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Rex Linn

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  • Producer
  • Location Management
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Rex Linn at an event for Devil's Knot (2013)
Kim Wheeler, an attorney who is appointed as a judge for Nevada's 5th district after the former judge's death. As the investigation into the death intensifies, Kim's sister, who runs the local brothel, becomes the prime suspect.
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Rex Maynard Linn is an American film and television actor. He is best known for playing the role of Frank Tripp in the television series CSI: Miami. Linn was born in Spearman, Texas, the third child, and second son, of Darlene (née Deere) and James Paul Linn. In August 1969, his parents relocated the family to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, where his father practiced law. There he attended Heritage Hall and later Casady School, an independent school affiliated with the Episcopal Church, and was employed part-time at the Oklahoma City Zoo. November 1975, after seeing Jack Nicholson in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Linn announced he was an actor.
BornNovember 13, 1956
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BornNovember 13, 1956
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    Known for

    Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker in Rush Hour (1998)
    Rush Hour
    7.0
    • Agent Whitney
    • 1998
    Sylvester Stallone in Cliffhanger (1993)
    Cliffhanger
    6.5
    • Richard Travers
    • 1993
    Kevin Costner in Wyatt Earp (1994)
    Wyatt Earp
    6.7
    • Frank McLaury
    • 1994
    Geena Davis and Matthew Modine in Cutthroat Island (1995)
    Cutthroat Island
    5.7
    • Mr. Blair
    • 1995

    Credits

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    Actor



    • Reba McEntire, Rex Linn, Melissa Peterman, Tokala Black Elk, Pablo Castelblanco, and Belissa Escobedo in Happy's Place (2024)
      Happy's Place
      5.8
      TV Series
      • Emmett
      • 2024–2025
    • Annie Potts, Lance Barber, Zoe Perry, Raegan Revord, Montana Jordan, and Iain Armitage in Young Sheldon (2017)
      Young Sheldon
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Tom Petersen
      • 2017–2024
    • Reba McEntire, Jensen Ackles, Katheryn Winnick, and Kylie Bunbury in Big Sky (2020)
      Big Sky
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Buck Barnes
      • 2022–2023
    • The Hammer (2023)
      The Hammer
      6.7
      • Bart Crawford
      • 2023
    • John Stamos, Jessalyn Gilsig, Sara Echeagaray, Yvette Nicole Brown, Sophia Mitri Schloss, Cricket Wampler, Tisha Custodio, Tiana Le, and Nell Verlaque in Big Shot (2021)
      Big Shot
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Coach Bert
      • 2022
    • Mo McRae and Nate Boyer in MVP (2022)
      MVP
      6.7
      • Security Guard
      • 2022
    • Bob Odenkirk in Better Call Saul (2015)
      Better Call Saul
      9.0
      TV Series
      • Kevin Wachtell
      • 2016–2022
    • Roar (2022)
      Roar
      5.7
      TV Mini Series
      • Sheriff
      • 2022
    • The L Word: Generation Q (2019)
      The L Word: Generation Q
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Jeff Milner
      • 2019
    • Bad Dream (2019)
      Bad Dream
      4.2
      Short
      • Network Head
      • 2019
    • The Drone (2019)
      The Drone
      4.0
      • Dominic Baker
      • 2019
    • Michael Douglas and Alan Arkin in The Kominsky Method (2018)
      The Kominsky Method
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Ed
      • 2018
    • Jamie Lee Curtis, Tika Sumpter, and Ben Tavassoli in An Acceptable Loss (2018)
      An Acceptable Loss
      5.5
      • The President
      • 2018
    • Andrew Garfield and Riley Keough in Under the Silver Lake (2018)
      Under the Silver Lake
      6.5
      • Manager
      • 2018
    • Damon Wayans and Seann William Scott in Lethal Weapon (2016)
      Lethal Weapon
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Nathan Riggs
      • 2017–2018

    Producer



    • American Con (2016)
      American Con
      8.5
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2016
    • Dark Before Dawn (1988)
      Dark Before Dawn
      4.2
      • associate producer
      • 1988

    Location Management



    • Kate Capshaw, Balthazar Getty, Scott Glenn, and Ben Johnson in My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys (1991)
      My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
      6.2
      • assistant location manager
      • 1991

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    CSI: Miami: Complete Season 8
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    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Rex M. Linn
    • Height
      • 6′ 4″ (1.93 m)
    • Born
      • November 13, 1956
      • Spearman, Texas, USA
    • Parents
        Darlene Linn
    • Relatives
        James Paul Linn II(Sibling)
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      • 1 Interview
      • 1 Article

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    • Trivia
      He was a 32-year-old bank vice-president in western Oklahoma before he decided to move to L.A. and become an actor in the late 1980s.
    • Trademarks
        Very muscular physique

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