Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Close Encounters of the Third Kind Cast

58 cast members · 26 with popularity data

Full Cast

Sorted by Buzz Score · May 12, 2026

Military Policeman

Richard Dreyfuss

Lance Henriksen

François Truffaut

#10,792 overall

Roberts Blossom

#16,690 overall

#18,353 overall

Man Smoking Pipe at Landing Site (uncredited)

#20,691 overall

Howard K. Smith

Howard K. Smith (uncredited)

#22,171 overall

Matthew Robbins

Returnee #3 Flt. 19

#25,316 overall

Radio Telescope Team

#28,812 overall

#29,321 overall

#29,903 overall

John Dennis Johnston

#35,519 overall

#41,020 overall

Longly (uncredited)

#41,562 overall

Returnee #2 Flt. 19

#42,922 overall

#43,016 overall

#44,242 overall

#44,048 overall

Dirty Tricks #3

#51,803 overall

Alexander Lockwood

#53,937 overall

#55,732 overall

#61,532 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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