C.G.B. Spender
C.G.B. Spender
Aliases:	Carl Gerhard Busch [1] CGB Spender; Cigarette Smoking Man; Cancer Man; CSM
Series:	The X-Files
Gender:	Male
Notability:	Antagonist
Occupation:	Politician
Location:	Washington, D.C.
Status:	Alive
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.

Overview

Biography

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.

Key episodes

• "Pilot" - First reveals himself to Dana Scully.
• "Tooms" - First speaking lines.

1. The X-Files: Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man - Origin revealed.

• "My Struggle III" - Real name revealed.

Related categories

• C.G.B. Spender images
• C.G.B. Spender appearances

See also

The X-Files The X-Files images The X-Files episodes

The X-Files characters The X-Files cast & crew The X-Files miscellaneous

External links

The X-Files at AMG The X-Files at IMDB The X-Files at the TV IV The X-Files at Wikipedia

The X-Files at the Holosuite The X-Files at TV.com guide The X-Files at TV Rage.com The X-Files at the X-Files Wiki

References

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