Rex holman net worth

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 100 TV W esterns from 1960-1985, 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 1960 episode of “Gunsmoke”. In Holman’s 16 episodes of “Gunsmoke” and dozens more he effectively portrayed twisted outlaw pond scum. Holman was a deviant we loved to hate.

Born in 1935 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 Gunsmoke seasons 8 9-10 11 12 13!