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 4.5. 1 of 58 cast members rank in the top 1,000 actors online today. Updated July 24, 2026.

Richard Dreyfuss

Military Policeman

Lance Henriksen

François Truffaut

#10,885 overall

Roberts Blossom

#13,332 overall

#16,672 overall

#23,598 overall

Matthew Robbins

Returnee #3 Flt. 19

#25,303 overall

Man Smoking Pipe at Landing Site (uncredited)

#25,959 overall

#26,463 overall

Radio Telescope Team

#30,201 overall

#34,244 overall

Howard K. Smith

Howard K. Smith (uncredited)

#34,869 overall

John Dennis Johnston

#36,685 overall

#41,810 overall

Longly (uncredited)

#42,237 overall

#45,924 overall

Alexander Lockwood

#47,178 overall

#48,179 overall

Returnee #2 Flt. 19

#49,646 overall

#51,639 overall

#62,987 overall

Dirty Tricks #3

#62,929 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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