Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Close Encounters of the Third Kind Cast

58 cast members · 26 with popularity data

Most Popular Close Encounters of the Third Kind Cast Members

Richard Dreyfuss is currently the most popular Close Encounters of the Third Kind cast member online with a Attention Score of 2.5. Updated August 7, 2026.

Richard Dreyfuss

Military Policeman

Lance Henriksen

François Truffaut

#10,696 overall

#11,219 overall

Roberts Blossom

#14,456 overall

#17,114 overall

Man Smoking Pipe at Landing Site (uncredited)

#22,601 overall

#23,829 overall

#25,793 overall

Matthew Robbins

Returnee #3 Flt. 19

#30,066 overall

Radio Telescope Team

#33,895 overall

Howard K. Smith

Howard K. Smith (uncredited)

#35,191 overall

John Dennis Johnston

#38,732 overall

Longly (uncredited)

#39,094 overall

#43,533 overall

#46,947 overall

#48,452 overall

#53,629 overall

Alexander Lockwood

#54,917 overall

Returnee #2 Flt. 19

#55,436 overall

#60,535 overall

Dirty Tricks #3

#62,025 overall

#63,312 overall

J. Patrick McNamara

Warren J. Kemmerling

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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