Mitchell “Mitch” Pileggi is an American actor, best known for his role as Walter Skinner on The X-Files. He also had a recurring role on Stargate Atlantis as Colonel Steven Caldwell. He appeared in the 2008 film Flash of Genius. Mitch can also been seen as Samuel Campbell in Supernatural.
Mitch took a few minutes at Dragon Con 2013 to sit down with us and talk about his role as Harris Ryland on TNT hit series Dallas.
His most notable role was as the FBI‘s Assistant Director Walter Skinner on The X-Files. The role was originally recurring, but the part expanded, and in 2001 he became a regular member of the cast. The character gradually became the most integral character besides the two leads. He remained with the show until its end in 2002. Pileggi also played the character in the 1998 X-Files film and, six years after the show’s end, reprised the character in the film The X-Files: I Want to Believe.