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Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Close Encounters of the Third Kind is a 1977 science fiction film written and directed by Steven Spielberg. The film stars Richard Dreyfuss, François Truffaut, Melinda Dillon, Teri Garr, Bob Balaban and Cary Guffey. It tells the story of Roy Neary, an Indiana electrical lineman, whose life changes...
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Richard Dreyfuss
Richard Stephen Dreyfuss (born October 29, 1947) is an American actor best known for starring in a number of films, television and theater roles since the late 1960s. He is probably best known for his roles in the films Jaws, The Goodbye Girl, Close...
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François Truffaut
François Roland Truffaut (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa ʀɔlɑ̃ tʁyfo]; 6 February 1932 – 21 October 1984) was an influential filmmaker and one of the founders of the French New Wave. In a film career lasting over a quarter of a century, he remains...
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Teri Garr
Terry Ann "Teri" Garr (born December 11, 1944) is an American actress and comedienne.
Garr was born in Lakewood, Ohio. Her father, Eddie Garr (né Gonnoud), was a vaudeville performer, comedian and actor whose career peaked when he briefly took over...
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Melinda Dillon
Melinda Rose Dillon (born October 13, 1939; Hope, Arkansas) is an Academy Award nominated American actress.
Melinda Dillon went to school in Chicago attending Hyde Park High School.
Though best known for her supporting performances in films, Dillon...
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Bob Balaban
Robert Elmer "Bob" Balaban (born August 16, 1945) is an American actor, author and director.
Balaban was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Eleanor (née Pottasch) and Elmer Balaban, who owned several movie theatres and later was a pioneer in...
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Lance Henriksen
Lance James Henriksen (born May 5, 1940) is an American actor, and artist, best known to movie and TV audiences for his roles in science fiction, action and horror films such as The Terminator, and the Alien film franchise, and on TV shows such as...
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Justin Dreyfuss
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Adrienne Campbell
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J. Patrick McNamara
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Roberts Blossom
Roberts Blossom (born Bartholomew Roberts Blossom on January 1, 1924) is an American actor and poet. He was born in New Haven, Connecticut and began acting on stage during the 1950s. During the 1960s, he formed Filmstage, a multimedia avante garde...
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Warren J. Kemmerling
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Shawn Bishop
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Cary Guffey
Cary Guffey (born May 10, 1972) is a former American child actor. He is best remembered for his debut in the role of Barry Guiler in the film Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977).
Born in Gadsden, Alabama, Guffey made his film debut in the 1977...
