Walter Skinner
Also known as: A.D. Skinner
The FBI Assistant Director caught between the Syndicate's threats and his stubborn loyalty to Mulder and Scully. Skinner's gruff protection of his two most insubordinate agents earned him decades of fandom affection.
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