estonian actor, director and screenwriter
  • February 14 - Patrick Heusinger, American actor
  • February 17 –
    • Joseph Gordon-Levitt, American actor
    • Paris Hilton, American media personality, singer and actress
  • February 19
    • Beth Ditto, American singer-songwriter
    • Ethan Rains, Iranian-American actor
  • February 20 - Majandra Delfino, American actress and singer
  • February 22 – Elodie Yung, French actress
  • February 23
    • Josh Gad, American actor and comedian
    • Mai Nakahara, Japanese voice actress
  • February 25 - Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Mexican actor
  • February 26 - Demetrius Grosse, American actor and producer
  • February 27 - Josh Groban, American singer-songwriter and actor
  • March 2
    • Amos Crawley, Canadian actor
    • Bryce Dallas Howard, American actress
  • March 3
    • Austin Highsmith Garces, American actress
    • Eugene, South Korean actress and singer
  • March 5 - Hanna Alström, Swedish actress
  • March 6 – Ellen Muth, American actress
  • March 7 – Mona Fastvold, Norwegian filmmaker and actress
  • March 11
    • David Anders, American actor
    • Matthias Schweighöfer, German actor and filmmaker
  • March 12 - Lisa Durupt, Canadian actress
  • March 17 - Nicky Jam, American singer and actor
  • March 18 - Chris Geere, English actor
  • March 20 - Jake Hoffman, American actor and writer
  • March 21 - Rini Bell, American actress
  • March 22 - Tiffany Dupont, American actress
  • March 23 - Luciana Carro, Canadian actress
  • March 24 - Philip Winchester, American actor
  • March 27 - Quim Gutiérrez, Spanish actor
  • March 28 – Julia Stiles, American actress
  • March 29
    • Alexander Fehling, German actor
    • Alain Moussi, Canadian-Gabonese actor and stuntman
  • March 30 - Katy Mixon, American actress
  • March 31
    • Ryan Bingham, American singer-songwriter and actor
    • Ryōko Shintani, Japanese voice actress
  • April 1 - Hannah Spearritt, English actress and singer
  • April 6
    • Eliza Coupe, American actress and comedian
    • Niko Nicotera, German-born American actor
  • April 8 - Taylor Kitsch, Canadian actor and model
  • April 9 - Moran Atias, Israeli actress
  • April 10
    • Laura Bell Bundy, American actress
    • Harry Hadden-Paton, British actor
    • Michael Pitt, American actor
  • April 13 – Courtney Peldon, American actress
  • April 16 - Russell Harvard, American actor
  • April 17 - Charlie Hofheimer, American actor
  • April 19
    • Hayden Christensen, Canadian actor
    • Catalina Sandino Moreno, Colombian actress
  • April 23 – Gemma Whelan, English actress
  • April 24 - Sasha Barrese, American actress
  • April 26
    • Mariana Ximenes, Brazilian actress
    • Luke Ford, Canadian-Australian actor
    • Amit Shah, English actor
  • April 28
    • Jessica Alba, American actress
    • Toby Leonard Moore, Australian actor
    • Catherine Reitman, Canadian-American actress, producer and writer
  • April 29 - Alex Vincent, American actor and writer
  • April 30
    • Kunal Nayyar, British actor
    • Emma Pierson, English actress
    • Rose Rollins, American actress
  • May 2 – Rina Satō, Japanese voice actress
  • May 3 – Natalie Tong, Hong Kong actress and model
  • May 4 - Angel Oquendo, American actor
  • May 5
    • Danielle Fishel, American actress
    • Farid Kamil, Malaysian actor and film director
  • May 8 - Kaan Urgancıoğlu, Turkish actor
  • May 10 – Qurrat Ann Kadwani, American actress
  • May 11
    • JP Karliak, American actor, voice actor and comedian
    • Austin O'Brien, American actor
  • May 12 – Rami Malek, American actor
  • May 13 - Ryan Piers Williams, American actor, director and writer
  • May 15 – Jamie-Lynn Sigler, American actress
  • May 16 - Joseph Morgan, English actor
  • May 18 - Allen Leech, Irish actor
  • May 21 - Belladonna, American actress, director and producer
  • May 28 – Laura Bailey, American voice actress
  • May 29
    • Justin Chon, American actor, director and YouTube personality
    • Anders Holm, American actor, comedian, writer and producer
  • June 1
    • Johnny Pemberton, American actor, comedian and podcaster
    • Amy Schumer, American comedian and actress
  • June 4 – T.J. Miller, American actor, stand-up comedian, producer and writer
  • June 7 – Larisa Oleynik, American actress
  • June 9 – Natalie Portman, Israeli-American actress
  • June 10 – Jonathan Bennett, American actor
  • June 12
    • Jeremy Howard, American actor
    • Malachi Pearson, American actor
  • June 13 – Chris Evans, American actor
  • June 14 – Chauncey Leopardi, American actor
  • June 20 – Alisan Porter, American former actress
  • June 23 - Joe Taslim, Indonesian actor and martial artist
  • June 26 - Jimmy Ray Bennett, American actor
  • June 28 - Jon Watts, American filmmaker
  • June 30
    • Tom Burke, English actor
    • Anna Slotky, American former actress
  • July 1 - Amanda Lucas, American retired professional mixed martial artist and actress
  • July 3 - Rebecca Honig, American voice actress
  • July 4 - Tahar Rahim, French actor
  • July 5 - Ryan Hansen, American actor and comedian
  • July 13
    • Fran Kranz, American actor and director
    • Michael Mando, Canadian actor
  • July 17 - Michiel Huisman, Dutch actor
  • July 21
    • Davide Perino, Italian actor and voice actor
    • Romeo Santos, American singer-songwriter and actor
  • July 22 - Josh Lawson, Australian actor and filmmaker
  • July 23 - Raphaël Personnaz, French actor
  • July 24
    • Mohammed Amer, Palestinian-American stand-up comedian and actor
    • Summer Glau, American actress
    • Sheaun McKinney, American actor
    • Lauren Miller Rogen, American actress, comedian, screenwriter and director
  • July 28 - Neil Casey, American actor, writer and comedian
  • July 30 – Lisa Wilhoit, American actress
  • July 31 - Eric Lively, American former actor
  • August 1 – Taylor Fry, American former child actress
  • August 3 – Travis Willingham, American voice actor
  • August 4
    • Marques Houston, American singer and actor
    • Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, American former actress and model
    • Valerie LaPointe, American storyboard artist and director
    • Abigail Spencer, American actress
  • August 5 - Jesse Williams, American actor, director and producer
  • August 6 – Leslie Odom Jr., American actor
  • August 8
    • Tongayi Chirisa, Zimbabwean actor and singer
    • Meagan Good, American actress
  • August 10 - Jon Prescott, American actor
  • August 20
    • Ben Barnes, English actor
    • Michael Rady, American actor
  • August 22
    • Ross Marquand, American impressionist, actor and producer
    • Takumi Saito, Japanese actor
  • August 24 – Chad Michael Murray, American actor
  • August 25 – Rachel Bilson, American actress
  • August 27
    • Patrick J. Adams, Canadian actor
    • Sugar Lyn Beard, Canadian actress and radio personality
  • August 29 - Émilie Dequenne, Belgian actress (d. 2025)
  • August 31 - Joshua Close, Canadian actor
  • September 1
    • Michael Adamthwaite, Canadian actor
    • Boyd Holbrook, American actor
  • September 3
    • Evgeniya Brik, Russian actress (d. 2022)
    • David Shae, American actor
  • September 4 – Beyoncé Knowles, American singer and actress
  • September 8 – Jonathan Taylor Thomas, American actor
  • September 9 - Julie Gonzalo, Argentine-American actress
  • September 12
    • Jennifer Hudson, American singer and actress
    • Elle LaMont, American actress
  • September 14 - Miyavi, Japanese guitarist, singer-songwriter and actor
  • September 15 - Ben Schwartz, American actor, voice actor, comedian, improviser, writer, director and producer
  • September 16
    • Fan Bingbing, Chinese actress, model, producer and singer
    • Alexis Bledel, American actress
  • September 17 - Griff Furst, American actor, producer and director
  • September 18 - Jennifer Tisdale, American actress and singer
  • September 22 - Ashley Eckstein, American actress
  • September 23 – Misti Traya, American actress
  • September 24
    • Yuki Matsuzaki, Japanese actor
    • Fernanda Urrejola, Chilean actress
  • September 26 – Christina Milian, American singer and actress
  • September 29 – Shay Astar, American singer and actress
  • September 30 – Ashleigh Aston Moore, American-Canadian former child actress (d. 2007)
  • October 1 – Rupert Friend, English actor
  • October 3
    • Seth Gabel, American actor
    • Giselle Itié, Mexican-born Brazilian actress
  • October 9 – Zachery Ty Bryan, American actor
  • October 12
    • Tom Guiry, American actor
    • Brian J. Smith, American actor
  • October 15 - Brandon Jay McLaren, Canadian actor
  • October 17 - Liam Garrigan, English actor
  • October 18 – Graham Moore, American screenwriter
  • October 22 – Michael Fishman, American actor
  • October 23 - Jackie Long, American actor, writer, musician, director and producer
  • October 25 - Josh Henderson, American actor and singer
  • October 30
    • Fiona Dourif, American actress and producer
    • Steve Peacocke, Australian actor
    • Shaun Sipos, Canadian actor
  • November 1 - Matt Jones, American actor, voice artist, comedian, rapper and singer
  • November 2 - Katharine Isabelle, Canadian actress
  • November 6 – Lee Dong-wook, South Korean actor
  • November 7 - Lotta Losten, Swedish actress
  • November 9 – Scottie Thompson, American actress
  • November 10 – Perla Liberatori, Italian voice actress
  • November 14 - Vanessa Bayer, American comedian and actress
  • November 15 - Sammy Sheik, Egyptian-American actor
  • November 16
    • Caitlin Glass, American voice actress
    • Kate Miller-Heidke, Australian singer-songwriter and actress
  • November 17 - Bojana Novakovic, Serbian-Australian actress
  • November 18
    • Nasim Pedrad, Iranian-American comedian and actress
    • Christina Vidal, American actress and singer
  • November 20 – Andrea Riseborough, English actress
  • November 23 - John Lavelle, American actor and playwright
  • November 30 - Jake Szymanski, American actor, writer, director and producer
  • December 2 – Britney Spears, American singer and actress
  • December 3
    • Maddy Curley, American actress
    • Liza Lapira, American actress
  • December 5
    • Adan Canto, Mexican actor (d. 2024)
    • Lydia Leonard, British actress
  • December 8 - Dov Tiefenbach, Canadian actor and musician
  • December 13 – Amy Lee, American singer-songwriter (Evanescence)
  • December 15
    • Michelle Dockery, English actress
    • Brendan Fletcher, Canadian actor, screenwriter and producer
    • Victoria Summer, English actress, model and singer
  • December 16 – Krysten Ritter, American actress
  • December 22 - Nicolas Vaporidis, Italian actor
  • December 27
    • Emilie de Ravin, Australian actress
    • Jay Ellis, American actor
  • December 28 – Sienna Miller, English actress
  • December 29 - Charlotte Riley, English actress
  • December 30
    • Gina Beck, British actress and singer
    • Leila Farzad, British actress

Deaths

MonthDateNameAgeCountryProfessionNotable films
**January***10*Katharine Alexander82USActress
*10*Richard Boone63USActor
*11*Beulah Bondi91USActress
*12*Isobel Elsom87UKActress
*16*Bernard Lee73UKActor
*21*Allyn Joslyn79USActor
**February***1*Wanda Hendrix52USActress
*2*Louise Lorraine76USActress
*4*Mario Camerini85ItalyDirector, Screenwriter
*11*Ketti Frings71USScreenwriter
*12*Jean Dixon84USActress
*21*Bernard B. Brown82USSound Engineer, Composer
*21*Ron Grainer58AustraliaComposer
*22*Curtis Bernhardt81GermanyDirector
*28*Virginia Huston55USActress
*28*Robert L. Wolfe52USFilm Editor
**March***4*Torin Thatcher76UKActor
*5*Brenda de Banzie71UKActress
*6*E.Y. Harburg84USLyricist
*14*Eleanor Perry66USScreenwriter
*15*René Clair82FranceDirector, Screenwriter
*17*Dorothy Dwan74USActress
*27*Oliver A. Unger66USProducer
*31*Hank Henry74USActor
**April***7*Norman Taurog82USDirector
*14*Sergio Amidei76ItalyScreenwriter
*26*Madge Evans71USActress
*26*Jim Davis71USActor
*26*Herb Voland62USActor
**May***1*Marlin Skiles74USComposer, Musical Director
*9*Margaret Lindsay70USActress
*17*Hugo Friedhofer80USComposer
*18*Richard Hale88USActor
*18*Arthur O'Connell73USActor
*22*Boris Sagal57UkraineDirector
*23*George Jessel83USActor, Producer
*28*Henry Blanke79USProducer
**June***5*Miguel Torres81MexicoDirector
*9*Russell Hayden68USActor
*10*Jenny Maxwell39USActress
*12*Eleanor Hunt71USActress
*12*Evalyn Knapp74USActress
*17*Lou Forbes78USComposer
*19*Alfred Santell85USDirector
*22*Lola Lane75USActress
*23*Zarah Leander74SwedenActress
**July***1*George Voskovec76Czech RepublicActor
*2*Edward Killy78USDirector
*3*Ross Martin61PolandActor
*7*Keefe Brasselle58USActor
*20*Dale Hennesy54USProduction Designer, Art Director
*25*Gerardo de Leon67PhilippinesDirector, Actor
*27*William Wyler79GermanyDirector, Producer
**August***1*Paddy Chayefsky58USScreenwriter
*4*Melvyn Douglas80USActor
*12*Shirley Grey79USActress
*16*Robert Krasker68AustraliaCinematographer
*18*Anita Loos93USScreenwriter
*19*Jessie Matthews74UKActress, Singer
*21*Eddie Byrne70IrelandActor
*30*Vera-Ellen60USActress, Dancer
**September***1*Ann Harding79USActress
*6*Maria Palmer64AustriaActress
*11*Frank McHugh83USActor
*15*Sara Haden81USActress
*22*Harry Warren87USComposer
*23*Chief Dan George82CanadaActor
*24*Patsy Kelly71USActress
*27*Robert Montgomery77USActor, Director
**October***4*Dorothy Dare70USActress
*5*Gloria Grahame54USActress
*15*Frank de Kova71USActor
*19*Nils Asther84DenmarkActor
*24*Edith Head83USCostume Designer
*26*Glenn Anders92USActor
**November***2*Ghislain Cloquet57FranceCinematographer
*3*Jean Eustache42FranceDirector
*12*William Holden63USActor
*16*Morgan Conway78USActor
*21*Ejner Federspiel85DenmarkActor
*21*Harry von Zell75USActor
*25*Jack Albertson74USActor
*27*Lotte Lenya83AustriaActress
*29*Natalie Wood43USActress
*30*Robert H. Harris70USActor
**December***5*Charles Barton79USDirector
*15*Karl Struss95USCinematographer
*17*Ada Kramm82NorwayActress
*27*Hoagy Carmichael82USActor, Composer
*28*Allan Dwan96CanadaDirector

Film debuts

  • Ben Affleck – The Dark End of the Street
  • Jason Alexander – The Burning
  • Christina Applegate – Jaws of Satan
  • Javier Bardem – El poderoso influjo de la luna
  • Kim Basinger – Hard Country
  • Michelle Bauer – Bad Girls
  • Xander Berkeley – Mommie Dearest
  • Kenneth Branagh – Chariots of Fire
  • Rodger Bumpass – Heavy Metal
  • Robert John Burke – The Chosen
  • Gabriel Byrne – Excalibur
  • James Cameron (director) – Piranha II: The Spawning
  • Bruce Campbell – The Evil Dead
  • Jeffrey Combs – Honky Tonk Freeway
  • Kevin Costner – Malibu Hot Summer
  • Tom Cruise – Endless Love
  • Charles Dance – For Your Eyes Only
  • Jeff Daniels – Ragtime
  • Robert Davi – Gangster Wars
  • Loretta Devine – Will
  • Dennis Farina – Thief
  • Nicholas Farrell – Chariots of Fire
  • Colin Friels – Hoodwink
  • Stephen Fry – Chariots of Fire
  • Lee Garlington – King of the Mountain
  • Gina Gershon – Beatlemania: The Movie
  • Jami Gertz – Endless Love
  • Bob Gunton – Rollover
  • James Handy – Taps
  • Anthony Head – Lady Chatterley's Lover
  • Glenne Headly – Four Friends
  • Ciarán Hinds – Excalibur
  • Ticky Holgado – Les surdoués de la première compagnie
  • Holly Hunter – The Burning
  • John Kapelos – Thief
  • Nicky Katt – Underground Aces
  • Dan Lauria – C.O.D.
  • Ron Lea – Happy Birthday to Me
  • Peter MacNicol – Dragonslayer
  • John Mahoney – Hudson Taylor
  • Rik Mayall – Eye of the Needle
  • Maria de Medeiros – Silvestre
  • Steve Miner (director) – Friday the 13th Part 2
  • Alfred Molina – Raiders of the Lost Ark
  • Demi Moore – Choices
  • Chris Noth – Waitress!
  • Bill Nunn – Sharky's Machine
  • Michael O'Neill – Ghost Story
  • Sean Penn – Taps
  • Ron Perlman – Quest for Fire
  • Ethan Phillips – Ragtime
  • Robert Picardo – The Howling
  • Martha Plimpton – Rollover
  • Amanda Plummer – Cattle Annie and Little Britches
  • Jon Polito – Gangster Wars
  • Geoffrey Rush – Hoodwink
  • Meg Ryan – Rich and Famous
  • Kôichi Satô – The Gate of Youth
  • Glenn Shadix – The Postman Always Rings Twice
  • Vinessa Shaw – Home Sweet Home
  • Mindy Sterling – The Devil and Max Devlin
  • Fisher Stevens – The Burning
  • Madeleine Stowe – Gangster Wars
  • Barbara Sukowa – Lola
  • Henry Thomas – Raggedy Man
  • Frank C. Turner – Silence of the North
  • Kathleen Turner – Body Heat
  • Reginald VelJohnson – Wolfen
  • Diane Venora – Wolfen
  • Denzel Washington – Carbon Copy
  • Vernon Wells – Mad Max 2
  • Celia Weston – Honky Tonk Freeway
  • Amanda Wyss – Force: Five

Notes

References

References

  1. "1981 Domestic Grosses". [[Box Office Mojo]].
  2. (April 2004). "Japan Voice Producer Directory 2004". [[Shogakukan]].
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