FROHIKE

FULL NAME: Melvin Frohike

Appearence: short, perpetually unshaven and combat boot-clad

EXPERT IN: Photographic and surveillance specialist, he's the hands-on technical member of the group, a master of hard sciences with  a special interest in military hardware; also  skilled computer hacker (though not as good as Langly)

PERSONALITY: Frohike typically represents someone even more eXtreme than Mulder in his belief in conspiracies, a fringe personality who has taken the agent's convictions to the far edges and makes him look positively sane and staid by comparison.

STATUS: Frohike has, over the years, proven a helpful friend to Mulder and, well, maybe "more than a friend" to Scully ... or at least that's the way he'd  like it to be.

HOW'D HE BECOME A LGM: Frohike became a member of the Lone Gunmen when he met John Byers, who asked him to help him investigate a conspiracy brought to his attention by a woman named Suzanne Modeski.

BEFORE A LGM: A former cable TV salesman(something like that)
 
 

TOM BRAIDWOOD
 

BACKGROUND: Theatrical actor before he began working in TV production on such series as 21 Jump Street. The Vancouver native also serves as assistant director on X-Files.

INSPIRATION FOR FROHIKE: Braidwood asked writers Glen Morgan and James Wong, "Is Frohike just a foil or an intelligent foil? Is he a dirty old man or more than that?" Mostly he focused on Frohike's first impression of Scully: "'She's hot.' It encapsulated the whole character."

HOW HE'S LIKE FROHIKE: "I've got a good sense of humor."

HOW HE'S NOT: "I like pretty and intelligent women, but I
have enormous respect for them, whereas Frohike just lusts after them. His mouth is bigger than his mind."

STARTLING REVELATIONS: Enjoys gardening.

FAVORITE EPISODES: "Död Kalm","Duane Barry."

STATUS: Married

CHILDREN: 2 daughters

IN HIS FREE TIME: he writes scripts and watches videos 

IS THE TRUTH OUT THERE?: "Something's out there. Whether we've met it or not, I don't know."

WHAT HE'D LIKE FOR FROHIKE: "It would be great to have the Lone Gunmen in the field helping  Mulder, then bungle it." (In fact, this will happen in an upcoming episode.)
 
 

ACTOR FILMOGRAPHY
 

1998 - The X-Files: Fight The Future - Melvin Frohike
1993 - "The Only Way Out"(TV) - Court Official
1994-current - "The X-Files" (TV Series) - Melvin Frohike
1992 - The Portrait. Feature film unreleased. (Role Unknown)
1991 - Eyes of an Angel. Feature film. Released 1991(Role Unknown)
1990 - Mom P.I. Series - "Beneath the Pacific", aired 1990. (Role Unknown)
1985 - My American Cousin - Wally
1981 - Harry Tracy. Feature film. Released 1981.(Role Unknown)
 

MISCELLANEOUS CREW FILMOGRAPHY
 

1993 - "The X-Files" (TV Series) first assistant director
1992 -  The Portrait - (Unreleased film) Producer.
1992-1994 - The Odyssey - (Job unknown)
1991 - Eyes of an Angel - first assistant director: Canada unit
1991-1994 - Madison - (TV Series) (Job unknown)
1987-1990 - 21 Jump Street - TV Series First assistant director.
1985 - My American Cousin - production manager
1984 - "Danger Bay" - (TV Series) first assistant director
 

PRODUCER FILMOGRAPHY
 

1984 - Low Visibility
 

TV GUEST APPEARENCES
 

1990 - "Mom P.I." - in episode: "Beneath the Pacific"