Rex Linn
Born in Spearman, Texas, USA — Nov 13 1956
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Biography
Rex Maynard Linn (born November 13, 1956) is an American actor. He is best known for playing the role of Sgt. Frank Tripp in the CBS drama CSI: Miami and Kevin Wachtell in the television series Better Call Saul. He also played Richard Travers in the 1993 action thriller movie Cliffhanger. From 2017 to 2024, he played Principal Tom Peterson on Young Sheldon.
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CSI: Miami
Frank Tripp
Better Call Saul
Kevin Wachtell
JAG
Mark 'Falcon' Sokol
Young Sheldon
Tom Petersen
Northern Exposure
Martin
3rd Rock from the Sun
Chuck
Lethal Weapon
Nathan Riggs
Big Sky
Buck Barnes
The Pretender
Agent Ellis Talbot
Nashville
Bill Lexington
Profiler
Agent Ellis Talbot
Walker, Texas Ranger
Lester Stahl / Sheriff Leland Stahl
The Oscars
Self
Key & Peele
Detective
Saving Grace
Wiley
Django Unchained
Tennessee Harry
The L Word: Generation Q
Jeff Milner
The Ranch
Coach Shaw
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
Mountain McClain
Rush Hour
Agent Whitney
Roar
Sheriff
Big Shot
Coach Bert
Happy's Place
Emmett
The Kominsky Method
Ed
A Million Ways to Die in the West
Sheriff / Narrator
Snoops
Jasper
Waco
Dick DeGuerin
Cop Rock
Deputy
Cliffhanger
Travers
Under the Silver Lake
Manager
Cutthroat Island
Mr. Blair
Clear and Present Danger
Washington Detective
After the Sunset
Agent Kowalski
Breakdown
Sheriff Boyd
Blast from the Past
Dave
Cheaper by the Dozen
Coach Bricker
Wyatt Earp
Frank McLaury
Ghosts of Mars
Yared
The Postman
Mercer
The Hunted
Powell
The Long Kiss Goodnight
Man in Bed
Sniper
Colonel (uncredited)
Tin Cup
Dewey
Appaloosa
Clyde Stringer
The Cowboy
Self
Instinct
Gurad Alan
The Salton Sea
Detective Bookman
Zombeavers
Smythe
Monte Walsh
Hat Henderson
Thunderheart
FBI Agent
Iron Will
Joe McPherson
Devil's Knot
Chief Inspector Gitchell
Drop Zone
Bobby
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
Henry
Crossfire Trail
Luke Taggart
The Odd Couple II
JayJay
Ghosts of Mississippi
Martin Scott
Black Cat Run
Sheriff Ben Bronte
Night Game
Epps
MVP
Security Guard
American Gun
Earl
Atlas Shrugged: Part II
Kip Chalmers
Last Stand at Saber River
Bill Dancy
Alone
Travis Floyd
Abominable
Farmer Hoss
The Jack Bull
Shelby Dykes
The Zodiac
Jim Martinez
Dry Cycle
Jeddidah
The Walking Dead: Torn Apart
Mike Palmer
An Acceptable Loss
The President
In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion
Sheriff Ron Gray
Two Tickets to Paradise
Karl
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
Guest at Barbeque
Flutter
Sheriff Cole
Reba McEntire's The Hammer
Bart Crawford
Y2K
Nuclear Plant Foreman
Jack Reed: A Search for Justice
Murder on Shadow Mountain
Det. Bonney
Public Enemies
Al Spencer
Trial by Fire
Chief
The Macabre World of Lavender Williams
Sheriff Murdstone
The Drone
Baker
Perfect Alibi
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
Gleason
Ecce Pirate
Captain Spot
The Round and Round
Sheriff
Hot Bath an' a Stiff Drink
Agent Shane Walsh
Cupid's Proxy
Clive