Cary Guffey is a former American

United States

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 child actor

Child actor

The term child actor or child actress is generally applied to a child acting in motion pictures or television, but also to an adult who began his or her acting career as a child; to avoid confusion, the latter is also called a former child actor...

. He is best remembered for his debut in the role of Barry Guiler in the film Close Encounters of the Third Kind

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...

(1977).

Biography

Born in Douglasville, Georgia

Douglasville, Georgia

The city of Douglasville is the county seat of Douglas County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 30,961...

, Guffey made his film debut in the 1977 film Close Encounters of the Third Kind

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...

at the age of three. In 1979, he appeared in the movie The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid

The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid

The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid is a 1979 Italian children's comedy film starring Bud Spencer and child actor Cary Guffey that was released in cinemas in 1979...

and its sequel Everything Happens to Me, with Bud Spencer

Bud Spencer

Bud Spencer is an Italian actor, filmmaker and former swimmer . He is known for past roles in spaghetti westerns together with his long time filmpartner Terence Hill...

. Guffey made his last onscreen appearance in the 1985 miniseries

Miniseries

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 North and South

North and South (TV miniseries)

North and South is the title of three American television miniseries broadcast on the ABC network in 1985, 1986, and 1994. Set before, during, and immediately after the American Civil War, they are based on the 1980s trilogy of novels North and South by John Jakes. The 1985 first installment, North...

.

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
1977	Close Encounters of the Third Kind 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...	Barry Guiler
1979	The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid is a 1979 Italian children's comedy film starring Bud Spencer and child actor Cary Guffey that was released in cinemas in 1979...	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 Cross Creek (film) Cross Creek is a 1983 film starring Mary Steenburgen as The Yearling author Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. The film is directed by Martin Ritt and is based, in part, on Rawlings' 1942 memoir, Cross Creek.-Plot:...	Floyd Turner
	Stroker Ace Stroker Ace Stroker Ace is a 1983 action comedy film, filmed in North Carolina and Georgia, about a NASCAR driver, the eponymous Stroker Ace, played by Burt Reynolds....	Little Doc	Alternative title: Stand on It
1984	The Bear	Grandson Marc
	Night Shadows	Billy	Alternative title: Mutant
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1983	Chiefs Chiefs (TV miniseries) Chiefs is a miniseries based upon the novel of the same name by Stuart Woods. It was broadcast on CBS over three nights in November 1983. It was directed by Jerry London, and stars Charlton Heston, Keith Carradine, Stephen Collins, Danny Glover, Wayne Rogers and Billy Dee Williams...	Billy Lee	Miniseries
1985	Poison Ivy Poison Ivy (1985 film) Poison Ivy is a 1985 comedy television movie starring Michael J. Fox. Directed by Larry Elikann, the screenplay was written by Bennett Tramer. The film was produced by NBC and aired just months before Fox's feature film breakthrough Back to the Future and follow-up Teen Wolf.-Main cast:-Plot...	Timmy Mezzy	Television movie
	North and South North and South (TV miniseries) North and South is the title of three American television miniseries broadcast on the ABC network in 1985, 1986, and 1994. Set before, during, and immediately after the American Civil War, they are based on the 1980s trilogy of novels North and South by John Jakes. The 1985 first installment, North...	Young Billy Hazard	Miniseries

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