Robert W. "Bob" Goodwin, billed as R. W. Goodwin, is an American television producer and director best known for his work as senior executive producer of 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...

. He currently lives in Bellingham, Washington

Bellingham, Washington

Bellingham is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Whatcom County in the U.S. state of Washington. It is the twelfth-largest city in the state. Situated on Bellingham Bay, Bellingham is protected by Lummi Island, Portage Island, and the Lummi Peninsula, and opens onto the Strait of Georgia...

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He also directed the 2009

2009 in film

The year 2009 saw the release of many films. Seven made the top 50 list of highest-grossing films, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that as of this year, their Best Picture category would consist of ten nominees, rather than five .- Highest-grossing films :Please note...

 low-budget independent feature Alien Trespass

Alien Trespass

Alien Trespass is a 2009 science-fiction comedy film based on 1950s sci-fi B movies. It stars Eric McCormack and Robert Patrick . The film was shot in Ashcroft, B.C.-Plot:...

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Work on the X-Files

Goodwin worked as Co-Executive Producer for the X-Files from 1993 through 1998. He had first met series creator Chris Carter when the two were working on separate series for NBC in the 1980s. Goodwin watched the pilot episode, met with Chris Carter, and shortly afterwards was hired as Co-Executive Producer. As Co-Executive Producer, Goodwin was chiefly responsible for all aspects of physical production on the show. He also directed a few episodes per season, usually the first and last episodes of the season.

Goodwin's work on the series ended at the end of season five when the show moved production from Vancouver to Los Angeles.

Personal life

Goodwin was born in Australia, and spent most of his life in Los Angeles, before he started producing television series in Vancouver. In L.A. he performed comedy with the Credibility Gap

The Credibility Gap

The Credibility Gap was a satirical comedy team comprising Harry Shearer, Richard Beebe, David L. Lander and Michael McKean. Lew Irwin, John Gilliland, Thom Beck, and Len Chandler also performed in their early days...

. He later moved his family to Bellingham, Washington to be closer by. Goodwin is married to actress Sheila Larken, who played Scully's mother on the X-Files.

Partial filmography

Producer "High Risk," with James Brolin and Anthony Quinn.

• 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...
  
  (1993) TV Series
  • episode 1.24 The Erlenmeyer Flask
    The Erlenmeyer Flask
    "The Erlenmeyer Flask" is the 24th episode and the first season finale of the science fiction television series The X-Files. "The Erlenmeyer Flask" introduced several new plot elements which would continue in later seasons and featured the death of recurring character, "Deep Throat"...
    
    (Director)
  • episode 2.08 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 :...
    
    (Director)
  • episode 2.25 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 :...
    
    (Director)
  • episode 3.01 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...
    
    (Director)
  • episode 3.24 Talitha Cumi
    Talitha Cumi (The X-Files)
    "Talitha Cumi" is a 1996 episode of The X-Files television series. It was the final episode broadcast in the show's third season. "Talitha Cumi" involved the appearance of a mysterious man who can heal with his hands.- Plot :...
    
    (Director)
  • episode 4.01 Herrenvolk
    Herrenvolk (The X-Files)
    "Herrenvolk" is the season four premiere of The X-Files. While Mulder and Jeremiah Smith attempt to uncover the truth, the Syndicate realizes that they have a traitor in their midst. "Herrenvolk" means "Master Race" in German.-Plot:...
    
    (Director)
  • episode 4.24 Gethsemane
    Gethsemane (The X-Files)
    "Gethsemane" is the fourth season finale of the science fiction television series The X-Files. The episode first aired in Canada and the United States on the Fox network and subsequently aired in the United Kingdom on Sky1...
    
    (Director)
  • episode 5.01 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...
    
    (Director)
  • episode 5.20 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...
    
    (Director)

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