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15 X-Files Guest Stars Who Helped Make the Show a Classic

Peter Boyle, Lily Tomlin, Burt Reynolds, and other Hollywood favorites who met Scully and Mulder over the years.
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Sure, we love Mulder and Scully—as well as Skinner and even that pesky Cigarette Smoking Man. And while a good portion of The X-Files’ magic came from the interactions between its regular cast members, the sci-fi series’ prolific use of guest stars helped elevate its storytelling, particularly in its wonderful “monster-of-the-week” episodes. It’s very hard to narrow down a list of favorites, but we’ve picked 15 actors (and yes, this list skews heavily male… as does The X-Files’ overall list of guest stars, but that’s a tangent for another time) who helped make the spooky sci-fi series one of TV’s most enduring classics.

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