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. The name was derived from the lone gunman theory. The Lone Gunmen, a spin-off of the popular series The X-Files, was a television show created by Chris Carter that aired on FOX, featuring the three characters called The Lone Gunmen. ... Image File history File links Lonegun. ... E.B.E. was the seventeenth episode of the first season of The X-Files science-fiction television series created by Chris Carter. ... The subject of this article may not satisfy the notability guideline for Television episodes. ... Tom Braidwood as Melvin Frohike Tom Braidwood (born September 27, 1948) is a Canadian actor best known for the role of Melvin Frohike, one of the conspiracy theorists known as the Lone Gunmen on the American television series The X-Files. ... Bruce Harwood as John Byers Bruce Harwood (born April 29, 1963) is a Canadian actor best known for his role of John Fitzgerald Byers, one of the Lone Gunmen on The X-Files. ... Dean Haglund as Richard Langly Dean Haglund (born in Oakbank, Manitoba, Canada July 29, 1965) is a Canadian actor best known for the role of Richard Ringo Langly, one of the Lone Gunmen on The X-Files. ... The X-Files is an American Peabody and Emmy Award-winning science fiction television series created by Chris Carter, which first aired on September 10, 1993, and ended on May 19, 2002. ... A spin-off (or spinoff) is a new organization or entity formed by a split from a larger one such as a new company formed from a university research group. ... The Lone Gunmen, a spin-off of the popular series The X-Files, was a television show created by Chris Carter that aired on FOX, featuring the three characters called The Lone Gunmen. ... The Lone gunman theory (a. ...

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. 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. 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. For other uses, see Conspiracy theory (disambiguation). ... Special Agent Fox William Mulder (born October 13, 1961), nicknamed Spooky Mulder, is a fictional character played by David Duchovny on the 1993-2002 television series, The X-Files. ... Special Agent Dr. Dana Katherine Scully (born February 23, 1964) is a fictional character on the FOX television series The X-Files (1993-2002), played by Gillian Anderson. ... The Single Bullet Theory (pejoratively referred to as the magic bullet theory by critics and conspiracy theorists) is thought to be an essential element of the Warren Commission theory that only one assassin was responsible for the assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy. ... John F. Kennedy The assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the thirty-fifth President of the United States, took place on Friday, November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas, USA at 12:30 PM Central Standard Time (18:30 UTC). ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Volkswagen Type 2 (aka Transporter) was the second automotive line introduced by German automaker Volkswagen. ... Volkswagen minibus A minibus is a motor vehicle that is designed to carry fewer people than a full-size bus. ...

The characters

The trio

Melvin Frohike (Tom Braidwood) was a former '60s radical and the oldest of the three. 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, Frohike appeared at the hospital in a tux carrying a flower. 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." The Lone Gunmen logo The Lone Gunmen, a spin-off of the popular series The X-Files, was a television show that aired on FOX. The show first aired in March 2001, and it was soon cancelled with its last episode airing in June 2001. ... Tom Braidwood as Melvin Frohike Tom Braidwood (born September 27, 1948) is a Canadian actor best known for the role of Melvin Frohike, one of the conspiracy theorists known as the Lone Gunmen on the American television series The X-Files. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969. ... A couple dances Argentine Tango. ...

John Fitzgerald Byers (Bruce Harwood) was once a menial office worker for the FCC. 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. 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. John Fitzgerald Byers (1963-2002) is a fictional character in the television shows The X-Files and The Lone Gunmen, played by Bruce Harwood. ... Bruce Harwood as John Byers Bruce Harwood (born April 29, 1963) is a Canadian actor best known for his role of John Fitzgerald Byers, one of the Lone Gunmen on The X-Files. ... FCC redirects here. ... is the 326th day of the year (327th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... John Kennedy and JFK redirect here. ...

Richard Langly (Dean Haglund) was the most confrontational and socially immature of the three. 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. 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. (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.) Richard “Ringo” Langly is a fictional character in the television shows The X-Files and “The Lone Gunmen”, played by Dean Haglund. ... Dean Haglund as Richard Langly Dean Haglund (born in Oakbank, Manitoba, Canada July 29, 1965) is a Canadian actor best known for the role of Richard Ringo Langly, one of the Lone Gunmen on The X-Files. ... The Ramones (L-R, Johnny, Tommy, Joey, Dee Dee) on the cover of their debut self-titled album (1976), cementing their place at the dawn of the punk movement. ... Earth 2 is a short-lived science fiction television series which aired on NBC from November 6, 1994 to June 4, 1995. ... The original Dungeons & Dragons set Dungeons & Dragons (abbreviated as D&D or DnD) is a fantasy role-playing game (RPG) published by Gary Gygax and David Arneson in January 1974. ... Zombies attacking the player at the starting of Episode 1, Mission 3: The Necropolis. ... For other persons named William Gibson, see William Gibson (disambiguation). ... Kill Switch and First Person Shooter are episodes of the popular American television series The X-Files notable for being written by William Gibson[1], together with science fiction novelist Tom Maddox. ...

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". He was killed by assassins working for the Cigarette Smoking Man, who eventually re-acquired the tape. 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. 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 a secret conspiracy. ... The Thinker original sculpture at the Musée Rodin in Paris. ... Majestic-12 (sometimes written simply as MJ-12 or MJ-XII) is the codename of a secret committee, supposedly formed in 1952 to investigate UFO activity. ... Anasazi is the second season finale of The X-Files. ... Cancer man redirects here. ... The Blessing Way is the third season premiere of The X-Files. ...

Jimmy Bond (Stephen Snedden) - another "fourth member", who joined the trio in The Lone Gunmen series. 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. His saving grace is his boundless optimism, coupled with an idealistic view that the jaded Gunmen wish they still held. Stephen Snedden as Jimmy Bond Jimmy Bond is a fictional character from the US television series The Lone Gunmen. He was an associate of The Lone Gunmen, Langly, Frohike and Byers. ... Stephen Snedden moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue an acting career shortly after graduating from Oklahoma State University with a double major in theatre and television production. ... 007 redirects here. ...

Yves Adele Harlow (Zuleikha Robinson) - a femme fatale thief who sometimes works with the Lone Gunmen trio (although sometimes she is their rival). The alias Yves Adele Harlow is an anagram for Lee Harvey Oswald. The anagram name, Yves Adele Harlow, could also be a reference to Marilyn Monroe. Monroe played a supporting role in All About Eve (an episode in the series is "All About Yves"). Before she died, she had planned to star in a biopic about Jean Harlow. 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. It was later revealed in the X-Files episode "Jump the Shark" that Yves real name was Lois Runce. Yves Adele Harlow is a fictional character from the short-lived X-Files spin-off The Lone Gunmen. ... Zuleikha Robinson is a British actress born in 1978 best known for playing Yves Adele Harlow in the X-Files spin-off, The Lone Gunmen. ... Convicted spy Mata Hari made her name synonymous with femme fatale during WWI. 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 compromising, dangerous, and deadly situations. ... Lee Harvey Oswald (October 18, 1939 – November 24, 1963) was, according to two United States government investigations, the assassin of U.S. President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas. ... Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962), was a Golden Globe award winning American actress, model and sex symbol. ... For other uses, see All About Eve (disambiguation). ... Jean Harlow (March 3, 1911 – June 7, 1937) was an American film actress and sex symbol of the 1930s. ... John Kennedy and JFK redirect here. ... Lee Harvey Oswald (October 18, 1939 – November 24, 1963) was, according to two United States government investigations, the assassin of U.S. President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas. ... Jumping the shark is a slang term used by television critics since the 1990s. ...

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. This article is about the entire Star Trek franchise. ...

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 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. 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." X is a character on the television show The X-Files, played by Steven Williams. ...

The police arrive soon after. All three of the Gunmen are arrested, and Byers recounts his story to Detective John Munch. Munch is skeptical, but Mulder verifies the story, so the guys are released. They find Modeski, and she admonishes 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. Sgt. ...

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. Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... For other persons named William Gibson, see William Gibson (disambiguation). ... 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. 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. Millennium is a grim, suspenseful American television series, produced by Chris Carter (creator of The X-Files), and set during the years leading up to the dawn of the new millennium. ... Abigail Abby Sciuto (shoe-toe) is a fictional forensic scientist in the NCIS television series by CBS Television, portrayed by Pauley Perrette. ... NCIS is a CBS network show about a team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service of the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps. ... For other uses, see Buffy the Vampire Slayer (disambiguation). ... This article is about the US TV series. ... Invasion is an American science fiction television series that aired on ABC for only one season beginning in September 2005 before it was cancelled. ...

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

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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. The show first aired in March 2001, and, despite good reviews, it was cancelled due to a drop in ratings [1]. The last episode aired in June 2001. The Lone Gunmen, a spin-off of the popular series The X-Files, was a television show created by Chris Carter that aired on FOX, featuring the three characters called The Lone Gunmen. ... A spin-off in television is a new series which contains either characters or theme elements from an old series. ... The X-Files is an American Peabody and Emmy Award-winning science fiction television series created by Chris Carter, which first aired on September 10, 1993, and ended on May 19, 2002. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... The Fox Broadcasting Company is a television network in the United States. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...

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. This of course is before the actual attack against the Trade Centers later that year. For other uses, see World Trade Center (disambiguation). ...

Their spin-off series involved investigating mostly corporate crime, aided (and sometimes hindered) by a mysterious thief named Yves Adele Harlow (Zuleikha Robinson). 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. There has been some speculation that they may not have actually died since the bodies are never shown and their caskets are not sized accordingly, upon their burial at Arlington National Cemetery. They briefly reappeared in the series finale, as Mulder imagined speaking to them. Yves Adele Harlow is a fictional character from the short-lived X-Files spin-off The Lone Gunmen. ... Zuleikha Robinson is a British actress born in 1978 best known for playing Yves Adele Harlow in the X-Files spin-off, The Lone Gunmen. ... Jumping the shark is a slang term used by television critics since the 1990s. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

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