Steven Spielberg Director, Writer
Richard Dreyfuss Roy Neary
Lance Henriksen Robert
Josef Sommer Larry Butler
Shari Rhodes Casting
Carl Weathers Military Policeman
Teri Garr Ronnie Neary
Melinda Dillon Jillian Guiler
Buddy Joe Hooker Stunt Coordinator
Bob Balaban David Laughlin
Joe Alves Production Design
Roberts Blossom Farmer
Daniel A. Lomino Art Direction
John Williams Original Music Composer
László Kovács Additional Director of Photography
Matthew Robbins Returnee #3 Flt. 19
Nick McLean Camera Operator
George DiCenzo Major Benchley
François Truffaut Claude Lacombe
Henry Kingi Stunt Driver
Cary Guffey Barry Guiler
Luis Contreras Federale
Melvin Jones Stunts
Basil Hoffman Longly (uncredited)
Juliet Taylor Casting
Michael Kahn Editor
James Keane Radio Telescope Team
Bobby Bass Stunts
Norman Bartold Norman Bartold
Dan Perri Title Designer
John A. Alonzo Additional Director of Photography
Steven Poster Second Unit Director of Photography
Kenneth Wannberg Music Editor
Alexander Lockwood Implantee
Gene Dynarski Ike
Bill Thurman Air Traffic
Frank E. Warner Supervising Sound Effects Editor
Jeannie Epper Stunts
Denny Arnold Stunts
Warren J. Kemmerling Wild Bill
Robert 'Buzz' Knudson Sound Re-Recording Mixer
J. Patrick McNamara Project Leader
Douglas Trumbull Visual Effects Director
Eumenio Blanco Federale
John Dennis Johnston Special Forces
Craig R. Baxley Stunt Driver
Hal Barwood Returnee #2 Flt. 19
Matt Emery Support Leader
Jerry Brutsche Stunt Driver
Monty Jordan Special Forces Commander / Helicopter Pilot (uncredited), Utility Stunts
Carlo Rambaldi Visual Effects
Sam Gordon Property Master
Peter Sorel Still Photographer
Richard Yuricich VFX Director of Photography
Charlsie Bryant Script Supervisor
Earl Gilbert Gaffer
Charles Myers Assistant Director
Tom Howard Radio Telescope Team
David Anderson Air Traffic Controller
Robert Broyles Dirty Tricks #3
Vilmos Zsigmond Director of Photography
Howard K. Smith Howard K. Smith (uncredited)
Richard L. Hawkins Air Traffic Controller
Clark L. Paylow Producer
Justin Dreyfuss Toby Neary
Amy Douglass Implantee
Richard Oswald Sound
Phil Dodds ARP Musician
Julia Phillips Producer
Galen Thompson Special Forces
F.J. O'Neil ARP Project Member
Don MacDougall Sound Re-Recording Mixer