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| Walter Skinner | |
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| Affiliated with | FBI |
| First appearance | "Tooms" |
| Last appearance | "The Truth" |
| Portrayed by | Mitch Pileggi |
Walter Sergei Skinner is a fictional character played by Mitch Pileggi on the Fox television series The X-Files. Mitchell Craig "Mitch" Pileggi (born April 5, 1952) is an American actor Mitchell Craig "Mitch" Pileggi (born April 5, 1952) is an American actor The X-Files is a Peabody, Golden Globe and Emmy Award -winning American Science fiction television series created by Chris Carter Skinner is an Assistant Director of the FBI and is the direct supervisor of Special Agents Mulder and Scully and the X-Files office. Within the United States, the title of Special Agent is used to describe any federal criminal or non-criminal investigator or Detective in the 1811 1801 2501 or 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 He also appeared in an episode of The Lone Gunmen. The Lone Gunmen are a trio of Fictional characters Richard "Ringo" Langly Melvin Frohike and John Fitzgerald Byers who had recurring roles on The X-Files
Walter Skinner is a former Marine and a Vietnam War veteran. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia In the war he once killed a boy at a very short distance, an experience which has scarred him for life. He is married to Sharon Skinner. He has been treated at a sleep disorder clinic, suffering from recurring dreams of an old woman, which may either be a hallucination arising from drug use during Vietnam or a succubus. A sleep disorder (somnipathy is a medical disorder of the Sleep patterns of a person or animal A succubus (plural succubi) is a Demon who takes the form of a beautiful woman to seduce men especially monks in Dreams to have Sexual intercourse Skinner's hobbies include jogging and boxing, the latter of which has been shown in his ability to outfight Mulder and X and to defend himself reasonably well when he was attacked by Alex Krycek and his men. X is a character on the television show The X-Files, played by Steven Williams. Alex Krycek is a Fictional character played by Nicholas Lea on the FOX television series The X-Files.
Skinner has a friend named Wayne Federman, a Hollywood screen writer. Wayne Federman (born June 22, 1959) is an American Comedian, actor and writer In the episode "Hollywood, A. D. " Wayne writes and produces a movie called The Lazarus Bowl, which is based on an X-File Mulder and Scully investigated.
Initially, A. D. Skinner acts solely as a supervisor to Agent Mulder's investigations of the paranormal. It is unclear whether he is entirely independent in his actions or controlled by people such as the Cigarette Smoking Man. The Cigarette Smoking Man (also known as Cancer Man or CGB Spender) was a character played by William B In early episodes, the frequent presence of CSM in Skinner's office suggests that Skinner is at least partially under his power. Eventually, Skinner begins trusting Mulder and Scully and becomes their ally. He stands up to the conspirators that tried to control him, for which he frequently pays throughout the series. The Syndicate is a fictional " Shadow government " group featured in The X-Files television show and feature film created by
After Skinner has long broken free of the Cigarette Smoking Man, he is again forced to take orders, this time from Alex Krycek. Alex Krycek is a Fictional character played by Nicholas Lea on the FOX television series The X-Files. He is covertly infected with nanotechnology, which allows Krycek to control him. Nanotechnology, sometimes shortened to nanotech, refers to a field of Applied science whose theme is the control of matter on an Atomic and Molecular Two years later, Skinner is finally able to rid himself of Krycek, when during an attempt by Krycek on Mulder's life, Skinner fatally shoots Alex. At Mulder's murder trial, Skinner is asked to act as Mulder's lawyer, having become a supporter of Mulder's cause. When Skinner is last seen, he and Deputy Director Alvin Kersh are confronting the Toothpick Man in Kersh's office. Alvin D Kersh is a Fictional character from The X-Files, played by James Pickens Jr Toothpick Man is a fictional character who appeared in the final seasons of the popular TV series The X-Files. The consequences of this meeting are not revealed, but it is suggested that it leads to another closing of the X-Files division, as Agents John Doggett and Monica Reyes discover that X-Files office had been emptied out. John Jay Doggett (b April 4, 1960 Atlanta Georgia) is a Fictional character and one of the primary Protagonists of seasons 8 Monica Reyes (pronounced Ray-Yez (b Mexico City, Mexico) is a Fictional character on the TV series The X-Files, played by actress
Skinner is known to get angry at Fox Mulder's decisions to go off on outlandish hunches and his instinct to immediately think that supernatural forces are at work whenever things don't quite add up. His many run ins with Agent Mulder often lead to the line 'Is there some sort of problem, Agent Mulder?', but he never actually disciplines his behaviour.
Skinner appears in the following episodes:
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Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
Season 4
Season 5
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The X-Files: Fight the Future (Movie) Season 6
Season 7
Season 8
Season 9 (billed in the opening credits)
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