Rex Linn

Rex Linn is the kind of actor I trust precisely because he never demands the spotlight. Born in tiny Spearman, Texas, he carries a weathered, lived-in authority that makes every scene feel grounded, whether he is Sgt. Tripp on CSI: Miami or the slick banker Kevin Wachtell on Better Call Saul. What I admire most is his longevity: he built a four-decade career on reliability rather than flash, going toe-to-toe with Stallone as a villain in Cliffhanger and quietly stacking credits ever since. That Oklahoma State drawl and unhurried presence are, to me, an underrated kind of star power worth celebrating.

Name (English)

Rex Linn

Name (Japanese)

レックス・リン

Reading

れっくす・りん

Born

November 13, 1956 (age 69)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Monkey

Origin

Spearman, Texas, United States

Occupation

actor / film actor / television actor

University

Oklahoma State University

• Official sitehttp://www.rexlinn.com/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rex%20Linn
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AC%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q463285

Tags

• Texas
• actor
• film actor
• television actor

Last updated

2026-06-11

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.