An Impressive Performance From The One-Armed Man
The one-armed man was only supposed to appear in a walk-on role for the show. The original goal was for the man to pay homage to the 1963 hit movie The Fugitive.
After writing the pilot for the European version of the pilot, Lynch decided to have the man recite the now infamous “Fire Walk With Me” poem. Lynch was so impressed by Al Strobel’s performance that he turned him into a central character. It’s hard to imagine what the TV series would have looked like without an integral recurring character like the one-armed man.
