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Rex Linn

Actor

Rex Linn

Born November 13, 1956 in Spearman, Texas, USA62 films

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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Django Unchained posterFirst watchDjango Unchained20128.2as Tennessee HarryWith the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner.View film

Essential films

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Rush Hour poster7.1Rush Hour1998Cliffhanger poster6.5Cliffhanger1993A Million Ways to Die in the West poster6.1A Million Ways to Die in the West2014Cheaper by the Dozen poster6.3Cheaper by the Dozen2003Clear and Present Danger poster6.6Clear and Present Danger1994Breakdown poster6.9Breakdown1997Blast from the Past poster6.8Blast from the Past1999The Long Kiss Goodnight poster6.6The Long Kiss Goodnight1996

Filmography

62 films as actor
  1. 2023Reba McEntire's The HammerBart Crawford
  2. 2022MVPSecurity Guard
  3. 2019The DroneBaker
  4. 2019An Acceptable LossThe President
  5. 2018Under the Silver LakeManager
  6. 2017Cupid's ProxyClive
  7. 2014ZombeaversSmythe
  8. 2014A Million Ways to Die in the WestSheriff / Narrator
  9. 2014FlutterSheriff Cole
  10. 2013Devil's KnotChief Inspector Gitchell
  11. 2013Hot Bath an' a Stiff DrinkAgent Shane Walsh
  12. 2012Django UnchainedTennessee Harry
  13. 2012Atlas Shrugged: Part IIKip Chalmers
  14. 2009The Macabre World of Lavender WilliamsSheriff Murdstone
  15. 2008Trial by FireChief
  16. 2008AppaloosaClyde Stringer
  17. 2006AbominableFarmer Hoss
  18. 2006Two Tickets to ParadiseKarl
  19. 2005American GunEarl
  20. 2005The ZodiacJim Martinez
  21. 2004After the SunsetAgent Kowalski
  22. 2003Cheaper by the DozenCoach Bricker
  23. 2003Dry CycleJeddidah
  24. 2003The HuntedPowell
  25. 2003Monte WalshHat Henderson
  26. 2002The Round and RoundSheriff
  27. 2002The Salton SeaDetective Bookman
  28. 2001Ghosts of MarsYared
  29. 2001Crossfire TrailLuke Taggart
  30. 1999Y2KNuclear Plant Foreman
  31. 1999InstinctGurad Alan
  32. 1999Murder on Shadow MountainDet. Bonney
  33. 1999The Jack BullShelby Dykes
  34. 1999Blast from the PastDave
  35. 1998Rush HourAgent Whitney
  36. 1998Black Cat RunSheriff Ben Bronte
  37. 1998The Odd Couple IIJayJay
  38. 1997The PostmanMercer
  39. 1997AloneTravis Floyd
  40. 1997Ecce PirateCaptain Spot
  41. 1997BreakdownSheriff Boyd
  42. 1997Last Stand at Saber RiverBill Dancy
  43. 1996Ghosts of MississippiMartin Scott
  44. 1996The Long Kiss GoodnightMan in Bed
  45. 1996Tin CupDewey
  46. 1996Public EnemiesAl Spencer
  47. 1995Cutthroat IslandMr. Blair
  48. 1995Perfect Alibi
  49. 1994Drop ZoneBobby
  50. 1994Jack Reed: A Search for Justice
  51. 1994Clear and Present DangerWashington Detective
  52. 1994Wyatt EarpFrank McLaury
  53. 1994Confessions: Two Faces of EvilGleason
  54. 1994Iron WillJoe McPherson
  55. 1993CliffhangerTravers
  56. 1993SniperColonel (uncredited)
  57. 1992ThunderheartFBI Agent
  58. 1992In the Line of Duty: Siege at MarionSheriff Ron Gray
  59. 1991The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the DrawHenry
  60. 1991My Heroes Have Always Been CowboysGuest at Barbeque
  61. 1989Night GameEpps
  62. 1986Shadows on the WallJason Townsend