Rex Linn
Acting
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Acting Credits
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.
Known For
Filmography
Happy's Place
2024
as Emmett
Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage
2024
as Principal Petersen
Reba McEntire's The Hammer
2023
as Bart Crawford
MVP
2022
as Security Guard
Roar
2022
as Sheriff
Big Shot
2021
as Coach Bert
Big Sky
2020
as Buck Barnes
The Drone
2019
as Baker
An Acceptable Loss
2019
as The President
The L Word: Generation Q
2019
as Jeff Milner
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
Under the Silver Lake
2018
as Manager
The Kominsky Method
2018
as Ed
Waco
2018
as Dick DeGuerin
Cupid's Proxy
2017
as Clive
Young Sheldon
2017
as Tom Petersen
The Ranch
2016
as Coach Shaw
Lethal Weapon
2016
as Nathan Riggs
The Cowboy
2016
as Self
Better Call Saul
2015
as Kevin Wachtell
Zombeavers
2014
as Smythe
A Million Ways to Die in the West
2014
as Sheriff / Narrator
Flutter
2014
as Sheriff Cole
Hot Bath an' a Stiff Drink
2013
as Agent Shane Walsh
Devil's Knot
2013
as Chief Inspector Gitchell
Atlas Shrugged: Part II
2012
as Kip Chalmers
Django Unchained
2012
as Tennessee Harry
Nashville
2012
as Bill Lexington
Key & Peele
2012
as Detective
The Macabre World of Lavender Williams
2009
as Sheriff Murdstone
Trial by Fire
2008
as Chief
Appaloosa
2008
as Clyde Stringer
Saving Grace
2007
as Wiley
Abominable
2006
as Farmer Hoss
Two Tickets to Paradise
2006
as Karl
American Gun
2005
as Earl
The Zodiac
2005
as Jim Martinez
After the Sunset
2004
as Agent Kowalski
Monte Walsh
2003
as Hat Henderson
Dry Cycle
2003
as Jeddidah
The Hunted
2003
as Powell
Cheaper by the Dozen
2003
as Coach Bricker
The Salton Sea
2002
as Detective Bookman
The Round and Round
2002
as Sheriff
CSI: Miami
2002
as Frank Tripp
Ghosts of Mars
2001
as Yared
Crossfire Trail
2001
as Luke Taggart
Blast from the Past
1999
as Dave
The Jack Bull
1999
as Shelby Dykes
Murder on Shadow Mountain
1999
as Det. Bonney
Instinct
1999
as Gurad Alan
Y2K
1999
as Nuclear Plant Foreman
Snoops
1999
as Jasper
Rush Hour
1998
as Agent Whitney
Black Cat Run
1998
as Sheriff Ben Bronte
The Odd Couple II
1998
as JayJay
Breakdown
1997
as Sheriff Boyd
The Postman
1997
as Mercer
Last Stand at Saber River
1997
as Bill Dancy
Ecce Pirate
1997
as Captain Spot
Alone
1997
as Travis Floyd
The Long Kiss Goodnight
1996
as Man in Bed
Tin Cup
1996
as Dewey
Public Enemies
1996
as Al Spencer
Ghosts of Mississippi
1996
as Martin Scott
The Pretender
1996
as Agent Ellis Talbot
Profiler
1996
as Agent Ellis Talbot
3rd Rock from the Sun
1996
as Chuck
3rd Rock from the Sun
1996
as Webber
Cutthroat Island
1995
as Mr. Blair
Perfect Alibi
1995
JAG
1995
as Mark 'Falcon' Sokol
JAG
1995
as Submarine Skipper
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
1994
as Gleason
Wyatt Earp
1994
as Frank McLaury
Drop Zone
1994
as Bobby
Clear and Present Danger
1994
as Washington Detective
Iron Will
1994
as Joe McPherson
Jack Reed: A Search for Justice
1994
Cliffhanger
1993
as Travers
Sniper
1993
as Colonel (uncredited)
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
1993
as Mountain McClain
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Lester Stahl / Sheriff Leland Stahl
Thunderheart
1992
as FBI Agent
In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion
1992
as Sheriff Ron Gray
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
1991
as Henry
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
1991
as Guest at Barbeque
Northern Exposure
1990
as Martin
Cop Rock
1990
as Deputy
Cop Rock
1990
as Officer Cerruto
Night Game
1989
as Epps
Shadows on the Wall
1986
as Jason Townsend
The Oscars
1953
as Self