How old was Roberts Blossom in the movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind?

Roberts Blossom was 52 in Close Encounters of the Third Kind when he played the character 'Farmer'.

That was over 46 years ago in 1977.

In 2011 he died aged 87, starring in 32 films in his career, 20 of those after Close Encounters of the Third Kind was first released. If he were alive today he would be 100.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In Close Encounters of the Third Kind, I think Roberts Blossom looks:

Did you know?

  • Director Steven Spielberg has worked with Roberts Blossom a total of 2 times in his career.
  • Roberts Blossom's first movie was as '' in The Sin of Jesus, released in 1961 when he was 36
  • Close Encounters of the Third Kind scores 7.37 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Roberts Blossom's other movies