Rex holman actor biography
Holman was born in Oklahoma....
Rex Holman (born 11 December ; age 89) is an actor who played Morgan Earp in the Star Trek: The Original Series third season episode "Spectre of the Gun".Lanky and sneering, with a sarcastic voice, Rex Holman was one of TV Western’s last classic heavies. His scary, skeletal, scarecrow-like look enhanced nearly TV W esterns from , 99% of the time as the nastiest, most contemptible member of the outlaw gang.
Only once can I recall Holman in a sympathetic role, that of John Hoyt’s non-violent pacifist son in “No Chip”, a December episode of “Gunsmoke”. In Holman’s 16 episodes of “Gunsmoke” and dozens more he effectively portrayed twisted outlaw pond scum.
Gaunt, emaciated-looking American character actor, typically cast as sneering, psychotic western gunslingers or henchmen.
Holman was a deviant we loved to hate.
Born in in Tulsa, Oklahoma, his real name is Roy Baker, a name he used in a couple of early screen credits including “Ma Barker’s Killer Brood” (‘60).
His family came to California during the depression years seeking employment “ala ‘Grapes of Wrath’” as Holman once put it. He graduated from Canoga Park High School and attended Pie
