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Rex Linn at an event for Devil's Knot (2013)

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Rex Linn

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  • Born
    November 13, 1956 · Spearman, Texas, USA
  • Birth name
    Rex Maynard Linn
  • Height
    6′ 4″ (1.93 m)

Biography

    • 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.
      - IMDb mini biography by: Bonitao

Family

  • Parents
      Darlene Linn
      James P. Linn
  • Relatives
      James Paul Linn II(Sibling)
      Rhonda Lou Linn(Sibling)

Trademarks

  • Very muscular physique
  • Towering height
  • Distinctive raspy voice

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.
  • He has a B.A. degree in Radio, Television and Film from Oklahoma State University.
  • This bald, hulking character actor is frequently cast as stern cops or others involved in law enforcement.
  • Worked with Tom Selleck in Last Stand at Saber River (1997), Crossfire Trail (2001), and Monte Walsh (2003).
  • Has worked with John Lithgow on three projects: Cliffhanger (1993), and two guest spots on 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996): Frozen Dick (1996) and Tom, Dick and Mary (1997).

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