Close Encounters of the Third Kind Cast
The cast of Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
Richard Dreyfuss
as Roy Neary

Richard Dreyfuss plays Roy Neary, an electric lineman who experiences a close encounter with a UFO and becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth.

François Truffaut
as Claude Lacombe

François Truffaut portrays Claude Lacombe, a French scientist leading the investigation into the UFO phenomena and seeking communication with extraterrestrial life.

Teri Garr
as Ronnie Neary

Teri Garr plays Ronnie Neary, the wife of Roy Neary, who struggles to understand her husband's unusual behavior following his encounter.

Melinda Dillon
as Jillian Guiler

Melinda Dillon takes on the role of Jillian Guiler, a mother searching for her son after he is abducted by aliens.

Bob Balaban
as David Laughlin

Bob Balaban plays David Laughlin, an assistant to Claude Lacombe who supports the scientific research into the UFO sightings.

J. Patrick McNamara
as Project Leader

J. Patrick McNamara is the Project Leader, overseeing military efforts related to the UFO incidents.

Warren J. Kemmerling
as Wild Bill

Warren J. Kemmerling portrays Wild Bill, a truck driver who also experiences a close encounter with the alien phenomenon.

Roberts Blossom
as Farmer

Roberts Blossom plays the Farmer, a local farmer who witnesses UFO activity in his area.

Phil Dodds
as ARP Musician

Phil Dodds acts as the ARP Musician, involved in the musical communication methods with the extraterrestrials.

Cary Guffey
as Barry Guiler

Cary Guffey plays Barry Guiler, Jillian's young son who is abducted by aliens during the film's events.

Shawn Bishop
as Brad Neary

Shawn Bishop portrays Brad Neary, the son of Roy and Ronnie Neary who deals with the effects of the family's turmoil.

Adrienne Campbell
as Sylvia Neary

Adrienne Campbell plays Sylvia Neary, a family member supporting Roy's conflicted experience after his close encounter.

Justin Dreyfuss
as Toby Neary
Lance Henriksen
as Robert
Merrill Connally
as Team Leader
Amy Douglass
as Implantee
Gene Dynarski
as Ike
Carl Weathers
as Military Policeman
Norman Bartold
as Norman Bartold
F.J. O'Neil
as ARP Project Member
Hal Barwood
as Returnee #2 Flt. 19
Matthew Robbins
as Returnee #3 Flt. 19
Gene Rader
as Hawker
Daniel Nunez
as Federale
Chuy Franco
as Federale
Luis Contreras
as Federale
Galen Thompson
as Special Forces
John Dennis Johnston
as Special Forces
Robert Broyles
as Dirty Tricks #3
Monty Jordan
as Special Forces Commander / Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)
Basil Hoffman
as Longly (uncredited)
Stephen Powers
as UN Observer (uncredited)
George DiCenzo
as Major Benchley
Alexander Lockwood
as Implantee
Josef Sommer
as Larry Butler
Bill Thurman
as Air Traffic
James Keane
as Radio Telescope Team
J. Allen Hynek
as Man Smoking Pipe at Landing Site (uncredited)
Howard K. Smith
as Howard K. Smith (uncredited)
Philip Dodds
as Jean Claude
Mary Gafrey
as Mrs. Harris
Michael J. Dyer
as Himself
Roger Ernest
as Highway Patrolman
Randy Hermann
as Returnee #1 Flt. 19
David Anderson
as Air Traffic Controller
Richard L. Hawkins
as Air Traffic Controller
Craig Shreeve
as Air Traffic
Roy E. Richards
as Air East Pilot
Eumenio Blanco
as Federale
Dennis McMullen
as Radio Telescope Team
Cy Young
as Radio Telescope Team
Tom Howard
as Radio Telescope Team
Richard Stuart
as Truck Dispatcher
Bob Westmoreland
as Load Dispatcher
Matt Emery
as Support Leader
John Ewing
as Dirty Tricks #1
Kirk Raymond
as Dirty Tricks #4
Keith Atkinson
as Dirty Tricks #2
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