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

Richard Dreyfuss is currently the most popular Close Encounters of the Third Kind cast member online with a Attention Score of 2.2. Updated September 18, 2026.

Richard Dreyfuss

Military Policeman

Lance Henriksen

François Truffaut

#10,530 overall

Roberts Blossom

#14,911 overall

#15,730 overall

Man Smoking Pipe at Landing Site (uncredited)

#26,199 overall

#27,155 overall

#27,470 overall

Matthew Robbins

Returnee #3 Flt. 19

#28,164 overall

Radio Telescope Team

#37,426 overall

Longly (uncredited)

#38,303 overall

Howard K. Smith

Howard K. Smith (uncredited)

#38,233 overall

#40,089 overall

#41,098 overall

John Dennis Johnston

#42,345 overall

#42,837 overall

Returnee #2 Flt. 19

#50,108 overall

#51,780 overall

Warren J. Kemmerling

#53,037 overall

Dirty Tricks #3

#54,679 overall

Alexander Lockwood

#55,320 overall

#56,461 overall

#57,173 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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