Cast & creator
Rex Linn
Best known for The Kelly Clarkson Show, CSI: Miami, JAG
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.
Also known as: Rex Maynard Linn, Rex M. Linn, Rex Lynn, رکس لین, رِکس لین
62
film credits
31
television credits
93
1953–2024 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (93)
Showing 93 of 93 credits
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
CSI: Miami
Frank Tripp
2002
JAG
Mark 'Falcon' Sokol
1995JAG
Submarine Skipper
1995
Young Sheldon
Tom Petersen
2017
Better Call Saul
Kevin Wachtell
2015
3rd Rock from the Sun
Chuck
19963rd Rock from the Sun
Webber
1996
Lethal Weapon
Nathan Riggs
2016
Northern Exposure
Martin
1990
The Pretender
Agent Ellis Talbot
1996
Profiler
Agent Ellis Talbot
1996
Walker, Texas Ranger
Lester Stahl / Sheriff Leland Stahl
1993
Nashville
Bill Lexington
2012
Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage
Principal Petersen
2024
Django Unchained
Tennessee Harry
2012
Big Sky
Buck Barnes
2020
The Oscars
Self
1953
Saving Grace
Wiley
2007
Key & Peele
Detective
2012
The Ranch
Coach Shaw
2016
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
Mountain McClain
1993
Big Shot
Coach Bert
2021
Rush Hour
Agent Whitney
1998
Roar
Sheriff
2022
The Kominsky Method
Ed
2018
The L Word: Generation Q
Jeff Milner
2019
Happy's Place
Emmett
2024
Waco
Dick DeGuerin
2018
Blast from the Past
Dave
1999
A Million Ways to Die in the West
Sheriff / Narrator
2014
Cheaper by the Dozen
Coach Bricker
2003
Cliffhanger
Travers
1993
Cop Rock
Deputy
1990Cop Rock
Officer Cerruto
1990
Clear and Present Danger
Washington Detective
1994
Snoops
Jasper
1999
The Long Kiss Goodnight
Man in Bed
1996
Under the Silver Lake
Manager
2018
Ghosts of Mars
Yared
2001
The Postman
Mercer
1997
After the Sunset
Agent Kowalski
2004
Cutthroat Island
Mr. Blair
1995
Breakdown
Sheriff Boyd
1997
The Salton Sea
Detective Bookman
2002
The Hunted
Powell
2003
Wyatt Earp
Frank McLaury
1994
Devil's Knot
Chief Inspector Gitchell
2013
Thunderheart
FBI Agent
1992
Sniper
Colonel (uncredited)
1993
The Odd Couple II
JayJay
1998
Tin Cup
Dewey
1996
Instinct
Gurad Alan
1999
Drop Zone
Bobby
1994
Atlas Shrugged: Part II
Kip Chalmers
2012
Ghosts of Mississippi
Martin Scott
1996
Last Stand at Saber River
Bill Dancy
1997
Appaloosa
Clyde Stringer
2008
Zombeavers
Smythe
2014
The Jack Bull
Shelby Dykes
1999
The Cowboy
Self
2016
Iron Will
Joe McPherson
1994
Monte Walsh
Hat Henderson
2003
Crossfire Trail
Luke Taggart
2001
An Acceptable Loss
The President
2019
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
Henry
1991
The Drone
Baker
2019
Two Tickets to Paradise
Karl
2006
In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion
Sheriff Ron Gray
1992
Reba McEntire's The Hammer
Bart Crawford
2023
Black Cat Run
Sheriff Ben Bronte
1998
Night Game
Epps
1989
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
Gleason
1994
The Zodiac
Jim Martinez
2005
American Gun
Earl
2005
The Round and Round
Sheriff
2002
Abominable
Farmer Hoss
2006
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
Guest at Barbeque
1991
Public Enemies
Al Spencer
1996
Trial by Fire
Chief
2008
MVP
Security Guard
2022Hot Bath an' a Stiff Drink
Agent Shane Walsh
2013
Shadows on the Wall
Jason Townsend
1986
Murder on Shadow Mountain
Det. Bonney
1999
The Macabre World of Lavender Williams
Sheriff Murdstone
2009
Ecce Pirate
Captain Spot
1997
Cupid's Proxy
Clive
2017
Perfect Alibi
1995
Y2K
Nuclear Plant Foreman
1999
Jack Reed: A Search for Justice
1994
Alone
Travis Floyd
1997
Dry Cycle
Jeddidah
2003
Flutter
Sheriff Cole
2014