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- Birth namePhilip Van Horn Weems Dodds
- Philip Dodds was born on May 17, 1951 in Coronado, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977). He was married to Susan Kriss Hayden. He died on October 6, 2007 in Annapolis, Maryland, USA.
- SpouseSusan Kriss Hayden
- Dodds was the chief engineer for 1970s-era music synthesizer manufacturer ARP Instruments. He became involved with Close Encounters of the Third Kind when he was sent to install an ARP synthesizer in the prop console used in the control-room scene. Director Steven Speilberg was impressed enough that he asked Dodds to appear on camera, and Dodds wound up with the small speaking part of Jean Claude.
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