Rex Linn
Acting • Born 1956-11-13
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.
Filmography
92 credits
Cutthroat Island
Movie • 1995
Mr. Blair
Rush Hour
Movie • 1998
Agent Whitney
Breakdown
Movie • 1997
Sheriff Boyd
Abominable
Movie • 2006
Farmer Hoss
Ghosts of Mars
Movie • 2001
Yared
After the Sunset
Movie • 2004
Agent Kowalski
Blast from the Past
Movie • 1999
Dave
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
Movie • 1994
Gleason
Cliffhanger
Movie • 1993
Travers
The Postman
Movie • 1997
Mercer
Crossfire Trail
Movie • 2001
Luke Taggart
Monte Walsh
Movie • 2003
Hat Henderson
American Gun
Movie • 2005
Earl
Last Stand at Saber River
Movie • 1997
Bill Dancy
Trial by Fire
Movie • 2008
Chief
Black Cat Run
Movie • 1998
Sheriff Ben Bronte
Atlas Shrugged: Part II
Movie • 2012
Kip Chalmers
Ecce Pirate
Movie • 1997
Captain Spot
Perfect Alibi
Movie • 1995
Hot Bath an' a Stiff Drink
Movie • 2013
Agent Shane Walsh
MVP
Movie • 2022
Security Guard
Zombeavers
Movie • 2014
Smythe
A Million Ways to Die in the West
Movie • 2014
Sheriff / Narrator
Wyatt Earp
Movie • 1994
Frank McLaury
Reba McEntire's The Hammer
Movie • 2023
Bart Crawford
The Long Kiss Goodnight
Movie • 1996
Man in Bed
Alone
Movie • 1997
Travis Floyd
Thunderheart
Movie • 1992
FBI Agent
Flutter
Movie • 2014
Sheriff Cole
Django Unchained
Movie • 2012
Tennessee Harry
In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion
Movie • 1992
Sheriff Ron Gray
Tin Cup
Movie • 1996
Dewey
Dry Cycle
Movie • 2003
Jeddidah
The Jack Bull
Movie • 1999
Shelby Dykes
Murder on Shadow Mountain
Movie • 1999
Det. Bonney
The Salton Sea
Movie • 2002
Detective Bookman
Instinct
Movie • 1999
Gurad Alan
Two Tickets to Paradise
Movie • 2006
Karl
Cupid's Proxy
Movie • 2017
Clive
Drop Zone
Movie • 1994
Bobby
Clear and Present Danger
Movie • 1994
Washington Detective
The Odd Couple II
Movie • 1998
JayJay
The Drone
Movie • 2019
Baker
Night Game
Movie • 1989
Epps
Public Enemies
Movie • 1996
Al Spencer
The Hunted
Movie • 2003
Powell
An Acceptable Loss
Movie • 2019
The President
The Round and Round
Movie • 2002
Sheriff
Iron Will
Movie • 1994
Joe McPherson
Under the Silver Lake
Movie • 2018
Manager
Jack Reed: A Search for Justice
Movie • 1994
The Zodiac
Movie • 2005
Jim Martinez
The Macabre World of Lavender Williams
Movie • 2009
Sheriff Murdstone
Devil's Knot
Movie • 2013
Chief Inspector Gitchell
Cheaper by the Dozen
Movie • 2003
Coach Bricker
Y2K
Movie • 1999
Nuclear Plant Foreman
Sniper
Movie • 1993
Colonel (uncredited)
Ghosts of Mississippi
Movie • 1996
Martin Scott
Appaloosa
Movie • 2008
Clyde Stringer
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
Movie • 1991
Henry
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
Movie • 1991
Guest at Barbeque
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
TV • 1993
Mountain McClain
CSI: Miami
TV • 2002
Frank Tripp
The Pretender
TV • 1996
Agent Ellis Talbot
Walker, Texas Ranger
TV • 1993
Lester Stahl / Sheriff Leland Stahl
Profiler
TV • 1996
Agent Ellis Talbot
JAG
TV • 1995
Mark 'Falcon' Sokol
Saving Grace
TV • 2007
Wiley
Nashville
TV • 2012
Bill Lexington
Big Shot
TV • 2021
Coach Bert
The Ranch
TV • 2016
Coach Shaw
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
Lethal Weapon
TV • 2016
Nathan Riggs
Big Sky
TV • 2020
Buck Barnes
Roar
TV • 2022
Sheriff
3rd Rock from the Sun
TV • 1996
Chuck
3rd Rock from the Sun
TV • 1996
Webber
The Kominsky Method
TV • 2018
Ed
Young Sheldon
TV • 2017
Tom Petersen
JAG
TV • 1995
Submarine Skipper
Happy's Place
TV • 2024
Emmett
The L Word: Generation Q
TV • 2019
Jeff Milner
Better Call Saul
TV • 2015
Kevin Wachtell
The Walking Dead: Torn Apart
TV • 2011
Mike Palmer
The Cowboy
TV • 2016
Self
Key & Peele
TV • 2012
Detective
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self
Snoops
TV • 1999
Jasper
Northern Exposure
TV • 1990
Martin
Cop Rock
TV • 1990
Deputy
Cop Rock
TV • 1990
Officer Cerruto
Waco
TV • 2018
Dick DeGuerin