![]() ![]() Mitch Pileggi talking about his character's development. But he was a man in a position very much like Mr. I lost my dad about a year and a half ago, and I loved him a lot, he was very, very important in my life. Conceptual history Creation and development "I've done a number of interviews and I've told a number of people this, and I don't know if it's flattering or what to my father, because it's, I base a lot of the, you know, the character's based a lot on my father. Mulder and Skinner are shown to still be on friendly terms, despite Mulder's animosity towards the FBI for the events following the trial. Six years later, with the X-Files still closed down, Skinner assists Scully in finding Mulder after he goes missing while consulting on the FBI's investigation into the disappearance of a missing agent. This results in another, apparently permanent, closing of the X-Files division. Later, Skinner and Deputy Director Alvin Kersh confront the " Toothpick Man" in Kersh's office, after Agents John Doggett and Monica Reyes discover that the X-Files office had been emptied out. At Mulder's murder trial, Skinner is asked to act as Mulder's lawyer, having become a supporter of Mulder's cause. 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 Krycek. He is covertly infected with nanotechnology, which gives Krycek the leverage to control him. Īfter Skinner has long broken free of the "Cigarette Smoking Man", he is again forced to take orders, this time from Alex Krycek. He stands up to the conspirators that tried to control him, for which he frequently pays throughout the series. Eventually, Skinner begins trusting Mulder and Scully and becomes their ally, saving both of their lives on multiple occasions. In the early episodes, it is unclear whether he is entirely independent of his actions or controlled by men such as the " Cigarette Smoking Man". ![]() Initially, Skinner acts solely as a supervisor to Agent Mulder and Dana Scully's investigations of the paranormal. Skinner took personal administrative charge of the X-Files in the latter haIf of Season 1, replacing Section Chief Scott Blevins. Skinner's hobbies include jogging and boxing, the latter of which has been shown in his ability to outfight Fox Mulder and X and to defend himself reasonably well when he was attacked by Alex Krycek and his men. 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. In the war he once killed a boy at a very short distance, an experience which has scarred him for life. Skinner is a former Marine and a Vietnam War veteran. Beginning with only a small cameo, his character frequently made more appearances during the second season. Pileggi received the role of Walter Skinner after "two or three" auditions for the role. ![]() Skinner has received critical acclaim and has become a fan favorite. However, throughout the series Skinner has moved on to respect and agree with Mulder's idea, which is finally proven in " Requiem", when he saw an Alien spacecraft. At the start of the series, Skinner was dismissive towards Mulder's belief in extraterrestrial and other strange phenomena. Skinner made his first appearance in the first season 1994 episode " Tooms". Skinner was a main character in the ninth, tenth and eleventh seasons of the show and a recurring character throughout the first eight seasons. Fox Mulder, the FBI agent in charge of the X-Files, considers the X-Files the truth behind the supposed conspiracy. In the science fiction- supernatural series, Skinner supervised the X-Files office, which is concerned with unresolved FBI cases of mysterious or possibly supernatural circumstances. The X-Files, The X-Files: I Want to BelieveįBI Assistant Director Walter Sergei Skinner is a fictional character portrayed by American actor Mitch Pileggi on The X-Files and its short-lived spin-off The Lone Gunmen, both broadcast on Fox. FBI Special Agent, Assistant Director of the FBI ![]()
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