C.G.B. Spender

C.G.B. Spender
Aliases:	Carl Gerhard Busch CGB Spender; Cigarette Smoking Man; Cancer Man; CSM
Continuity:	The X-Files
Notability:	Antagonist
Type:	Politician
Gender:	Male
Race:	Human
Location:	Washington, D.C.
Relatives:	Cassandra Spender Jeffrey Spender Fox Mulder William Mulder
Status:	Alive
Died:	2002
First:	"Pilot"
Actor:	William B. Davis

C.G.B. Spender is a fictional government agent featured in The X-Files multimedia franchise. Played by actor William B. Davis, he was introduced in the pilot episode of the series and made recurring appearances throughout all nine seasons of the show. By and large, the character was referred to by the nicknames Cigarette Smoking Man and Cancer Man, and even the name C.G.B. Spender may in fact be an alias. William B. Davis also played the character in the 1998 feature film, The X-Files: Fight the Future.

Notes & Trivia

• The character of C.G.B. Spender was created by director Robert Mandel and series creator, developer and executive producer Chris Carter.

• Other than Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, CGB Spender is the only other character from The X-Files to appear in both the first and final episodes of the series.

Appearances

1. "Pilot" - First reveals himself to Dana Scully.
2. "Tooms" - First speaking lines.
3. The X-Files: Little Green Men
4. The X-Files: Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man - Origin revealed.
5. The X-Files: The End
6. The X-Files: Fight the Future - Feature film.
7. The X-Files: The Beginning
8. The X-Files: The Truth (Part 2) - Seemingly killed.
9. The X-Files: My Struggle - Cameo; Revealed to be alive.
10. "My Struggle III" - Real name revealed.

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