Mystery Man "X" in JFK MOVIE is Fletcher Prouty

JFK (the movie)

The mystery man, "X"

The man called "X" (Donald Sutherland) meets the
"Jolly Green Giant," Jim Garrison (Kevin Costner)

One of the most crucial scenes of Oliver Stone's JFK occurs when a mystery man portrayed by Donald Sutherland steps out of the shadows to speak to New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison (Kevin Costner).

"I could give you a false name, but I won't," he tells the DA. "Just call me X."⁽¹⁾

"I'm not going to name names, or tell you who or what I represent," the man says mysteriously, "Except to say -- you're close, you're closer than you think . . ."⁽²⁾

"Something about his manner speaks of authority, knowledge, and above all, old-fashioned honesty," the screenplay reads.⁽³⁾

"Everything I'm going to tell you is classified top secret," he tells Garrison, and gives the DA what the script calls a "significant look."⁽⁴⁾

And then he proceeds to fill Jim Garrison in on the truth behind the conspiracy that killed John F. Kennedy.

There is only one small problem: the mystery man "X" never existed; Jim Garrison never had any such informant, and the story "X" tells is nothing more than a combination of speculation and outright fiction.

Like all good fiction, however, Oliver Stone's mystery man is inspired, however distantly, by real life. Let's meet the real-life model for the character portrayed by Donald Sutherland.

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