Cary Guffey

Cary Guffey is an American former child actor and financial planner. He is best known for his debut in the role of Barry Guiler in the film Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977).

Cary Guffey
Born	Douglasville, Georgia, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Child actor, financial planner
Years active	1977–1985
Spouse	Michelle Quillen
Children	2
Parent(s)	Larry and Sue Guffey

Biography

Born in Douglasville, Georgia, Guffey was raised in West Windsor, New Jersey and attended West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South before graduating from the University of Florida with a degree in marketing and from Jacksonville State University with an M.B.A.^[1]

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

As an adult, Guffey embarked on a career in financial services, first with Merrill Lynch, then, beginning in 2012, with PNC Investments.^[2][3][4]

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	Mutant	Billy	Alternative title: Night Shadows
	The Bear	Grandson Marc
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1983	Chiefs	Billy Lee	Miniseries
1985	Poison Ivy	Timmy Mezzy	Television movie
	North and South	Young Billy Hazard	Miniseries, (final television appearance)