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Rex Linn

American actor

Rex Linn is an American actor best known in the US as Sgt. Frank Tripp on the CBS drama CSI: Miami and more recently as Kevin Wachtell on Better Call Saul. Internationally he is best known as Richard Travers in the 1993 action thriller Cliffhanger. His other credits include Rush Hour (1998) and the sitcom Happy's Place, where he plays Emmett.

Rex Linn appears in 2 films and 1 TV series in The Rerun, from 1993 to 2024. Most of that work is in comedy, action and crime.

Known for

  • CSI: Miami, Frank Tripp. His best-known role for American audiences.
  • Cliffhanger (1993), Richard Travers. The role he is best known for internationally.
  • Better Call Saul, Kevin Wachtell. A more recent television role.
  • Happy’s Place (2024), Emmett. He plays Emmett on this sitcom.
  • Rush Hour (1998). Linn was part of the cast of this 1998 feature.

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Quick answers

What movies and TV shows has Rex Linn been in?
Rex Linn appears in Happy’s Place (2024), Rush Hour (1998) and Cliffhanger (1993) on The Remote.
When was Rex Linn born?
Rex Linn was born on 13 November 1956.

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