Melvin Frohike is a fictional character

Fictional character

A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...

 in the television shows The X-Files

The X-Files

The X-Files is an American science fiction television series and a part of The X-Files franchise, created by screenwriter Chris Carter. The program originally aired from to . The show was a hit for the Fox network, and its characters and slogans became popular culture touchstones in the 1990s...

and The Lone Gunmen

The Lone Gunmen (TV series)

The Lone Gunmen is a television show created by Chris Carter and broadcast on FOX. It was a spin-off of Carter's popular long-running television series The X-Files and a part of The X-Files franchise, starring several of the show's characters. The Lone Gunmen was first broadcast in March 2001 and,...

, played by Tom Braidwood

Tom Braidwood

For the Scottish teacher, see Thomas Braidwood. For the Canadian judge, see Braidwood Inquiry.Tom Braidwood is a Canadian actor and director 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...

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Frohike was born circa 1953 in Pontiac, Michigan

Pontiac, Michigan

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. Prior to joining The Lone Gunmen, he was an acclaimed tango

Tango (dance)

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 dancer in Miami

Miami, Florida

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. On giving up the tango, he toured the country with hippies before founding Frohike Electronics Corp, specializing in cable pirating hardware.

In 1989 at a consumer electronics show in Baltimore

Baltimore

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, where his company had a trade stand, he met John Byers

John Fitzgerald Byers

John Fitzgerald Byers is a fictional character in the television shows The X-Files and The Lone Gunmen, played by Bruce Harwood.John Fitzgerald Byers was born on November 22, 1963, the day John F. Kennedy was assassinated, in Sterling, Virginia, and was named after the fallen president – his...

 and Richard Langly

Richard Langly

Richard “Ringo” Langly is a fictional character in the television shows The X-Files and The Lone Gunmen. He was played by Dean Haglund. Langly was born circa 1968/1969 and grew up on a farm in Saltville, Nebraska...

 and subsequently they formed a group publishing The Lone Gunmen Newsletter.

Frohike is the shortest of the three members of the Lone Gunmen and is terminally scruffy with a unique dress sense. In earlier X-Files appearances, he sported a short ponytail, and favors wearing woolen vests, braces and leather, together with his trademark fingerless gloves.

He is the Lone Gunmen’s expert in photography, special operations and electronic surveillance and is something of an engineering wizard.

Frohike has a deep attraction for Agent Scully

Dana Scully

FBI Special Agent Dana Katherine Scully, M.D. is a fictional character and protagonist on the Fox television series The X-Files , played by Gillian Anderson. She also appeared in two theatrical films based on the series...

. In his first appearance he was taking photographs of her, ogling her and calling her “tasty”. Whilst this attraction seemed rather lustful at first, he has shown genuine affection for Scully (and Mulder

Mulder

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) on numerous occasions, being the first person to bring her flowers after she returned from her abduction in the episode "One Breath

One Breath

"One Breath" is the eighth episode of the second season of the science fiction television series The X-Files created by Chris Carter. This episode features the return of Scully from her abduction in a coma-like state.- Plot :...

", and rescuing her from the attentions of Morris Fletcher in "Three of a Kind".

All three of the Lone Gunmen die in the X-Files episode "Jump the Shark". They intentionally lock themselves in a closed hallway; this saves thousands from a terrorist created plague. AD Skinner

Walter Skinner

FBI Assistant Director Walter Sergei Skinner is a fictional character in the American FOX television shows The X-Files and The Lone Gunmen, two science fiction shows about a government conspiracy to hide or deny the truth of Alien existence...

 arranges for them to be interred at Arlington National Cemetery

Arlington National Cemetery

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Appearances

Frohike appears in the following X-Files episodes:

Season 1 "E.B.E. E.B.E. "E.B.E." is the seventeenth episode of the first season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files. It premiered on the Fox network on February 18, 1994. It was written by Glen Morgan and James Wong, and directed by William Graham... " Season 2 "Blood Blood (The X-Files) "Blood" is the third episode of the second season of the science fiction television series The X-Files. It first aired on September 30, 1994. It follows F.B.I. Agents Scully and Mulder's investigation into a series of killings in Franklin, Pennsylvania... " "One Breath One Breath "One Breath" is the eighth episode of the second season of the science fiction television series The X-Files created by Chris Carter. This episode features the return of Scully from her abduction in a coma-like state.- Plot :... " "Fearful Symmetry Fearful Symmetry (The X-Files) "Fearful Symmetry" is the eighteenth episode of the second season of the science fiction television series The X-Files. It aired on Fox on February 24, 1995. The episode won an EMA Award for its environmental message.-Plot:... " "Anasazi Anasazi (The X-Files) "Anasazi" is the twenty-fifth episode and the second season finale of The X-Files television series. "Anasazi" revolves around Mulder coming into possession of a digital tape that contains confidential government information about aliens.- Plot :... " Season 3 "The Blessing Way The Blessing Way (The X-Files) "The Blessing Way" is a 1995 episode of The X-Files television series. It was the first episode broadcast in the show's third season. The Blessing Way continues from the previous season's finale and surrounds Mulder's apparent death and the conspiracy's pursuit of a digital cassette containing the... " "Paper Clip Paper Clip "Paper Clip" is a 1995 episode of The X-Files television series. It was the second episode broadcast in the show's third season. Paper Clip concludes the story regarding the agents' possession of a digital tape containing government secrets on extraterrestrials.- Plot :Continuing from the previous... " "Nisei Nisei (The X-Files) "Nisei" is the ninth episode of the third season of television series The X-Files.- Plot :In Knoxville, Tennessee, a mysterious train car is left in a railyard. That night, a group of Japanese scientists enter the car and conduct an autopsy on an alien body. The scene is being recorded and... " "Apocrypha Apocrypha (The X-Files) "Apocrypha" is a 1996 episode of The X-Files television series. It was the sixteenth episode broadcast in the show's third season. Apocrypha continues the previous episode's storyline regarding the appearance of an alien black oil.- Plot :... " "Wetwired Wetwired "Wetwired" is the 72nd episode and the twenty-third episode of the third season of the science fiction television series The X-Files. The episode first aired in the United States and Canada on May 10, 1996 on FOX, and subsequently aired in the United Kingdom and Ireland... " The X-Files: The Game The X-Files: The Game Reviews of the game were mixed, with many critics complaining about the large number of discs required to load the game... (Video game) Season 4 "Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man "Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man" is a 1996 episode of The X-Files television series. It was the seventh episode broadcast in the show's fourth season... " "Memento Mori Memento Mori (The X-Files) "Memento Mori" is a 1997 episode of The X-Files television series. It was the fourteenth episode broadcast in the show's fourth season. In "Memento Mori" Dana Scully confirms previous suspicions of cancer, leaving Fox Mulder to investigate the cause and how to save her.- Plot :Dana Scully finds... " Season 5 "Redux Redux (The X-Files) "Redux" is the collective name for the 98th and 99th episodes of the science fiction television series The X-Files. Part 1 first aired on November 2 and Part 2 aired on November 9, 1997 on Fox in the United States and Canada. Both episodes subsequently aired in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The... " "Redux II Redux (The X-Files) "Redux" is the collective name for the 98th and 99th episodes of the science fiction television series The X-Files. Part 1 first aired on November 2 and Part 2 aired on November 9, 1997 on Fox in the United States and Canada. Both episodes subsequently aired in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The... " "Unusual Suspects Unusual Suspects "Unusual Suspects" is the third episode of the fifth season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files. It was written by Vince Gilligan and directed by Kim Manners and aired in the United States on November 16, 1997 on the Fox network... " "Emily Emily (The X-Files) "Emily" is a 1997 episode of The X-Files television series. It was the seventh episode broadcast in the show's fifth season. "Emily" continues the storyline start in the episode "Christmas Carol" where Scully discovers that she has a daughter brought to life after her abduction.- Plot :In a... " "Kill Switch Kill Switch (The X-Files) "Kill Switch" is an episode of the popular Canadian/American science fiction television series The X-Files.- Plot :The episode begins one night at a diner in Washington, D.C.. A man tries to access some files on a laptop computer, but is repeatedly denied... " "The End The End (The X-Files) "The End" is the 20th episode of the fifth season, and 117th overall of the science fiction television series The X-Files. The episode first aired in the United States and Canada on May 17, 1998. "The End" subsequently aired in the United Kingdom, Ireland and was eventually released for broadcast... " The X-Files: Fight the Future The X-Files (film) The X-Files is a 1998 American science fiction-thriller film written by Chris Carter and Frank Spotnitz, and directed by Rob Bowman. It is the first feature film based on The X-Files series created by Carter that revolves around a fictional FBI paranormal investigation unit called the X-Files... (Movie)

Season 6 "Triangle Triangle (The X-Files) "Triangle" is the third episode of the sixth season of the television series The X-Files, premiered by the Fox network on November 22, 1998. The episode was written and directed by series creator Chris Carter.... " "Dreamland II" "One Son One Son "One Son" is the 129th episode of the science fiction television series The X-Files. The episode first aired in the United States and Canada on February 14, 1999 on the Fox Network, and subsequently aired in the United Kingdom on Sky1... " "Three of a Kind" "Field Trip Field Trip "Field Trip" is the twenty-first episode of the sixth season of the science fiction television series The X-Files. The episode first aired in the United States and Canada on May 9, 1999 on the Fox Network, and subsequently aired in the United Kingdom on Sky1. Frank Spotnitz came up with the story... " Season 7 "First Person Shooter First Person Shooter (The X-Files) "First Person Shooter" is the thirteenth episode of the seventh season of the science fiction television series The X-Files. It is the spiritual successor to Gibson's earlier episode "Kill Switch".-Plot summary:... " "En Ami" "Requiem" The X-Files: Resist or Serve The X-Files: Resist or Serve The X-Files: Resist or Serve is a survival horror game for the PlayStation 2 video game console, based on the television series The X-Files using the Resident Evil video game engine. This is the second game based on the series, after The X-Files Game... (video game) Season 8 "Within Within (The X-Files) "Within" is the 162nd episode and the season 8 premiere of the science fiction television series The X-Files. The episode first aired in the United States on November 5, 2000 on the Fox Network, and subsequently aired in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was written by executive producer Chris... " "Via Negativa Via Negativa (The X-Files) "Via Negativa" is the 168th episode of the science fiction television series The X-Files and the seventh episode of the eighth season. The episode first aired in the United States and Canada on December 17, 2000 on Fox and subsequently aired in the United Kingdom. It was written by executive... " "The Gift" "Deadalive Deadalive "Deadalive" or "DeadAlive" ' is the 176th episode of the science fiction television series The X-Files, and the fifteenth episode of the eighth season. The episode first aired in the United States and Canada on April 1, 2001, on Fox, and subsequently aired in the United Kingdom... " "Three Words" "Existence Existence (The X-Files) "Existence " is the 181st episode and the eighth season finale of the science fiction television series The X-Files. The episode first aired in the United States on May 20, 2001 on Fox, and subsequently aired in the United Kingdom. It was written by executive producer Chris Carter, and directed by... " Season 9 "Nothing Important Happened Today Nothing Important Happened Today "Nothing Important Happened Today" is the collective name for the 182nd and 183rd episodes of the science fiction television series The X-Files. Part 1 first aired on November 11 and Part 2 aired on November 18, 2001 on Fox in the United States and Canada. Both episodes subsequently aired in the... " "Nothing Important Happened Today II Nothing Important Happened Today "Nothing Important Happened Today" is the collective name for the 182nd and 183rd episodes of the science fiction television series The X-Files. Part 1 first aired on November 11 and Part 2 aired on November 18, 2001 on Fox in the United States and Canada. Both episodes subsequently aired in the... " "Provenance" "Providence" "Jump the Shark" "The Truth The Truth (The X-Files) "The Truth" is the collective name for the 201st and 202nd, and final, episodes of the science fiction television series The X-Files. They first aired in the United States on May 19, 2002 on Fox in the United States and Canada. "The Truth" subsequently aired in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It... " (as a ghost)