Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Close Encounters of the Third Kind Cast

58 cast members · 27 with popularity data

Most Popular Close Encounters of the Third Kind Cast Members

Carl Weathers is currently the most popular Close Encounters of the Third Kind cast member online with a Attention Score of 4.4. 1 of 58 cast members rank in the top 1,000 actors online today. Updated September 4, 2026.

Military Policeman

Richard Dreyfuss

Lance Henriksen

François Truffaut

#10,071 overall

Roberts Blossom

#10,900 overall

#19,549 overall

Matthew Robbins

Returnee #3 Flt. 19

#25,800 overall

Man Smoking Pipe at Landing Site (uncredited)

#28,515 overall

#29,720 overall

#29,993 overall

Radio Telescope Team

#31,133 overall

Howard K. Smith

Howard K. Smith (uncredited)

#34,070 overall

Longly (uncredited)

#36,463 overall

#40,492 overall

John Dennis Johnston

#41,042 overall

#41,145 overall

#46,029 overall

Returnee #2 Flt. 19

#51,448 overall

Warren J. Kemmerling

#52,401 overall

#54,829 overall

Alexander Lockwood

#55,443 overall

#57,230 overall

Dirty Tricks #3

#63,204 overall

#67,906 overall

J. Patrick McNamara

Adrienne Campbell

Justin Dreyfuss

Merrill Connally

ARP Project Member

Michael J. Dyer

Highway Patrolman

Returnee #1 Flt. 19

Air Traffic Controller

Richard L. Hawkins

Air Traffic Controller

Roy E. Richards

Dennis McMullen

Radio Telescope Team

Radio Telescope Team

Radio Telescope Team

Truck Dispatcher

Bob Westmoreland

Load Dispatcher

Dirty Tricks #1

Dirty Tricks #4

Dirty Tricks #2

Special Forces Commander / Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)

UN Observer (uncredited)

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