What Do X-Files, Deadwood and West Wing Have in Common?

They have a lot in common. Warning, first off though, to the formatting. Since this site does not let you cut and paste a table from Word ™ to be placed in the body of the Blog, the tabs and margins are more than likely off.

What I have done and ATTEMPTING to display is list the X-Files episode in order of a actor who has appeared there and either in Deadwood (and there are many) and/or West Wing. I apologize in advance if it is difficult to follow. MySpace is not any better with the format. How difficult would it be to add the feature?



1. X-Files Season and Show Name
2. (Character's Name in X-Files)
3. The Actor's Real Name
4. Name of Character, what show s/he went to (West Wing - WW or Deadwood- DW) & year.


Season 1 1993/4

Pilot (Dr. Nemman). Cliff DeYoung played Rep. Kimball, D-TN:WW 2001

The Jersey Devil (Dr. Diamond). Gregory Sierra played Det. Sgt. Chano Amerguale (Barney Miller 1975/6)

Ice (Dr. Nancy). DaSilva Felicity Huffman played Ann Stark, the Majority Leader's Chief of Staff: WW 2001

Fallen Angel (Com. Calvin Henderson). Marshall Bell played Magistrate Claggett: DW 2004

Beyond the Sea (Luther Lee Boggs). Brad Dourif played Doc Cochran: DW 2004-06



Beyond the Sea (Scully's father -Capt. Scully). Don Davis played Reverend Don Butler: WW in "In God We Trust" (2005)


Darkness Falls (Doug Spinney). Titus Welliver played Silas Adams: DW 2004-06




Season 2 1994/5

Blood (Edward Funsch). Wm Sanderson played E.B. Farnum: DW 2004-06




Firewalker (Daniel Trekos). Bradley Whitford played Josh Lyman:WW 1999-2006




Humbug (Mr. Nutt). Michael J. Anderson played in "The Man from Another Place": Twin Peaks 1990-1 (which Duchovny appeared in 3 episodes of TPs)



Season 3 1995/6 No cross-matches found


Season 4 1996/7

Unruhe (Pruitt Taylor Vince). Gerry Schnauz played Mose Manuel: DW 2005/06


Season 5 1997/8

Travelers (Edward Skur). This versatile actor had TWO
roles in DW: Garret Dillahunt played Jack McCall in 2004 and Francis Wolcott in 2005




Season 6 1998/9 The 1st Season in L.A., CA after transplanting from Vancouver, Canada.


How the Ghosts Stole Christmas (Lydia). Lily Tomlin played Deborah Fidered: WW 2002-06


Milagro (Phillip Padgett). John Hawkes played Sol Star: DW 2004-06




Field Trip (Coroner). Jim Beavers played Whitney Ellsworth: DW 2004-06 and played Carl in WW in "Manchester: Part 1" (2001)




Season 7 1999/2000

The Amazing Maleeni (Herman/ Albert Pinchbeck). Ricky Jay played Eddie Sawyer: DW 2004


Season 8 1999/2001

Patience (Gravedigger). Brent Saxton played Harry Manning:DW 2005/06

Medusa (Steven Melnick). Brent Saxton played Harry Manning

Vienen (Martin Ortega). Migual Sandoval played Victor Campos: WW in "Ways and Means" (2001)

Alone (Dr. Herman Stites). Zach Grenier played Andy Cramed


Season 9 2001/2002

TrustNo1 (Patti). Allison Smith played Mallory O'Brien:
WW 1999-2006

Improbable (Mad Wayne). Ray McKinnon played Reverend H.W. Smith:DW 2004

The Truth (Special Agent Kallenbrunner) Matthew Glave played Scott Holcomb: WW in "California 47th" (2003)

Most X-Files Shows (A.D. Skinner) Mitch Pileggi played: Senator Dresden: WW in "Mr. Frost" (2005)



Additional Trivia:

Both David Duchovny and Robin Weigert, who played Calamity Jane 2004-2006 on DW, starred in "Things We Lost in the Fire (2007)"

Gerald McRaney starred in both WW, as USAF Gen. Alan Adamle in 2 episodes, and in DW as George Hearst 2005-2006 but not in X-Files.

Franc Ross played Sonny Saunders on WW in "The Midterms" and Louisthe bank guard on DW in 2006.

William Russ played Otis Russell on DW in 2 episodes (2004) and played Dan on WW "Message of the Week" (2005).

I could have cross-referenced may acts to CSI:LV since many from X-Files and West Wing have appeared in that as well or those who have moved on to "John From Cincinnati" (another David Milch creation) but at some point you have to say "Stop" :)
I just love talented people and I love it more when they find their way to great series like these.


Did you notice that quite of few of the cast of Deadwood appeared at least once on X-Files?