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