Rex Joseph Kodippili (Sinhala:රෙක්ස් කොඩිප්පිලි; 6 October 1938 – 24 December 2023), was a Sri Lankan film actor and producer.
[2][3] In 2019, he was honoured with Janabhimani Honorary Award at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall.
[4] Rex Joseph Kodippili was born on 6 October 1938 in Badulla, Sri Lanka as the youngest of the family.
After Ordinary Level, he attended Sri Siddhartha Central College, Badulla.
[5] He joined a drama circle named as "Rohana Dramatic Society" while at the Siddhartha College.
[5] They performed about five stage dramas including Maraka Daivaya and Sangeetha Pissa.
After his five-year police service, he Joined the "Adunika Peya" of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation.
[6] In the meantime, he had the opportunity to do "double" roles in action scenes for the lead actors in movie fight scenes including stunt double for Senadheera Rupasinghe in the film Hathara Denama Soorayo.
[9] In the 1974 film Onna Babo Billo Enavo, he had a stunt scene where he climbed a helicopter with difficulty and fought with Gamini Fonseka.
In the following years, he appeared in several action films such as Duppathage Hithawatha, Kalyani Ganga and Maruwa Samaga Wase.