| Intro | Child actor |
| Is |
Actor Film actor Television actor |
| From | United States of America |
| Type | Film, TV, Stage & Radio |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 10 May 1972, Douglasville |
| Age: | 48 years |
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).
Biography
Born in Douglasville, Georgia, Guffey made his film debut in the 1977 film Close Encounters of the Third Kind at the age of five. In 1979, he appeared in the movie The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid and its sequel Everything Happens to Me, with Bud Spencer. Guffey made his last onscreen appearance in the 1985 miniseries North and South.
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1977 | Close Encounters of the Third Kind | Barry Guiler | |
| 1979 | The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid | H7-25 – extraterrestrial child | Alternative title: E.T. and the Sheriff |
| 1980 | Everything Happens to Me | H7-25 (aka Charlie Warren) | Alternative title: Why Did You Pick on Me? |
| 1983 | Cross Creek | Floyd Turner | |
| Stroker Ace | Little Doc | Alternative title: Stand on It | |
| 1984 | The Bear | Grandson Marc | |
| Mutant | Billy | Alternative title: Night Shadows | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1983 | Chiefs | Billy Lee | Miniseries |
| 1985 | Poison Ivy | Timmy Mezzy | Television movie |
| North and South | Young Billy Hazard | Miniseries | |