
Rex Linn
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 13, 1956 (age 70)
- Birthplace
- Spearman, Texas, USA
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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Filmography

Stick
TV · as Butch Lydecker · 1 ep

Happy's Place
TV · as Emmett · 42 eps

Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage
TV · as Principal Petersen · 1 ep

Reba McEntire's The Hammer
Movie · as Bart Crawford

MVP
Movie · as Security Guard

Roar
TV · as Sheriff · 1 ep

Big Shot
TV · as Coach Bert · 2 eps

Big Sky
TV · as Buck Barnes · 13 eps

The Drone
Movie · as Baker

An Acceptable Loss
Movie · as The President

The L Word: Generation Q
TV · as Jeff Milner · 2 eps

The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Under the Silver Lake
Movie · as Manager

The Kominsky Method
TV · as Ed · 1 ep

Waco
TV · as Dick DeGuerin · 1 ep

Cupid's Proxy
Movie · as Clive

Young Sheldon
TV · as Tom Petersen · 27 eps

The Ranch
TV · as Coach Shaw · 1 ep

Lethal Weapon
TV · as Nathan Riggs · 12 eps

The Cowboy
TV · as Self · 2 eps

Better Call Saul
TV · as Kevin Wachtell · 13 eps

Zombeavers
Movie · as Smythe

A Million Ways to Die in the West
Movie · as Sheriff / Narrator

Flutter
Movie · as Sheriff Cole
Hot Bath an' a Stiff Drink
Movie · as Agent Shane Walsh

Devil's Knot
Movie · as Chief Inspector Gitchell

Atlas Shrugged: Part II
Movie · as Kip Chalmers

Django Unchained
Movie · as Tennessee Harry

Nashville
TV · as Bill Lexington · 1 ep

Key & Peele
TV · as Detective · 1 ep

The Walking Dead: Webisodes
TV · as Palmer · 6 eps

The Macabre World of Lavender Williams
Movie · as Sheriff Murdstone

Trial by Fire
Movie · as Chief

Appaloosa
Movie · as Clyde Stringer

Saving Grace
TV · as Wiley · 1 ep

Abominable
Movie · as Farmer Hoss

Two Tickets to Paradise
Movie · as Karl

American Gun
Movie · as Earl

The Zodiac
Movie · as Jim Martinez

After the Sunset
Movie · as Agent Kowalski

Monte Walsh
Movie · as Hat Henderson

Dry Cycle
Movie · as Jeddidah

The Hunted
Movie · as Powell

Cheaper by the Dozen
Movie · as Coach Bricker

The Salton Sea
Movie · as Detective Bookman

The Round and Round
Movie · as Sheriff

CSI: Miami
TV · as Frank Tripp · 187 eps

Ghosts of Mars
Movie · as Yared

Crossfire Trail
Movie · as Luke Taggart

Blast from the Past
Movie · as Dave

The Jack Bull
Movie · as Shelby Dykes

Murder on Shadow Mountain
Movie · as Det. Bonney

Instinct
Movie · as Gurad Alan

Y2K
Movie · as Nuclear Plant Foreman

Snoops
TV · as Jasper · 1 ep

Rush Hour
Movie · as Agent Whitney

Black Cat Run
Movie · as Sheriff Ben Bronte

The Odd Couple II
Movie · as JayJay

Breakdown
Movie · as Sheriff Boyd

The Postman
Movie · as Mercer

Last Stand at Saber River
Movie · as Bill Dancy

Ecce Pirate
Movie · as Captain Spot

Alone
Movie · as Travis Floyd

The Long Kiss Goodnight
Movie · as Man in Bed

Tin Cup
Movie · as Dewey

Public Enemies
Movie · as Al Spencer

Ghosts of Mississippi
Movie · as Martin Scott

The Pretender
TV · as Agent Ellis Talbot · 1 ep

Profiler
TV · as Agent Ellis Talbot · 1 ep

3rd Rock from the Sun
TV · as Chuck, Webber · 1 ep

Cutthroat Island
Movie · as Mr. Blair

Perfect Alibi
Movie

JAG
TV · as Mark 'Falcon' Sokol, Submarine Skipper · 5 eps

Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
Movie · as Gleason

Wyatt Earp
Movie · as Frank McLaury

Drop Zone
Movie · as Bobby

Clear and Present Danger
Movie · as Washington Detective

Iron Will
Movie · as Joe McPherson

Jack Reed: A Search for Justice
Movie

Cliffhanger
Movie · as Travers

Sniper
Movie · as Colonel (uncredited)

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
TV · as Mountain McClain · 1 ep

Walker, Texas Ranger
TV · as Lester Stahl / Sheriff Leland Stahl · 1 ep

Thunderheart
Movie · as FBI Agent

In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion
Movie · as Sheriff Ron Gray

The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
Movie · as Henry

My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
Movie · as Guest at Barbeque

Northern Exposure
TV · as Martin · 1 ep

Cop Rock
TV · as Deputy, Officer Cerruto · 1 ep

Night Game
Movie · as Epps

Shadows on the Wall
Movie · as Jason Townsend

The Oscars
TV · as Self · 1 ep

