title: Cary Guffey
text: # Cary Guffey
  
  Cary Guffey (born May 10, 1972) 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).
  
  ## 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.
  
  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.
  
  ## 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 | |
  | 1983 | Stroker Ace | Little Doc | Alternative title: Stand on It |
  | 1984 | Mutant | Billy | Alternative title: Night Shadows |
  | 1984 | The Bear | Grandson Marc | |
  | Television ||||
  | Year | Title | Role | Notes |
  | 1983 | Chiefs | Billy Lee | Miniseries |
  | 1985 | Poison Ivy | Timmy Mezzy | Television movie |
  | 1985 | North and South | Young Billy Hazard | Miniseries, (final television appearance) |
  