---
title: 'J. Allen Hynek'
type: 'person'
roles:
  - 'ufologist'
  - 'university teacher'
  - 'astrophysicist'
  - 'physicist'
  - 'writer'
born: '1910-05-01'
died: '1986-04-27'
birthplace: 'Chicago'
deathplace: 'Scottsdale'
films_in_library: 1
reviews_of_their_work: 0
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/people/j-allen-hynek'
updated: '2026-08-07'
wikipedia: 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Allen_Hynek'
wikidata: 'Q350468'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# J. Allen Hynek

ufologist, university teacher, astrophysicist, physicist, writer.

## Filmography on CinePixo

- 1977 · [Close Encounters of the Third Kind](https://cinepixo.com/movies/close-encounters-of-the-third-kind-1977) — actor · unreviewed here

## Criticism on CinePixo

Nothing written about their work here yet.

Source: https://cinepixo.com/people/j-allen-hynek
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