The X-Files character
The Lone Gunmen: Richard "Ringo" Langly, Melvin Frohike, John Fitzgerald Byers
Affiliated with	The Lone Gunmen
First appearance	E.B.E.
Last appearance	The Truth
Portrayed by	Tom Braidwood, Bruce Harwood, Dean Haglund

The Lone Gunmen were a trio of fictional characters who had recurring roles on The X-Files and also starred in a short-lived spin-off, also called The Lone Gunmen. " EBE " was the seventeenth episode of the first season of The X-Files science-fiction television series created by Chris "The Truth", parts Tom Braidwood (born September 27, 1948) is a Canadian Actor known for the role of Melvin Frohike, one of the conspiracy theorists Bruce Harwood (born April 29, 1963) is a Canadian Actor known for his role of John Fitzgerald Byers, one of The Lone Gunmen on Dean Haglund (born July 29, 1965) is a Canadian Actor known for the role of Richard "Ringo" Langly, one of The Lone Gunmen The X-Files is a Peabody, Golden Globe and Emmy Award -winning American Science fiction television series created by Chris Carter A spin-off (or spinoff) is a new Organization or Entity formed by a split from a larger one such as a Television series based on a pre-existing The Lone Gunmen is a Television show created by Chris Carter and broadcast on FOX. The name was derived from the lone gunman theory of the John F. Kennedy assassination. The lone gunman theory is the nickname given to the conclusion reached by the Warren Commission that U The assassination of John F Kennedy, the thirty-fifth President of the United States, took place on Friday November 22 1963 in Dallas Texas

Described as counterculture patriots, they were ardent conspiracy theorists, government watchdogs, and computer hackers who frequently assisted central X-Files characters Mulder and Scully, though they sometimes had their own adventures. A conspiracy theory attributes the ultimate cause of an event or chain of events (usually Political, Social or Historical events or the concealment Special Agent Fox William Mulder, nicknamed "Spooky" Mulder is a Fictional character played by David Duchovny on the 1993 - 2002 Special Agent Dana Katherine Scully MD is a Fictional character on the Fox Broadcasting Co The Lone Gunmen authored a news publication called The Magic Bullet Newsletter (a pejorative reference to the single bullet theory and, like the group's name, a reference to the Kennedy assassination), later renamed The Lone Gunman, of which Mulder was a loyal subscriber. The Single-Bullet Theory (or Magic-Bullet Theory, as The assassination of John F Kennedy, the thirty-fifth President of the United States, took place on Friday November 22 1963 in Dallas Texas None of them had day jobs; they relied on financial backers who believed in their cause, and what revenue the subscriptions to their paper generated. They shared a loft apartment (where they also worked) and used a 1970 VW Transporter (minibus) to commute. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Volkswagen Type 2 (also known as Transporter) was the second automotive line introduced by German automaker Volkswagen. "Microbus" redirects here For the Volkswagen Microbus see Volkswagen Type 2.

The characters

The trio

Melvin Frohike (Tom Braidwood) was a former '60s radical and the oldest of the three. Melvin Frohike is a Fictional character in the Television shows The X-Files and The Lone Gunmen, played by Tom Braidwood Tom Braidwood (born September 27, 1948) is a Canadian Actor known for the role of Melvin Frohike, one of the conspiracy theorists The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 Though a skilled computer hacker, Frohike was primarily the photography specialist for the newsletter. Frohike had a lascivious attitude toward women and secretly coveted Mulder's collection of pornographic videos. However, he had a more purely romantic attitude towards Dana Scully; when she was gravely ill in the episode 'One Breath', Frohike appeared at the hospital in a tux carrying a bouquet. His unique sense of fashion made him stand out: leather jackets, furry vests, combat boots, fingerless gloves, etc. Frohike considered himself the "action man" of the trio and would often be seen doing very intense stunts (many rigged to look more impressive than they really were). Despite his childish scraps with Langly and others, Frohike's age and experience gave him a kind of quiet wisdom that occasionally surfaced when he consoled his friends about the sorry nature of their lives. In the episode "Tango de los Pistoleros," Frohike was revealed to be a former tango champion who danced under the stage name "El Lobo. Tango is a Musical genre and its associated dance forms that originated in Buenos Aires, Argentina and Montevideo, Uruguay and "

John Fitzgerald Byers (Bruce Harwood) was once a menial office worker for the FCC. John Fitzgerald Byers is a Fictional character in the Television shows The X-Files and The Lone Gunmen, played by Bruce Bruce Harwood (born April 29, 1963) is a Canadian Actor known for his role of John Fitzgerald Byers, one of The Lone Gunmen on He was a conservative dresser with a neatly trimmed beard, a stark contrast to his grungier comrades. He is known for the famous line, "That's what we like about you, Mulder. Your ideas are even weirder than ours. " He was born on November 22, 1963, the same day that President Kennedy died. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29 1917&ndashNovember 22 1963 often referred to by his initials JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of His parents named him after the fallen president. His name would have been Bertram otherwise. Byers was the most "normal" of the three, and while Frohike and Langly were seemingly born angry misfits, Byers dreamed of a quiet, uneventful, suburban life. Byers' father was a high-ranking government official, but they never saw eye to eye and when Byers' father appears in the Lone Gunmen pilot, the two hadn't spoken for some time.

Richard Langly (Dean Haglund) was the most confrontational and socially immature of the three. Richard “Ringo” Langly is a Fictional character in the Television shows The X-Files and The Lone Gunmen. Dean Haglund (born July 29, 1965) is a Canadian Actor known for the role of Richard "Ringo" Langly, one of The Lone Gunmen He was a big fan of The Ramones and enjoyed critiquing the scientific inaccuracies of the short-lived sci-fi series Earth 2, and he had a long-running competition with Frohike over who was a better computer hacker. The Ramones were an American rock band often regarded as the first Punk rock group Earth 2 is a short-lived science fiction Television series which aired on NBC from November 6, 1994 to June 4, 1995 He also had "a philosophical aversion to having his image bounced off a satellite. " His nickname was "Ringo". Langly was a Dungeons and Dragons player (as 'Lord Manhammer') and enjoyed violent videogames like Quake. Dungeons & Dragons (abbreviated as D&D or DnD) is a Fantasy Role-playing game (RPG originally designed by Quake is a First-person shooter Computer game that was released by Id Software on June 22, 1996. (In the William Gibson-penned X-Files episode "First Person Shooter," Frohike and Byers were also avid gamers, an uncharacteristic development for both men and one that was never referenced again in later stories. William Ford Gibson (born March 17 1948 is an American - Canadian writer who has been called the "noir prophet" of the Cyberpunk subgenre )

Associates

Kenneth Soona aka The Thinker (Bernie Coulson) - an unofficial fourth member, a computer hacker, who succeeded in accessing Majestic 12 files and encrypting them onto a digital tape in the season 2 finale of the X-Files titled "Anasazi". Throughout the nine year run of The X-Files, various characters have come forward to feed Fox Mulder or Dana Scully with top secret information regarding The Thinker (Le Penseur is a bronze and marble sculpture by Auguste Rodin held in the Musée Rodin in Paris. Majestic 12 (also known as Majic 12, Majestic Trust, M12, MJ 12, MJ XII or Majority 12) is the purported Code " Anasazi " is the second season finale of the television series The X-Files. He was killed by assassins working for the Cigarette Smoking Man, who eventually re-acquired the tape. The Cigarette Smoking Man (also known as Cancer Man or CGB Spender) was a character played by William B He was referred to in the first episode of season 3 titled "The Blessing Way" as being murdered, but he was not in that episode. " The Blessing Way " is the third season premiere of the television series The X-Files.

Jimmy Bond (Stephen Snedden) - another "fourth member", who joined the trio in The Lone Gunmen series. Jimmy Bond is a Fictional character from the US television series The Lone Gunmen. Stephen Snedden (born July 1, 1971 in Tulsa Oklahoma) is an American Actor. Though he shares the bravery and physicality of his namesake, he initially appears to be rich but not very bright, and is fascinated with the trio, who often consider him a nuisance. Commander James Bond, CMG, RNVR is a Fictional character created by novelist Ian Fleming in 1952 His saving grace is his boundless optimism, coupled with an idealistic view that the jaded Gunmen wish they still held.

Yves Adele Harlow (Zuleikha Robinson) - a femme fatale thief who sometimes works with the Lone Gunmen trio (although sometimes she is their rival). The Lone Gunmen is a Television show created by Chris Carter and broadcast on FOX. Zuleikha Robinson ( June 29, 1977 in London) is an English Actress, raised in Thailand and Malaysia by a A femme fatale (plural femmes fatales) is an alluring and seductive woman whose charms ensnare her lovers in bonds of irresistible desire often leading them into The alias Yves Adele Harlow is an anagram for Lee Harvey Oswald. An anagram ( Greek anagramma 'letters written anew' passive participle of ana- 'again' + gramma 'letter' is a type of Word play Lee Harvey Oswald (October 18 1939 &ndash November 24 1963 was according to three United States government investigations the assassin of U The anagram name, Yves Adele Harlow, could also be a reference to Marilyn Monroe. Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson, June 1 1926 &ndash August 5 1962 baptized Norma Monroe played a supporting role in All About Eve (an episode in the series is "All About Yves"). All About Eve is a Drama film, written and directed by Joseph L Before she died, she had planned to star in a biopic about Jean Harlow. Jean Harlow ( March 3, &ndash June 7,) was an American Film Actress and Sex symbol of the 1930s The Lone Gunmen are obsessed with John F. Kennedy's assassination (Kennedy and Monroe were having an affair), which was supposedly committed by Lee Harvey Oswald. John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29 1917&ndashNovember 22 1963 often referred to by his initials JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of Lee Harvey Oswald (October 18 1939 &ndash November 24 1963 was according to three United States government investigations the assassin of U It was later revealed in the X-Files episode "Jump the Shark" that Yves' real name was Lois Runce. "Jump the Shark" is the fifteenth episode of the ninth season of The X-Files.

Kimmy the Geek (Jim Fyfe) - an expert hacker and a Star Trek fan who occasionally helps the trio. He is the twin brother of Jimmy the Geek, a character killed by a bus in The X-Files episode "Three of a Kind", played by the same actor.

Origins

In the X-Files season 5 episode "Unusual Suspects", it is revealed how the Gunmen initially got together. " Unusual Suspects " is the third episode of the fifth season of television series The X-Files.

In 1989, John Byers meets a woman named Holly in an electronics expo. Holly claims that her ex-boyfriend (Mulder) is stalking her and has kidnapped her daughter. She gives Byers an internet address which is supposed to locate her daughter. The file is encrypted, so Byers enlists the aid of computer hacker/cable salesman Melvin Frohike. Frohike decrypts the file, but when they confront Mulder, they discover he is an FBI agent. Suspicious, Byers and Frohike get Richard Langly to hack into the FBI network. They discover that Holly's real name is Susanne Modeski, and she is wanted for bombing an FBI lab. The three confront Modeski, and she admits that she works for the Army Advanced Weapons facility at Whitestone, NM. She has developed a gas that causes fear and paranoia, and the military plans to test it on civilians. She then enlists the help of the three to stop the government’s plan. They track the material to a warehouse, where the gas is in a shipment of asthma inhalers. Mulder follows them and is about to arrest them when all five of them are ambushed by two hitmen sent to kill Modeski. A shootout ensues, and Mulder takes cover.

Modeski kills the hitmen and promptly flees. A team led by X sanitizes the scene, cautioning the guys to stay out of trouble. X is a character on the television show The X-Files, played by Steven Williams. The trio got their name as a result of Byers confronting X at this point about the assassination of John F. Kennedy. X's cynical reply was, "I heard that it was a lone gunman. "

The police arrive soon after. All three of the Gunmen are arrested, and Byers recounts his story to Detective John Munch. John Munch is a fictional Detective Sergeant played by actor Richard Belzer. Munch is skeptical, but Mulder verifies the story, so the guys are released. They find Modeski, and she implores them to tell as many people as they can about the government conspiracy. Without warning, a black rental car pulls up, and the occupants force Modeski inside. Later, the guys are visited by Mulder, who says that he has weird ideas in his head that he can't seem to shake.

X-Files appearances

Despite only minor appearances in the X-Files, the Gunmen became fan favorites, getting their own T-shirts. They also appeared prominently in episodes written by acclaimed science fiction authors William Gibson and Tom Maddox. William Ford Gibson (born March 17 1948 is an American - Canadian writer who has been called the "noir prophet" of the Cyberpunk subgenre Tom Maddox is an American Science fiction writer known for his part in the early Cyberpunk movement

Since becoming X-Files mainstays, Gunmen styled technogeeks have appeared on other television series, such as Brian Roedecker on Millennium and Abby Sciuto on NCIS. Millennium is an American supernatural thriller and crime drama television series produced by Chris Carter (creator of The X-Files Abigail "Abby" Sciuto (pronounced "shoo-toe" is a fictional forensic scientist in the NCIS television series by CBS Television NCIS, promoted as Navy NCIS in its first season aka Navy NCIS Naval Criminal Investigative Service or NCIS Naval Criminal Similar characters have appeared in many genre series: a trio of geeky would-be villains in season six of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and a pair of nerdy "paranormal investigator" bloggers who appear in the first season "Hell House" episode of Supernatural, while Invasion featured Dave, a rather Frohike-esque blogger journalist who was determined to bring the truth about alien "hybrids" to the world. Fictional narratives (and works of art exist beyond their completion e Supernatural is an American horror television series regarding the Paranormal. Invasion is an American Science fiction television series that aired on ABC for only one season beginning

One or all of the Gunmen appeared in the following X-Files episodes, as well as all episodes of The Lone Gunmen.

See also: List of The X-Files episodes

The Lone Gunmen series

Main article: The Lone Gunmen (TV Series)

The Lone Gunmen, a spin-off of the popular series The X-Files, was a television show that aired on FOX, featuring the characters of the same name. This is a list of episodes from the FOX Science fiction television series The X-Files. " EBE " was the seventeenth episode of the first season of The X-Files science-fiction television series created by Chris " Blood " was the third episode of the second season of The X-Files science-fiction television series created by Chris Carter " One Breath " was the eighth episode of the second season of The X-Files science-fiction television series created by Chris Carter " Fearful Symmetry " was the eighteenth episode of the second season of The X-Files science-fiction television series created by " Anasazi " is the second season finale of the television series The X-Files. " The Blessing Way " is the third season premiere of the television series The X-Files. A paper clip (or sometimes paperclip) is a device which holds several sheets of Paper together by means of Pressure: it leaves the paper intact and " Nisei " is the ninth episode of the third season of television series The X-Files. " Wetwired " is the twenty-third episode of the third season of The X-Files. The X-Files Game is an Adventure game for the PlayStation video game console PC, and Macintosh and is based on the television series " Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man " is the seventh episode of the fourth season of the television series The X-Files. " Memento Mori " is the fourteenth episode of the fourth season of the television series The X-Files. " Redux " is the fifth season premiere of television series The X-Files. " Redux II " is the second episode of the fifth season of television series The X-Files. " Unusual Suspects " is the third episode of the fifth season of television series The X-Files. " Emily " is the seventh " The End " is the twentieth and final episode of season 5 of the television series The X-Files. " Triangle " was the third episode of the sixth season of The X-Files science-fiction television series created by Chris Carter "Jump the Shark" is the fifteenth episode of the ninth season of The X-Files. "The Truth", parts The Lone Gunmen is a Television show created by Chris Carter and broadcast on FOX. A Spin-off in Television is a new series which contains either characters or theme elements from an old series The X-Files is a Peabody, Golden Globe and Emmy Award -winning American Science fiction television series created by Chris Carter A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U The show first aired in March 2001 and, despite good reviews, was cancelled due to a drop in ratings. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. ^[1] The last episode aired in June 2001.

The debut of the show in March of 2001, began with Byers' father faking his death to uncover a conspiracy to hijack an airliner. The lone gunmen try to get to the truth of his supposed death and uncover the conspiracy.

One retrospectively interesting aspect of this pilot episode is that the airliner has been hijacked (via remote control of the plane's autopilot) and, by the end, both Byers and his father have boarded the plane to try to stop the hijacking. Through the aid of the other Gunmen, they are able to regain control of the plane and just miss crashing into the World Trade Center with the airliner. The World Trade Center in New York City, United States (sometimes informally the WTC or Twin Towers) was a complex of seven buildings in Lower Manhattan This, of course, is before the actual attack against the Trade Centers later that year.

Their spin-off series involved investigating mostly corporate crime, aided (and sometimes hindered) by a mysterious thief named Yves Adele Harlow (Zuleikha Robinson). The Lone Gunmen is a Television show created by Chris Carter and broadcast on FOX. Zuleikha Robinson ( June 29, 1977 in London) is an English Actress, raised in Thailand and Malaysia by a Despite fan loyalty, the show was ultimately cancelled after 12 episodes. The Gunmen themselves died in the season 9 X-Files episode "Jump the Shark", sacrificing themselves to stop a bio-terrorist. "Jump the Shark" is the fifteenth episode of the ninth season of The X-Files. They briefly reappeared in the series finale, as Mulder spoke to their ghosts.

References

1. ^ The Warehouse - Ratings for the Lone Gunmen tv show

External links

• The Official site address now links to the Fox Home Entertainment site
• The Lone Gunmen at the Internet Movie Database
• 4 minute excerpt from Lone Gunmen 9/11 show
• Variety/Fan thank you after show was cancelled