Kommissar Rex
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Kommissar Rex is a popular Austria
n-made police television drama, aired from 1994 to 2004. In 2007 a new series was released (season 11), under Austrian-Italian
production. From February 18, 2008, the 12th season was shot in Rome. Austrian Television broadcaster ORF
announced the production of a movie for the 12th season which is to be set in Vienna.
The original series is set in Vienna
and focuses on the three-man staff of an office of the Kriminalpolizei
- the Austrian Criminal Police - specifically a Mordkommission, or Murder Commission. In addition to the three policemen, the office is staffed by a German Shepherd called Rex who functions variously as a cadaver dog, a sniffer dog (for both contraband
and narcotics) and as another pair of eyes and ears for his team.
The original team at the office consisted of Richard Moser, Ernst Stockinger and Peter Höllerer. This team was also assisted by forensic expert Dr Leo Graf and retired policeman Max Koch. Later arrivals included Christian Böck replacing Stockinger, Alexander Brandtner replacing Moser and former statistics officer Fritz Kunz replacing Höllerer. An even later incarnation of the series featured a male-female duo of the clumsy Marc Hoffmann and a female officer Nikki Herzog working alongside Kunz. Dr. Graf is the only character not to have departed the show.
The show is scripted entirely in German
, most characters speak with Austrian dialects and is shot on location in Vienna and its surroundings, though the usage of areas in production is often geographically incorrect. Subtitles are used for some international markets, while in others the series is dubbed. In some of the show's popular international markets, such as Australia, the show is considered to have had 8 seasons instead of 10. This is due to differences in network broadcasting schedules as they have chosen to join two of the shorter seasons into one. It is also the case for the Region 4 DVD release and it has caused minor confusion amongst fans of the show.
Many actors play different characters in different episodes of the series, with one of the more striking examples of this being Gedeon Burkhard
playing a villain who mistakenly thought he was infected with HIV and proceeded to murder the other members of his orgy club, in an early episode before returning as Brandtner. Alexander Pschill
appeared as a crash repair mechanic who blackmails a customer whose car has been damaged in a fatal hit-and-run accident in season 2, before portraying Marc Hoffmann several years later.
Starting from season 9, the action moves to Rome
, with inspector Lorenzo Fabbri taking charge of the dog. The show is now shot in both Italian
and German. At the end of the season, Rex is apparently mortally wounded when he jumps on Fabbri's head to protect him from a bullet, but is shown in close-up still slightly breathing just before credits roll. The beginning of season 10 shows that Rex survived the bullet, when Fabbri takes Rex to the Animal Hospital.
Rex was stolen by criminals as a pup, but managed to escape and befriend a boy, where he helped to solve his first case with the boy.
Initially, Rex and Moser share an apartment at Marrokanergasse 18, Wien-Landstraße
, however the pair go house-hunting quite early in the series. The house they eventually find is owned by a man who does not want dogs there, however Rex is able to alert him to a gas leak and in gratitude he allows Moser and Rex to stay.
Rex is frequently called upon to resolve difficult situations, including helping a young girl in shock, preventing a woman from committing suicide
and helping to get Moser's mobile phone when a crime has been committed. One famous episode features Moser using Rex to resolve a hostage
situation by telling him to creep up behind the criminal and "frighten him" (following Rex's earlier success at frightening Stockinger by jumping on him from behind).
There is also a considerable element of humour in Rex's activities. He constantly annoys Stockinger by pulling on his coat and stealing his ham rolls. Later, Höllerer keeps a running score of Böck's success against Rex - not a flattering result for the officer. While not chasing criminals, he often plays pranks on the officers or fails to obey orders to help with the housework.
Rex reacts particularly badly to words like "Frau" (woman) and, later, "Tierarzt" (vet), as he disapproves of his masters' attention to women. During a scene in which Koch claims that Moser "doesn't understand women at all now", Moser tells Koch, "Don't say that word. Every time you say 'woman' he [Rex] runs off with my laundry". Koch asks him what Rex does with it, to which Moser replies, "He washes it". Later, after the departure of the vet, Moser is working undercover and needs to ensure Rex won't greet him. He tells Stockinger, "You only need to say 'vet' to him and he'll stop whatever he's doing", a statement which results in a memorable scene involving Stockinger walking after Rex at a crime scene calling out "Vet! Vet!"
Rex has an uncanny penchant for ham rolls, or "Wurstsemmeln" in the local dialect. He is introduced to them by Moser, who tells him, "I practically live on these".
Rex has to date been played by three dogs. Until 2000, he was played by Santo vom Haus Zieglmayer, also known as 'Beejay', and was then replaced by Rhett Butler. For the 2008 revival, Rex is played by a dog named Henry.
Richard Moser (Tobias Moretti
The first "team leader", Richard "Richie" Moser is a hard-bitten cop who, as the first season begins, is going through a bitter divorce
from his wife Gina, who takes all their furniture. Moser is also attempting to quit smoking, due to medical problems to do with his circulation.
An ex-truck driver, Moser credits Max Koch with keeping him from a life of crime, at one point telling Koch that "I'd be on the wrong side of the law too, just like him", referring to a young pickpocket he has just chased through central Vienna.
Moser has befriended Rex after Rex's former police trainer, Michael, was shot and killed by an escaping suspect, and, in order to save the dog from being put down, has "adopted" him without ever completing any of the official paperwork. He famously declares at one point, "My taxes pay for this dog, so why can't I give him a better home?"
Being a bachelor, Moser flirts with many of the attractive women featured in the storylines. However, with the exception of a brief and work-interrupted relationship with his local vet (of which Rex thoroughly disapproves), he forms no permanent romantic attachment.
As Moser's personal life improves, his sense of humour returns. This is noticeable in the general lightening in the tone of the show from the initial episodes ("Diagnosis Murder" being a prime example) to ones with more light-hearted banter among the officers.
In the final scenes of the movie Inspector Rex: Moser's Death, Moser is killed in the line of duty by an escaped 'border-line psychopath' played by famous German actor Ulrich Tukur
(Das Leben der Anderen) while Moser is rescuing his lover, Patricia Neuhold (a psychologist who has been helping with the case). The escapee commits suicide just after he kills Moser, and Rex shows almost-human emotion over Moser's body at the hospital.
Alexander Brandtner (Gedeon Burkhard
Alex Brandtner replaces Moser as team leader. Following Moser's death, Rex has become depressed and refuses to eat, wanting to stay near Moser's house all the time. However, Brandtner succeeds in helping Rex out of his depression. Brandtner had lost his former dog, Arko, in a bomb explosion, while also injuring his own left ear, and does not want to work with dogs again, until he meets Rex. The explosion has also robbed him of his hearing in his right ear, a fact he confides only to Rex. Brandtner moves into the house that Moser and Rex used to share, apparently because Rex does not want to leave.
Compared to Moser, Brandtner is shown to be more athletic and performs various physical stunts throughout the series, such as diving over car bonnets, engaging in fast-paced chases on foot and dives. His living room is filled with boxing and fitness gear and he is portrayed as very attractive to women.
He had once gone undercover in a prison and also as a drunken homeless man, for instance. On his first appearance in the show, he dives into the Danube Canal to retrieve a vital piece of evidence, and later in his debut episode he parachutes from a light aircraft, along with Rex, in order to apprehend a suspect. He also seems to have an uncanny instinct for sensing if a suspect is guilty or innocent, even without evidence.
During the time Burkhard was on the show, the international ratings for the series increased.
Burkhard's looks were also exploited by the producers of the show. In one episode, a bank burglar that Brandtner had once caught re-offended again after being released, and managed to take him hostage during the climactic confrontation. He then forced Brandtner to strip to prove that he was unarmed, before parading him through the street in only his underwear. When taunted about how he felt, Brandtner said "sexy".
Marc Hoffmann (Alexander Pschill
Replacing Brandtner as team leader, Hoffmann is a very eager detective. Hoffmann is portrayed as being very witty, outsmarting murderers. He is also portrayed as being stouter, yet more muscular in comparison to Brandtner and Moser; in one instance he is shown doing various workouts. He shares a close relationship with Niki Herzog, and they soon live together, but sometimes have disagreements.
Apparently Hoffmann had studied forensic science under Graf, and the two men still seem to share a somewhat master-student relationship, with Hoffmann often deferring to Graf's judgement (where Brandtner and Moser had previously not always done so).
Lorenzo Fabbri (Kaspar Capparoni
In series 9, Rex moves to Rome. His new partner is Italian homicide detective, Chief Inspector Lorenzo Fabbri. He seems to understand the Italian language quite easily.
In the second episode of season 12 (entitled "Admist the Wolves") Fabbri dies in the explosion of a car during a trap prepared by a Mafia
boss.
Ernst Stockinger (Karl Markovics
The "straight man" to Rex - and, increasingly, Moser - Ernst Stockinger ("Stocki" for short) is a character who becomes much more likeable as his part in the series develops. Stockinger is thin and always has a very serious demeanour. In later episodes, this is revealed as a cover for his schemes to outsmart Rex, who seems to instinctively want to associate with (or tease) him. Stockinger is by no means a dog lover.
Stockinger is married and uses his marriage to jokingly claim expertise over Moser in regard to women. Frequently, when a case hinges on the behaviour of a female witness or suspect, Stockinger gently tells Moser, "Richard, since your divorce, you've lost your touch with women". Stockinger's wife, it seems, is not greatly pleased with her husband's choice of career at times, and Moser often reminds him of this.
Another of Stockinger's idiosyncrasies is his constant references to surgery which has been performed on him - most likely for stomach ulcers. He seems to delight in telling stories about this surgery at the most inappropriate moments, such as when the others are about to eat.
Eventually, Stockinger is transferred to Salzburg
and leaves the series. In this final episode, Rex saves Stockinger by leaping across a classroom just as a disgruntled divorced man was about to stab Stockinger in the throat during an attempted kidnapping attempt on his child. Moser, in a farewell speech, jokingly tells Stocki that, "You have been a bad cop, a bad man, and not at all a good friend". Stockinger later features in a spin-off TV special Stockinger
, featuring him at his new police department. He is replaced by Christian Böck.
Peter Höllerer (Wolf Bachofner
The obese Peter Höllerer is a constant source of comic relief
in the series. Generally found ensconced behind his desk working the phones, his face visibly falls whenever Moser and Stockinger (or, later, Brandtner and Böck) require him to do fieldwork. That said, he is capable of surprising speed when running and can also demonstrate driving skills the equal of the other officers.
Höllerer tends to take a co-ordinating role when an operation is being planned, rather than actually going undercover or making the arrest himself. In these situations, he reveals himself to have a very clear head and to be capable of dealing with the most unusual contingencies which tend to manifest themselves where his partners are concerned.
Höllerer has a soft spot for Rex as the series progresses, after first voicing concern that Moser did not adopt him through the proper channels. This is shown by his keeping score between Böck and Rex in the early episodes featuring the former. Höllerer takes inordinate delight in seeing the dog outsmarting the man.
Höllerer's departure from the series is brought about by his retirement to care for his ailing mother, a woman about whom he often speaks. He is replaced by Fritz Kunz.
Of all the recurring characters in the series, Höllerer's accent is the thickest. Viewers familiar with standard German
will often have difficulty understanding his Viennese dialect.
The two eventually combine to solve the relevant case, and Moser convinces Böck to transfer to his team. Böck's undercover skills are largely ignored after the transfer, but his personable manner proves an advantage when it comes to interrogations (particularly contrasting with the somewhat dour Moser). By the time of Brandtner's arrival, Böck's youth and athleticism have resulted in his frequently being involved in chasing criminals on foot. The dynamic between Böck and Kunz forms an almost constant source of comic relief. Most notable in this is their dialogue when trying to establish the angle from which a witness would have seen a certain event - each man speaks at cross-purposes to the other and both end up totally confused.
Böck and Rex share a rivalry, with Böck trying to outsmart Rex, but Rex wins nearly all the time. Böck is also one of the few who question Rex's abilities as an elite police dog, but Moser keeps telling him that he has always been this way.
Fritz Kunz (Martin Weinek
Replacing Höllerer after the latter's retirement to care for his mother, Kunz has been drawn from the statistics section of the force. Initially he is very much out of place in the slightly freer atmosphere of Brandtner's office. A running gag in his early appearances deals with his obsessive-compulsiveness and fussy attention to the placement of his desk stationery (e.g., pencils arranged from tallest to shortest and paper clips aligned) only to have Rex or one of the others move everything around.
Kunz's background in statistics is also often the source of amusement, as he is seemingly able to deliver, from memory, obscure statistical information about the activities of criminals. He tends to be used to man the phones during investigations, rather than on active duty. However, he is also occasionally required to go undercover (once as a kitchen hand, another time as a stable hand and another as an entertainer in a street market), much to his chagrin.
In contrast to Hoffmann, Herzog tends to be more level-headed and capable of performing physical acts. Her physical appearance also serves the team well in relating to suspects, as she is frequently underestimated and sometimes taunted by brash male criminals.
and leaves the series.
Dr Leo Graf (Gerhard Zemann
Dr Leo Graf is the forensic pathologist
consulted by the detectives. On occasion, he is found at the crime scene itself, however he is normally to be found in his pathology laboratory, and occasionally comes into the police office. Gerhard Zemann is the only actor to appear as the same character throughout the long-running series.
Dr Graf is a sometimes prickly personality, but underneath this exterior he has a very dry wit - frequently regaling the detectives against their will with the gruesome details of a murder.
Naturally he is quite comfortable in his lab, surrounded by dead bodies, even if others are not. Many of the earlier episodes highlight the contrasting reactions of the policemen (especially Moser and Stockinger) and Graf to the death all around them.
At times, however, Dr Graf clearly resents the pressure put on him by the policemen. One memorable telephone exchange involves Moser agreeing to pay Dr Graf a number of Cuba
n cigar
s for working on the weekend. Another time, Graf's car is towed while he is investigating a murder scene. The resulting invective he uses towards the authorities responsible is caustic, to say the least.
Where Graf is very amiable towards Moser's team, this relationship progressively changes as Brandtner arrives. Early episodes featuring Brandtner show Alex and Leo using formal language - generally involving the German "Sie" form of address (the polite form). Eventually, this exterior is broken down and the new team is invited to call him Leo - a sign of considerable familiarity in German or Austrian society. Accordingly, Brandtner's greeting to Graf alters from the formal "Guten Morgen" to the more familiar "Servus".
With Hoffmann and Herzog, however, the relationship with Graf is more of a teacher-student one. It emerges early that Hoffmann had been taught forensic techniques by Graf, and it is clear that some of the awe felt by the considerably younger policeman for his mentor is still present. Graf also assumes a much more advisory role with this team, appearing only once during each investigation instead of being constantly on call.
By the time Rex moves to Rome with Lorenzo Fabbri of the Italian police, Dr Graf still serves as Vienna's main forensic officer as seen in a Rex special as Rex and Fabbri return to Vienna to investigate a case there.
Max Koch (Fritz Muliar
Familiarly known to all as Max, Koch is a retired policeman who saved Moser from a life of crime and became something of a mentor
to him. Many early episodes feature Moser asking Koch for advice - often in a café or a pool hall. It is, in fact, advice from Koch which is responsible for solving many of the more baffling cases, as his insights into human psychology
- particularly female psychology (something he often claims Moser has had no knowledge of since his divorce) - prove correct.
Max is also occasionally asked to look after Rex, and Rex seems to be comfortable with him.
As the series progresses, Koch's role alters to that of being a useful spy
for Moser in certain situations where his team is too well-known. It is Koch's visit to a restaurant which provides the breakthrough in one case. In another he stumbles upon the solution to a particularly brutal homicide while sitting in a park with Rex. Koch is increasingly reluctant help with Moser's work, although he is always told that this will be the last time. As Stockinger points out, it always is the last time...until the next request. Moser also tries to appeal to Koch's sense of adventure which, as Max famously explains, is satisfied by eating goulash
and not knowing if he will suffer from "Rinderwahnsinn" (Mad Cow Disease).
Following Stockinger's transfer to Salzburg, Koch assists the team to reorganise the office. His snide remarks about Stockinger's files result in Höllerer telling him to read through them all (to which Koch responds that he's doing more work since he retired than he did when he worked). He also spreads out his pipe collection on Stocki's old desk and declares that he will "open a pipe shop" while the team attempts to find a replacement for Stocki.
Morini constantly goads Martelli and Fabbri into being a couple. After one case is solved, Fabbri takes her home to wine and dine her, much to Rez's chagrin. At the start of the next episode, they drunkenly awake in Fabbri's bed.
Inspector Rex is so popular in Australia on the SBS network that it has been parodied by the local comedy show, Newstopia
, with a series of station advertisements for a fictional TV show called 'Inspektor Herring'. Supposedly featuring a crime-solving fish, Herring is usually shown out of water in scenes one usually expects to see in serious crime dramas. The final episode of Series 3 starts with Shaun announcing, "This is the last Newstopia, let's make it the best one ever", however this then turns into a half-hour episode of Inspektor Herring as a spoof "replacement programme" due to supposed technical difficulties.
On 10 October 2007, a special DVD, "Rex By Request" was released featuring the five favourite Kommissar Rex episodes as voted by fans. Also included is an interview with producer/writer Peter Hajek and an hour-long dog-training segment featuring Rex and his trainer Teresa Ann Miller.
Australian Releases:
The new season sees Rex moved from Vienna to Rome and teamed up with an Italian detective. Kaspar Capparoni
stars as Chief Inspector Lorenzo Fabbri, a homicide detective from Rome. He visits the Mordkommission office in Vienna, to discuss a cross-border murder case. He meets Kunz (the only character remaining from the previous series) and Rex, now officially retired but still allowed the run of the office, albeit with some reluctance from police administration. Rex and Fabbri develop a bond and he decides to unofficially take Rex with him when he returns to Rome.
Predictably, Rex assists Fabbri in solving several murders, and after some good publicity in the press, his Superintendent allows Rex to officially join the team.
Austria
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n-made police television drama, aired from 1994 to 2004. In 2007 a new series was released (season 11), under Austrian-Italian
Italy
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production. From February 18, 2008, the 12th season was shot in Rome. Austrian Television broadcaster ORF
ORF (broadcaster)
Österreichischer Rundfunk, ORF, is the Austrian national public service broadcaster.Funded from a combination of a television licence fees and revenue from limited on-air advertising, ORF is the dominant player in the Austrian broadcast media...
announced the production of a movie for the 12th season which is to be set in Vienna.
The original series is set in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
and focuses on the three-man staff of an office of the Kriminalpolizei
Kriminalpolizei
is the standard term for the criminal investigation agency within the police forces of Germany, Austria and the German-speaking cantons of Switzerland. In Nazi Germany during 1936, the Kripo became the Criminal Police Department for the entire Reich...
- the Austrian Criminal Police - specifically a Mordkommission, or Murder Commission. In addition to the three policemen, the office is staffed by a German Shepherd called Rex who functions variously as a cadaver dog, a sniffer dog (for both contraband
Contraband
The word contraband, reported in English since 1529, from Medieval French contrebande "a smuggling," denotes any item which, relating to its nature, is illegal to be possessed or sold....
and narcotics) and as another pair of eyes and ears for his team.
The original team at the office consisted of Richard Moser, Ernst Stockinger and Peter Höllerer. This team was also assisted by forensic expert Dr Leo Graf and retired policeman Max Koch. Later arrivals included Christian Böck replacing Stockinger, Alexander Brandtner replacing Moser and former statistics officer Fritz Kunz replacing Höllerer. An even later incarnation of the series featured a male-female duo of the clumsy Marc Hoffmann and a female officer Nikki Herzog working alongside Kunz. Dr. Graf is the only character not to have departed the show.
The show is scripted entirely in German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
, most characters speak with Austrian dialects and is shot on location in Vienna and its surroundings, though the usage of areas in production is often geographically incorrect. Subtitles are used for some international markets, while in others the series is dubbed. In some of the show's popular international markets, such as Australia, the show is considered to have had 8 seasons instead of 10. This is due to differences in network broadcasting schedules as they have chosen to join two of the shorter seasons into one. It is also the case for the Region 4 DVD release and it has caused minor confusion amongst fans of the show.
Many actors play different characters in different episodes of the series, with one of the more striking examples of this being Gedeon Burkhard
Gedeon Burkhard
Gedeon Burkhard is a German film and television actor. Although he has appeared in numerous films and TV series in both Europe and the US, he is probably best recognised for his role as Alexander Brandtner in the Austrian/German television series Kommissar Rex , which has been aired on television...
playing a villain who mistakenly thought he was infected with HIV and proceeded to murder the other members of his orgy club, in an early episode before returning as Brandtner. Alexander Pschill
Alexander Pschill
----Alexander Pschill is the actor who plays Marc, a detective in the German-Austrian program, 'Kommissar Rex' or 'Rex, chien flic' as it is called in France. He is in episodes 91 to 119 in the eighth, ninth and tenth series of 'Inspector Rex'.- Filmography :* 2010: Die verrückte Welt der Ute...
appeared as a crash repair mechanic who blackmails a customer whose car has been damaged in a fatal hit-and-run accident in season 2, before portraying Marc Hoffmann several years later.
Starting from season 9, the action moves to Rome
Rome
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, with inspector Lorenzo Fabbri taking charge of the dog. The show is now shot in both Italian
Italian language
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and German. At the end of the season, Rex is apparently mortally wounded when he jumps on Fabbri's head to protect him from a bullet, but is shown in close-up still slightly breathing just before credits roll. The beginning of season 10 shows that Rex survived the bullet, when Fabbri takes Rex to the Animal Hospital.
Rex
A trained police dog, Rex (revealed in the Pilot to be registered as "Reginald von Ravenhorst") is the legitimate star of the show. Establishing shots frequently show him demonstrating a new trick - unlatching doors, pushing trolleys, pointing to drugs or corpses - which then turn out to be useful in the course of the episode. He is often used to stalk suspects, often with a GPS-type object attached to him so that the officers can keep track.Rex was stolen by criminals as a pup, but managed to escape and befriend a boy, where he helped to solve his first case with the boy.
Initially, Rex and Moser share an apartment at Marrokanergasse 18, Wien-Landstraße
Landstraße
Landstraße is the 3rd municipal District of Vienna, Austria] . It is near the center of Vienna and was established in the 19th century. Landstraße is a heavily populated urban area with many workers and residential homes. It has inhabitants in an area of 7.42 km². It has existed since...
, however the pair go house-hunting quite early in the series. The house they eventually find is owned by a man who does not want dogs there, however Rex is able to alert him to a gas leak and in gratitude he allows Moser and Rex to stay.
Rex is frequently called upon to resolve difficult situations, including helping a young girl in shock, preventing a woman from committing suicide
Suicide
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair or attributed to some underlying mental disorder, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism, or drug abuse...
and helping to get Moser's mobile phone when a crime has been committed. One famous episode features Moser using Rex to resolve a hostage
Hostage
A hostage is a person or entity which is held by a captor. The original definition meant that this was handed over by one of two belligerent parties to the other or seized as security for the carrying out of an agreement, or as a preventive measure against certain acts of war...
situation by telling him to creep up behind the criminal and "frighten him" (following Rex's earlier success at frightening Stockinger by jumping on him from behind).
There is also a considerable element of humour in Rex's activities. He constantly annoys Stockinger by pulling on his coat and stealing his ham rolls. Later, Höllerer keeps a running score of Böck's success against Rex - not a flattering result for the officer. While not chasing criminals, he often plays pranks on the officers or fails to obey orders to help with the housework.
Rex reacts particularly badly to words like "Frau" (woman) and, later, "Tierarzt" (vet), as he disapproves of his masters' attention to women. During a scene in which Koch claims that Moser "doesn't understand women at all now", Moser tells Koch, "Don't say that word. Every time you say 'woman' he [Rex] runs off with my laundry". Koch asks him what Rex does with it, to which Moser replies, "He washes it". Later, after the departure of the vet, Moser is working undercover and needs to ensure Rex won't greet him. He tells Stockinger, "You only need to say 'vet' to him and he'll stop whatever he's doing", a statement which results in a memorable scene involving Stockinger walking after Rex at a crime scene calling out "Vet! Vet!"
Rex has an uncanny penchant for ham rolls, or "Wurstsemmeln" in the local dialect. He is introduced to them by Moser, who tells him, "I practically live on these".
Rex has to date been played by three dogs. Until 2000, he was played by Santo vom Haus Zieglmayer, also known as 'Beejay', and was then replaced by Rhett Butler. For the 2008 revival, Rex is played by a dog named Henry.
Richard Moser (Tobias MorettiTobias MorettiTobias Moretti is an Austrian actor.-Biography:Born in Gries am Brenner, Tyrol, Moretti is the eldest of four brothers. His brothers are named Tomas, Cristoph and Gregor. Since 1997 he has been married to Julia Moretti , an oboist...
, 1994–1998)
Divorce
Divorce is the final termination of a marital union, canceling the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage and dissolving the bonds of matrimony between the parties...
from his wife Gina, who takes all their furniture. Moser is also attempting to quit smoking, due to medical problems to do with his circulation.
An ex-truck driver, Moser credits Max Koch with keeping him from a life of crime, at one point telling Koch that "I'd be on the wrong side of the law too, just like him", referring to a young pickpocket he has just chased through central Vienna.
Moser has befriended Rex after Rex's former police trainer, Michael, was shot and killed by an escaping suspect, and, in order to save the dog from being put down, has "adopted" him without ever completing any of the official paperwork. He famously declares at one point, "My taxes pay for this dog, so why can't I give him a better home?"
Being a bachelor, Moser flirts with many of the attractive women featured in the storylines. However, with the exception of a brief and work-interrupted relationship with his local vet (of which Rex thoroughly disapproves), he forms no permanent romantic attachment.
As Moser's personal life improves, his sense of humour returns. This is noticeable in the general lightening in the tone of the show from the initial episodes ("Diagnosis Murder" being a prime example) to ones with more light-hearted banter among the officers.
In the final scenes of the movie Inspector Rex: Moser's Death, Moser is killed in the line of duty by an escaped 'border-line psychopath' played by famous German actor Ulrich Tukur
Ulrich Tukur
Ulrich Tukur is a German actor and musician.-Biography:Tukur spent his youth near Hanover where he finished his final secondary-school examinations in 1977. He also achieved a high school degree in Boston during an exchange of students where he met his first wife, Amber Wood. With her, he had two...
(Das Leben der Anderen) while Moser is rescuing his lover, Patricia Neuhold (a psychologist who has been helping with the case). The escapee commits suicide just after he kills Moser, and Rex shows almost-human emotion over Moser's body at the hospital.
Alexander Brandtner (Gedeon BurkhardGedeon BurkhardGedeon Burkhard is a German film and television actor. Although he has appeared in numerous films and TV series in both Europe and the US, he is probably best recognised for his role as Alexander Brandtner in the Austrian/German television series Kommissar Rex , which has been aired on television...
, 1998–2002)
Compared to Moser, Brandtner is shown to be more athletic and performs various physical stunts throughout the series, such as diving over car bonnets, engaging in fast-paced chases on foot and dives. His living room is filled with boxing and fitness gear and he is portrayed as very attractive to women.
He had once gone undercover in a prison and also as a drunken homeless man, for instance. On his first appearance in the show, he dives into the Danube Canal to retrieve a vital piece of evidence, and later in his debut episode he parachutes from a light aircraft, along with Rex, in order to apprehend a suspect. He also seems to have an uncanny instinct for sensing if a suspect is guilty or innocent, even without evidence.
During the time Burkhard was on the show, the international ratings for the series increased.
Burkhard's looks were also exploited by the producers of the show. In one episode, a bank burglar that Brandtner had once caught re-offended again after being released, and managed to take him hostage during the climactic confrontation. He then forced Brandtner to strip to prove that he was unarmed, before parading him through the street in only his underwear. When taunted about how he felt, Brandtner said "sexy".
Marc Hoffmann (Alexander PschillAlexander Pschill----Alexander Pschill is the actor who plays Marc, a detective in the German-Austrian program, 'Kommissar Rex' or 'Rex, chien flic' as it is called in France. He is in episodes 91 to 119 in the eighth, ninth and tenth series of 'Inspector Rex'.- Filmography :* 2010: Die verrückte Welt der Ute...
, 2002–2004)
Replacing Brandtner as team leader, Hoffmann is a very eager detective. Hoffmann is portrayed as being very witty, outsmarting murderers. He is also portrayed as being stouter, yet more muscular in comparison to Brandtner and Moser; in one instance he is shown doing various workouts. He shares a close relationship with Niki Herzog, and they soon live together, but sometimes have disagreements.Apparently Hoffmann had studied forensic science under Graf, and the two men still seem to share a somewhat master-student relationship, with Hoffmann often deferring to Graf's judgement (where Brandtner and Moser had previously not always done so).
Lorenzo Fabbri (Kaspar CapparoniKaspar Capparoni-Biography:A native of Rome, Capparoni became a theater actor when he was 18, directed by Giuseppe Patroni Griffi. In 1984 he also appeared in the film Phenomena, directed by Dario Argento....
, 2008–2011)
In the second episode of season 12 (entitled "Admist the Wolves") Fabbri dies in the explosion of a car during a trap prepared by a Mafia
Mafia
The Mafia is a criminal syndicate that emerged in the mid-nineteenth century in Sicily, Italy. It is a loose association of criminal groups that share a common organizational structure and code of conduct, and whose common enterprise is protection racketeering...
boss.
Ernst Stockinger (Karl MarkovicsKarl MarkovicsKarl Markovics is an Austrian actor and film director.He starred as Salomon Sorowitsch in Stefan Ruzowitzky's 2007 film The Counterfeiters, which was awarded the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for that year...
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The "straight man" to Rex - and, increasingly, Moser - Ernst Stockinger ("Stocki" for short) is a character who becomes much more likeable as his part in the series develops. Stockinger is thin and always has a very serious demeanour. In later episodes, this is revealed as a cover for his schemes to outsmart Rex, who seems to instinctively want to associate with (or tease) him. Stockinger is by no means a dog lover.Stockinger is married and uses his marriage to jokingly claim expertise over Moser in regard to women. Frequently, when a case hinges on the behaviour of a female witness or suspect, Stockinger gently tells Moser, "Richard, since your divorce, you've lost your touch with women". Stockinger's wife, it seems, is not greatly pleased with her husband's choice of career at times, and Moser often reminds him of this.
Another of Stockinger's idiosyncrasies is his constant references to surgery which has been performed on him - most likely for stomach ulcers. He seems to delight in telling stories about this surgery at the most inappropriate moments, such as when the others are about to eat.
Eventually, Stockinger is transferred to Salzburg
Salzburg
-Population development:In 1935, the population significantly increased when Salzburg absorbed adjacent municipalities. After World War II, numerous refugees found a new home in the city. New residential space was created for American soldiers of the postwar Occupation, and could be used for...
and leaves the series. In this final episode, Rex saves Stockinger by leaping across a classroom just as a disgruntled divorced man was about to stab Stockinger in the throat during an attempted kidnapping attempt on his child. Moser, in a farewell speech, jokingly tells Stocki that, "You have been a bad cop, a bad man, and not at all a good friend". Stockinger later features in a spin-off TV special Stockinger
Stockinger
Stockinger is an Austrian-made police television drama, with fourteen 45-minute episodes first aired from 1996 to 1997.The series is a spin-off from the popular Austrian television drama Inspector Rex, and focuses on Ernst Stockinger, one of the original members of the Mordkommission.Stockinger ...
, featuring him at his new police department. He is replaced by Christian Böck.
Peter Höllerer (Wolf BachofnerWolf BachofnerWolf Bachofner is an Austrian stage and film actor.In Vienna he got private lectures in speaking and studying parts. After this education he was engaged at the Landestheater Linz, in Vienna, Klagenfurt and also in Frankfurt and from 1997 on at the "Deutsches Schauspielhaus" in Hamburg...
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The obese Peter Höllerer is a constant source of comic reliefComic relief
Comic relief is the inclusion of a humorous character, scene or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work, often to relieve tension.-Definition:...
in the series. Generally found ensconced behind his desk working the phones, his face visibly falls whenever Moser and Stockinger (or, later, Brandtner and Böck) require him to do fieldwork. That said, he is capable of surprising speed when running and can also demonstrate driving skills the equal of the other officers.
Höllerer tends to take a co-ordinating role when an operation is being planned, rather than actually going undercover or making the arrest himself. In these situations, he reveals himself to have a very clear head and to be capable of dealing with the most unusual contingencies which tend to manifest themselves where his partners are concerned.
Höllerer has a soft spot for Rex as the series progresses, after first voicing concern that Moser did not adopt him through the proper channels. This is shown by his keeping score between Böck and Rex in the early episodes featuring the former. Höllerer takes inordinate delight in seeing the dog outsmarting the man.
Höllerer's departure from the series is brought about by his retirement to care for his ailing mother, a woman about whom he often speaks. He is replaced by Fritz Kunz.
Of all the recurring characters in the series, Höllerer's accent is the thickest. Viewers familiar with standard German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
will often have difficulty understanding his Viennese dialect.
Christian Böck (Heinz Weixelbraun)
Böck is first introduced as a somewhat suspicious-looking character, a member of a borderline-illegal car club who is not even trusted by his club mates. During the course of his investigation into this club, Moser begins to suspect Böck, but he turns out to be an undercover policeman making similar investigations.The two eventually combine to solve the relevant case, and Moser convinces Böck to transfer to his team. Böck's undercover skills are largely ignored after the transfer, but his personable manner proves an advantage when it comes to interrogations (particularly contrasting with the somewhat dour Moser). By the time of Brandtner's arrival, Böck's youth and athleticism have resulted in his frequently being involved in chasing criminals on foot. The dynamic between Böck and Kunz forms an almost constant source of comic relief. Most notable in this is their dialogue when trying to establish the angle from which a witness would have seen a certain event - each man speaks at cross-purposes to the other and both end up totally confused.
Böck and Rex share a rivalry, with Böck trying to outsmart Rex, but Rex wins nearly all the time. Böck is also one of the few who question Rex's abilities as an elite police dog, but Moser keeps telling him that he has always been this way.
Fritz Kunz (Martin WeinekMartin WeinekMartin Weinek is an Austrian actor, character actor, wine producer, entrepreneur and entertainer, perhaps best known for his role in the television series Inspector Rex . He also produces wine in Austria.Weinek studied drama from 1983 to 1986 under Professor Peter P...
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Replacing Höllerer after the latter's retirement to care for his mother, Kunz has been drawn from the statistics section of the force. Initially he is very much out of place in the slightly freer atmosphere of Brandtner's office. A running gag in his early appearances deals with his obsessive-compulsiveness and fussy attention to the placement of his desk stationery (e.g., pencils arranged from tallest to shortest and paper clips aligned) only to have Rex or one of the others move everything around.Kunz's background in statistics is also often the source of amusement, as he is seemingly able to deliver, from memory, obscure statistical information about the activities of criminals. He tends to be used to man the phones during investigations, rather than on active duty. However, he is also occasionally required to go undercover (once as a kitchen hand, another time as a stable hand and another as an entertainer in a street market), much to his chagrin.
Nikki Herzog (Elke Winkens)
The only female officer in the history of the show, Herzog is paired with Hoffmann (Kunz is almost entirely desk-bound in this incarnation of the series), and sexual tension constantly results. The pair spend the night together, before starting their new jobs, without realising that they are both police officers. They soon share a house (with Rex) and are often disturbed in the middle of a romantic moment with news of a case.In contrast to Hoffmann, Herzog tends to be more level-headed and capable of performing physical acts. Her physical appearance also serves the team well in relating to suspects, as she is frequently underestimated and sometimes taunted by brash male criminals.
Giandomenico Morini (Fabio Ferri)
Morini is a colleague of Lorenzo Fabbri and they work on every crime together. Rex does not obey Morini at all, however in one episode he takes care of Rex because Fabbri has broken his ankle. At the beginning of the 12th season he is transferred to MilanMilan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
and leaves the series.
Dr Leo Graf (Gerhard ZemannGerhard ZemannGerhard Zemann was an Austrian actor. He appeared in many television series and films through his career, becoming best known for playing forensic pathologist Leo Graf on the series Inspector Rex from 1994 until 2004. He died of a heart attack in 2010, aged 70.-Reference:*...
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Dr Leo Graf is the forensic pathologistForensic pathology
Forensic pathology is a branch of pathology concerned with determining the cause of death by examination of a corpse. The autopsy is performed by the pathologist at the request of a coroner or medical examiner usually during the investigation of criminal law cases and civil law cases in some...
consulted by the detectives. On occasion, he is found at the crime scene itself, however he is normally to be found in his pathology laboratory, and occasionally comes into the police office. Gerhard Zemann is the only actor to appear as the same character throughout the long-running series.
Dr Graf is a sometimes prickly personality, but underneath this exterior he has a very dry wit - frequently regaling the detectives against their will with the gruesome details of a murder.
Naturally he is quite comfortable in his lab, surrounded by dead bodies, even if others are not. Many of the earlier episodes highlight the contrasting reactions of the policemen (especially Moser and Stockinger) and Graf to the death all around them.
At times, however, Dr Graf clearly resents the pressure put on him by the policemen. One memorable telephone exchange involves Moser agreeing to pay Dr Graf a number of Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
n cigar
Cigar
A cigar is a tightly-rolled bundle of dried and fermented tobacco that is ignited so that its smoke may be drawn into the mouth. Cigar tobacco is grown in significant quantities in Brazil, Cameroon, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Indonesia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Philippines, and the Eastern...
s for working on the weekend. Another time, Graf's car is towed while he is investigating a murder scene. The resulting invective he uses towards the authorities responsible is caustic, to say the least.
Where Graf is very amiable towards Moser's team, this relationship progressively changes as Brandtner arrives. Early episodes featuring Brandtner show Alex and Leo using formal language - generally involving the German "Sie" form of address (the polite form). Eventually, this exterior is broken down and the new team is invited to call him Leo - a sign of considerable familiarity in German or Austrian society. Accordingly, Brandtner's greeting to Graf alters from the formal "Guten Morgen" to the more familiar "Servus".
With Hoffmann and Herzog, however, the relationship with Graf is more of a teacher-student one. It emerges early that Hoffmann had been taught forensic techniques by Graf, and it is clear that some of the awe felt by the considerably younger policeman for his mentor is still present. Graf also assumes a much more advisory role with this team, appearing only once during each investigation instead of being constantly on call.
By the time Rex moves to Rome with Lorenzo Fabbri of the Italian police, Dr Graf still serves as Vienna's main forensic officer as seen in a Rex special as Rex and Fabbri return to Vienna to investigate a case there.
Max Koch (Fritz MuliarFritz MuliarFritz Muliar, born as Friedrich Ludwig Stand , was an Austrian actor who, due to his huge popularity, is often referred to by his countrymen as Volksschauspieler.- Biography :...
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Familiarly known to all as Max, Koch is a retired policeman who saved Moser from a life of crime and became something of a mentorMentor
In Greek mythology, Mentor was the son of Alcimus or Anchialus. In his old age Mentor was a friend of Odysseus who placed Mentor and Odysseus' foster-brother Eumaeus in charge of his son Telemachus, and of Odysseus' palace, when Odysseus left for the Trojan War.When Athena visited Telemachus she...
to him. Many early episodes feature Moser asking Koch for advice - often in a café or a pool hall. It is, in fact, advice from Koch which is responsible for solving many of the more baffling cases, as his insights into human psychology
Psychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
- particularly female psychology (something he often claims Moser has had no knowledge of since his divorce) - prove correct.
Max is also occasionally asked to look after Rex, and Rex seems to be comfortable with him.
As the series progresses, Koch's role alters to that of being a useful spy
SPY
SPY is a three-letter acronym that may refer to:* SPY , ticker symbol for Standard & Poor's Depositary Receipts* SPY , a satirical monthly, trademarked all-caps* SPY , airport code for San Pédro, Côte d'Ivoire...
for Moser in certain situations where his team is too well-known. It is Koch's visit to a restaurant which provides the breakthrough in one case. In another he stumbles upon the solution to a particularly brutal homicide while sitting in a park with Rex. Koch is increasingly reluctant help with Moser's work, although he is always told that this will be the last time. As Stockinger points out, it always is the last time...until the next request. Moser also tries to appeal to Koch's sense of adventure which, as Max famously explains, is satisfied by eating goulash
Goulash
Goulash is a soup or stew of meat, noodles and vegetables , seasoned with paprika and other spices. Originating in Hungary, goulash is also a popular meal in Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Romania, Scandinavia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia and the north-eastern Italian region of Friuli Venezia...
and not knowing if he will suffer from "Rinderwahnsinn" (Mad Cow Disease).
Following Stockinger's transfer to Salzburg, Koch assists the team to reorganise the office. His snide remarks about Stockinger's files result in Höllerer telling him to read through them all (to which Koch responds that he's doing more work since he retired than he did when he worked). He also spreads out his pipe collection on Stocki's old desk and declares that he will "open a pipe shop" while the team attempts to find a replacement for Stocki.
Katia Martelli (Pilar Abella)
Katia Martelli is the forensics officer in Rome. She is seen as a romantic interest for Fabbri, but Rex is opposed to this. She is always looking for opportunities to seduce him. At one point, when Fabbri is injured and is at home researching a murder related to role playing games on his computer, he asks for a gaming police officer to be sent to his house to brief him about computer game culture. Martelli takes this opportunity to enter his house and try and woo him, and creates a RPG profile for him so he can befriend the suspects online—the figure she chooses for him is a model of Fabbri wearing only a towel.Morini constantly goads Martelli and Fabbri into being a couple. After one case is solved, Fabbri takes her home to wine and dine her, much to Rez's chagrin. At the start of the next episode, they drunkenly awake in Fabbri's bed.
Filippo Gori (Agosto Zucchi)
Filippo Gori is Fabbri's boss who hates Rex when they first meet, and vows to eject him for being unauthorised. Eventually, he accepts that Rex can solve crimes and lets him stay; this came after Rex and Fabbri had brought down a prostitution and sex slave racket run by some illegal Chinese immigrants—Fabbri leaked the story to a journalist friend so that Rex was photographed on the front page of a newspaper. In the episode "A Man Alone" his partner is murdered. Although all limited evidence points to Gori, Fabbri proves that he is not the culprit.Filippo (Morini's fish)
Filippo is Morini's fish. Morini got a fish because he was jealous of Lorenzo. Morini does not realize that he has named his fish after his boss, so when Gori comes in he says his fish is called Filiberto.Episodes
- Season 1
| № | # | Title original | Title english |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Endstation Wien | Last Stop Vienna |
| 2 | 2 | Ein perfekter Mord | The Perfect Murder |
| 3 | 3 | Flucht in den Tod | Escape To Death |
| 4 | 4 | Der Tod der alten Damen | The Old Lady Murders |
| 5 | 5 | Tanz auf dem Vulkan | Dance On The Volcano |
| 6 | 6 | Die Tote von Schönbrunn | Murder in Schönbrunn |
| 7 | 7 | Diagnose Mord | Diagnosis Murder |
| 8 | 8 | Ein feines Haus | A Most Pleasant Establishment |
| 9 | 9 | Amok | Amok |
| 10 | 10 | Der erste Preis | First Prize |
| 11 | 11 | Tödliche Teddys | Deadly Teddies |
| 12 | 12 | Bring mir den Kopf von Beethoven | Bring me Beethoven's Head |
| 13 | 13 | Unter den Straßen von Wien | Under The Streets Of Vienna |
| 14 | 14 | Schüsse auf Rex | Target Rex |
- Season 2
| № | # | Title original | Title english |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 1 | Stumme Schreie | Silent Screams |
| 16 | 2 | Blutspuren | Traces Of Blood |
| 17 | 3 | Ein mörderischer Sommer | Murderous Summer |
| 18 | 4 | Tödliche Verführung | Deadly Seduction |
| 19 | 5 | Der maskierte Tod | Masked Death |
| 20 | 6 | Die blinde Zeugin | The Blind Witness |
| 21 | 7 | Gefährliche Jagd | Dangerous Hunt |
| 22 | 8 | Tod eines Kindes | Death Of A Child |
| 23 | 9 | Im Zeichen des Satans | The Sign Of Satan |
| 24 | 10 | Duft des Todes | The Scent Of Death |
| 25 | 11 | Entführt | Kidnapped |
| 26 | 12 | Tödliche Dosis | Deadly Doses |
| 27 | 13 | Drei Sekunden bis zum Tod | Three Seconds To Death |
| 28 | 14 | Über den Dächern von Wien | Over The Rooftops Of Vienna |
| 29 | 15 | Stockis letzter Fall | Stocki's Last Case |
- Season 3
| № | # | Title original | Title english |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 1 | Todesrennen | Deadly Race |
| 31 | 2 | Stadt in Angst | City In Fear |
| 32 | 3 | Tod im Museum | Death In The Museum |
| 33 | 4 | Mörderische Leidenschaft | Lethal Passion |
| 34 | 5 | Annas Geheimnis | Anna's Secret |
| 35 | 6 | Der Puppenmörder | The Doll Murderer |
| 36 | 7 | Unter Hypnose | Under Hypnosis |
| 37 | 8 | Jagd nach einer Toten | Hunt For A Corpse |
| 38 | 9 | Warum starb Romeo | Why Did Romeo Die |
| 39 | 10 | Ein Engel auf vier Pfoten | Angel On Four Paws |
| 40 | 11 | Mord à la carte | Murder à la carte |
| 41 | 12 | Blutrote Rosen | Blood Red Roses |
- Season 4
| № | # | Title original | Title english |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | 1 | Lebendig begraben | Buried Alive |
| 43 | 2 | Tod eines Schülers | Death Of A Student |
| 44 | 3 | Ein mörderischer Plan | A Murderous Plan |
| 45 | 4 | Mosers Tod | Moser's Death |
| 46 | 5 | Der Neue | The New Guy |
| 47 | 6 | Der Mann mit den tausend Gesichtern | The Man With A Thousand Faces |
| 48 | 7 | Die Verschwörung | The Conspiracy |
| 49 | 8 | Tödliche Leidenschaft | Deadly Passion |
| 50 | 9 | Geraubtes Glück | Stolen Happiness |
| 51 | 10 | Rache | Revenge |
| 52 | 11 | Der Voyeur | The Voyeur |
| 53 | 12 | Das letzte Match | The Last Match |
| 54 | 13 | Gefährlicher Auftrag | Dangerous Mission |
| 55 | 14 | Priester in Gefahr | Priest In Danger |
| 56 | 15 | Furchtbare Wahrheit | Terrible Truth |
| 57 | 16 | Die Todesliste | The Hit List |
| 58 | 17 | Trügerische Nähe | Treacherous Love |
| 59 | 18 | Der Verlierer | The Loser |
- Season 5
| № | # | Title original | Title english |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | 1 | Rex rächt sich | Rex's Revenge |
| 61 | 2 | Blinde Wut | Blind Rage |
| 62 | 3 | Tödliche Geheimnisse | Deadly Secrets |
| 63 | 4 | Giftgas | Poisonous Gas |
| 64 | 5 | Das Testament | The Will |
| 65 | 6 | Mörderisches Spielzeug | Murderous Toys |
| 66 | 7 | Hetzjagd | The Hunt |
| 67 | 8 | Sisi | Sisi |
| 68 | 9 | Baby in Gefahr | Baby In Danger |
| 69 | 10 | Eiskalt | Ice Cold |
| 70 | 11 | Tödliches Tarot | Deadly Tarot |
| 71 | 12 | Telefonterror | Telephone Terror |
| 72 | 13 | Kinder auf der Flucht | Children On The Run |
| 73 | 14 | Brudermord | Brother Murder |
| 74 | 15 | Vollgas | Full Power |
- Season 6
| № | # | Title original | Title english |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | 1 | Der Vollmondmörder | The Full Moon Murderer |
| 76 | 2 | Ein Toter kehrt zurück | The Dead One Returns |
| 77 | 3 | Tod per Internet | Death By Internet |
| 78 | 4 | Jagd nach dem ewigen Leben | Quest For Eternal Life |
| 79 | 5 | Das Millionenpferd | The Million Dollar Horse |
| 80 | 6 | Der Tod kam zweimal | Death Came Twice |
| 81 | 7 | Die Babydealer | The Baby Dealer |
| 82 | 8 | In letzter Sekunde | In The Last Second |
| 83 | 9 | Der schöne Tod | Beautiful Death |
| 84 | 10 | Der Bluff | The Bluff |
| 85 | 11 | Das Mädchen und der Mörder | The Girl And The Murderer |
| 86 | 12 | Besessen | Obsessed |
| 87 | 13 | Ein todsicherer Tipp | A Dead Certain Trap |
| 88 | 14 | Tödlicher Test | Deadly Test |
| 89 | 15 | Strahlen der Rache | Jets Of Revenge |
- Season 7
| № | # | Title original | Title english |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | 1 | Polizisten küsst man nicht | Don't Kiss The Policeman |
| 91 | 2 | Verliebt in einen Mörder | In Love With A Murderer |
| 92 | 3 | Einer stirbt immer | Someone Dies Every Time |
| 93 | 4 | Berühmt um jeden Preis | Famous At Any Price |
| 94 | 5 | Tricks an der Theke | Cheat At The Bar |
| 95 | 6 | Ein Zeuge auf vier Pfoten | Four Legged Witness |
| 96 | 7 | Die Taten der Toten | The Acts Of The Dead |
| 97 | 8 | Bis zur letzten Kugel | Up To The Last Bullet |
| 98 | 9 | Happy Birthday | Happy Birthday |
| 99 | 10 | Blond, hübsch, tot | Blonde, Pretty - Dead |
| 100 | 11 | Wenn Kinder sterben wollen | When Children Want To Die |
| 101 | 12 | Senkrecht in den Tod | Straight To Death |
| 102 | 13 | Der Fluch der Mumie | The Mummy's Curse |
| 103 | 14 | Ettrichs Taube | Ettrich's Pigeons |
| 104 | 15 | Eine Tote hinter Gittern | Death Behind Bars |
- Season 8
| № | # | Title original | Title english |
|---|---|---|---|
| 105 | 1 | Nina um Mitternacht | Nina At Midnight |
| 106 | 2 | Schnappschuss | Snapshot |
| 107 | 3 | Nachts im Spital | A Night At The Hospital |
| 108 | 4 | Wofür Kinder leiden müssen | Why Must Children Suffer |
| 109 | 5 | Attentat auf Rex | The Attempted Assassination Of Rex |
| 110 | 6 | Das Donaukrokodil | The Danube Crocodile |
| 111 | 7 | Vitamine zum Sterben | Vitamins For Dying |
| 112 | 8 | Hexen und andere Frauen | Witches And Other Women |
| 113 | 9 | Ein Toter und ein Baby | A Dead Man And A Baby |
| 114 | 10 | Die Leiche lebte noch | The Corpse Lived On |
| 115 | 11 | Sein letzter Sonntag | His Last Sunday |
| 116 | 12 | E-Mail von der Mörderin | E-mail From The Murderer |
| 117 | 13 | Ein Mann ohne Gedächtnis | Man With No Memory |
| 118 | 14 | Endlich ist die Bestie tot | Finally The Beast Is Dead |
| 119 | 15 | Doping | Doping |
- Season 9
| № | # | Title original | Title english |
|---|---|---|---|
| 120 | 1 | L'incontro | A new beginning |
| 121 | 2 | Calibro 7.65 | 7.65 Millimeter |
| 122 | 3 | Ombre cinesi | Chinese Shadows |
| 123 | 4 | Impara l'arte | A Deadly Review |
| 124 | 5 | Non è tutt'oro | The beautiful appearance |
| 125 | 6 | Mamma Chioccia | Motherly Love |
| 126 | 7 | In vino veritas | In Vino Veritas |
| 127 | 8 | Lontano da qui | A Friend For Life |
- Season 10
| № | # | Title original | Title english |
|---|---|---|---|
| 128 | 1 | Vite in pericolo | A Life in Peril |
| 129 | 2 | Morte tra i delfini | Death Among the Dolphins |
| 130 | 3 | La scuola della paura | The School of Fear |
| 131 | 4 | Affari di famiglia | Family Matters |
| 132 | 5 | La mamma è sempre la mamma | Mama Will Always Be Mama |
| 133 | 6 | Masquerade | Masquerade |
| 134 | 7 | L'ultima scommessa | The Last Bet |
| 135 | 8 | Un uomo solo | A Man Alone |
| 136 | 9 | Il colore del silenzio | The Colour of Silence |
| 137 | 10 | Il tombarolo | The Graverobber |
| 138 | 11 | L'ultima partita | The Final Match |
- Season 11
| № | # | Title original | Title english |
|---|---|---|---|
| 139 | 1 | Il campione | The Champion |
| 140 | 2 | Centauri | Centaurs |
| 141 | 3 | L'ululato | The Howling |
| 142 | 4 | La mia banda suona il rock | My Band Plays Rock |
| 143 | 5 | Minuti contati | The Nick of Time |
| 144 | 6 | Bravi ragazzi | Good Boys |
| 145 | 7 | Occhi di gatto | Cat's Eyes |
| 146 | 8 | I nomi delle stelle | The Names of the Stars |
| 147 | 9 | Un caso freddo | Cold Case |
| 148 | 10 | Musica maestro | Music Please Maestro |
| 149 | 11 | La ragazza scomparsa | The Girl Who Vanished |
| 150 | 12 | La maledizione del Caravaggio | The Curse of Caravaggio |
- Season 12
| № | # | Title original | Title english |
|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | 1 | Ombre | Shadows |
| 152 | 2 | In mezzo ai lupi | Admist the Wolves |
| 153 | 3 | Gioco sottobanco | Games under the Counter |
| 154 | 4 | Una promessa dal passato | A Promise from the Past |
| 155 | 5 | Vendetta | Vendetta |
| 156 | 6 | Profondo blu | Deep Blue |
| 157 | 7 | La casa degli spiriti | The House of the Ghosts |
| 158 | 8 | Tutto in una notte | All in One Night |
| 159 | 9 | Una vita per una vita | A Life for a Life |
| 160 | 10 | Il terzo uomo | The Third Man |
| 161 | 11 | Bandiera a mezz'asta | Flags at Half-Mast |
| 162 | 12 | Sinfonia imperfetta | Imperfect Symphony |
Broadcasts
Kommissar Rex has been shown in the following countries:| Country | Title | Translation | Network | Type |
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| Comisario Rex | Inspector Rex | The Film Zone | Latin American Spanish Spanish language Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the... dubbing |
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| Kommissar Rex | Inspector Rex | ORF ORF (broadcaster) Österreichischer Rundfunk, ORF, is the Austrian national public service broadcaster.Funded from a combination of a television licence fees and revenue from limited on-air advertising, ORF is the dominant player in the Austrian broadcast media... |
Original German language German language German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union.... |
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| Inspector Rex | Inspector Rex | SBS Special Broadcasting Service The Special Broadcasting Service is a hybrid-funded Australian public broadcasting radio and television network. The stated purpose of SBS is "to provide multilingual and multicultural radio and television services that inform, educate and entertain all Australians and, in doing so, reflect... network |
German German language German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union.... , English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... subtitles |
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| Rex, chien flic | Rex, police-dog | vtm VTM The abbreviation VTM may refer to::* Vampire: The Masquerade, a popular role-playing game* Virginia Tech massacre* vtm, the main commercial television station in Flanders, Belgium... RTL-TVI |
German German language German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union.... + Dutch Dutch language Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second... subtitles, French French language French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts... dubbing |
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| Comissário Rex | Inspector Rex | Multishow Multishow Multishow is an entertainment channel owned by Globosat, Organizações Globo's cable and satellite television channel operator. It was launched in 1991, as one of the company's first four channels .... Band Rede Bandeirantes Rede Bandeirantes , officially nicknamed Band or Band Network, is a television network from Brazil, based in São Paulo. Part of the Grupo Bandeirantes de Comunicação , it aired for the first time in 1967... |
Brazilian Portuguese Brazilian Portuguese Brazilian Portuguese is a group of Portuguese dialects written and spoken by most of the 190 million inhabitants of Brazil and by a few million Brazilian emigrants, mainly in the United States, United Kingdom, Portugal, Canada, Japan and Paraguay.... dubbing + subtitles |
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| Комисар Рекс | Inspector Rex | BNT Channel 1 BNT Channel 1 BNT 1 is a Bulgarian-language public television station founded in 1959. It began broadcasting on December 26 the same year. The headquarters are located in Sofia, Bulgaria. BNT 1 is run by the Bulgarian National Television.... Diema Diema Diema is part of the Nova Television Group Bulgaria, a subsidiary of MTG.The channel airs mainly films, action series. Along with Nova Sport airs sports, including matches from the English FA Premier League, the FA Cup and the UEFA European Football Championship qualifications, as well as the... NovaTv |
Bulgarian Bulgarian language Bulgarian is an Indo-European language, a member of the Slavic linguistic group.Bulgarian, along with the closely related Macedonian language, demonstrates several linguistic characteristics that set it apart from all other Slavic languages such as the elimination of case declension, the... dubbing |
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Rex | Rex | Séries+ Séries+ Séries+ is a Canadian French language Category A specialty channel devoted to scripted comedy and dramatic programming. The channel is a joint venture between Astral Media and Shaw Media.-History:... |
Quebec French Quebec French Quebec French , or Québécois French, is the predominant variety of the French language in Canada, in its formal and informal registers. Quebec French is used in everyday communication, as well as in education, the media, and government.... dubbing |
| Comisario Rex | Inspector Rex | Chilevisión Chilevisión CHV, also known as Chilevisión, is the third oldest television station in Chile. Formerly called Teleonce and RTU , this TV station was owned by University of Chile, a Chilean state university... The Film Zone |
Latin American Spanish Spanish language Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the... dubbing |
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| Comisario Rex | Inspector Rex | Canal Caracol Citytv Bogotá Citytv Bogotá Citytv Bogotá is a local television station in Colombia's capital city. It is owned by the Casa Editorial El Tiempo , which publishes the main national Colombian daily newspaper El Tiempo, as well as other magazines such as Portafolio, Cambio, Motor, and Carrusel. CEET licensed the Canadian... The Film Zone |
Latin American Spanish Spanish language Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the... dubbing |
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| Inspektor Rex | Inspector Rex | HRT, Nova tv Croatian Radiotelevision Croatian Radiotelevision is a Croatian public broadcasting company. It operates several radio and television channels, over a domestic transmitter network as well as satellite... |
German German language German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union.... , Croatian Croatian language Croatian is the collective name for the standard language and dialects spoken by Croats, principally in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Serbian province of Vojvodina and other neighbouring countries... subtitles |
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| Υπαστυνόμος Ρεξ | Sergeant Rex | Sigma TV Sigma TV Sigma TV is a commercial network in Cyprus that commenced broadcasting on April 3, 1995. It is a private service and is currently the second-rated channel in Cyprus. Sigma TV is geared at a younger audience, with the focus on the 18-45 age group. It broadcasts a mix of original programmes as... |
Greek Greek language Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;... dubbing |
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Czech Czech language Czech is a West Slavic language with about 12 million native speakers; it is the majority language in the Czech Republic and spoken by Czechs worldwide. The language was known as Bohemian in English until the late 19th century... dubbing |
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| Kommissær Rex | Inspector Rex | TV 2 Charlie TV 2 Charlie TV 2 Charlie is a Danish television channel owned by TV 2. It was launched on 1 October 2004. The channel is primarily aimed at audiences over 50. It broadcasts from 13:00 in the afternoon to 01:00 in the night, and is available by cable and satellite only... |
German German language German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union.... , Danish Danish language Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language... subtitles |
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| Comisario Rex | Inspector Rex | The Film Zone | Latin American Spanish Spanish language Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the... dubbing |
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| Komissar Rex | Inspector Rex | Kanal 2 Kanal 2 Kanal 2 is a privately owned Estonian television channel. Its literal name in English is "Channel 2".First broadcasts were aired on October 1, 1993.- Television series :Daytime* Victoria * Julia – Wege zum Glück ... |
German German language German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union.... , Estonian Estonian language Estonian is the official language of Estonia, spoken by about 1.1 million people in Estonia and tens of thousands in various émigré communities... subtitles |
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| Poliisikoira Rex | Police-dog Rex | Nelonen Nelonen Nelonen is a Finnish commercial TV channel. It started out as Helsinki's local television channel PTV in 1989 on the HTV cable network, which name was changed first to PTV4 and then to Nelonen. It started on June 1, 1997. Nelonen, in Finnish, means the glyph of the number four. The channel is... Sub Sub (TV channel) Sub is a Finnish TV channel owned by Bonnier. The previous owner Alma Media sold Sub and its sister channels to Swedish Bonnier and Proventus in 2005.-Programs and audience:... |
German German language German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union.... , Finnish Finnish language Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland Primarily for use by restaurant menus and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. It is one of the two official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden. In Sweden, both standard Finnish and Meänkieli, a... subtitles |
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| Rex, chien flic | Rex, police-dog | France 2 France 2 France 2 is a French public national television channel. It is part of the state-owned France Télévisions group, along with France 3, France 4, France 5 and France Ô... |
French French language French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts... dubbing |
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| Kommissar Rex | Inspector Rex | Sat 1 ZDF ZDF Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen , ZDF, is a public-service German television broadcaster based in Mainz . It is run as an independent non-profit institution, which was founded by the German federal states . The ZDF is financed by television licence fees called GEZ and advertising revenues... |
Original German language German language German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union.... |
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| Υπαστυνόμος Ρεξ | Police lieutenant Rex | Alpha Alpha TV Alpha TV is a Greek terrestrial channel . The station features a mix of Greek and foreign shows with an emphasis on entertainment programs. The studios are located near Athens... Alter Alter Channel Alter Channel better known as Alter, is a private TV network in Greece. It launched in 1994 and is owned by Eleftheri Tileorasi S.A, which is headed by Andreas Kouris. Programming mainly consists of news & current affairs shows and entertainment programmes... Skai TV Skai TV Skai TV is a Greek TV station, based in Pireus, Athens. It is part of the Skai Group one of the largest media groups in Greece. It was relaunched in its present form on April 1, 2006 in Athens and gradually managed to spread its coverage nationwide. Besides analog over-the-air transmission, it is... |
Greek Greek language Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;... dubbing |
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| Rex felügyelő | Inspector Rex | TV2 TV2 (Hungary) TV2 is a Hungarian commercial television channel operating since 1997, providing a large variety of programming. It is owned by ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG... |
Hungarian Hungarian language Hungarian is a Uralic language, part of the Ugric group. With some 14 million speakers, it is one of the most widely spoken non-Indo-European languages in Europe.... dubbing |
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| Lögregluhundurinn Rex | Rex the police-dog | Sjónvarpið Sjónvarpið RÚV is the television channel of RÚV, the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service, launched in 1966. The channel broadcasts primarily news, sports, cultural programs, children's material, American, British & Nordic films and entertainment programming... |
German German language German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union.... , Icelandic Icelandic language Icelandic is a North Germanic language, the main language of Iceland. Its closest relative is Faroese.Icelandic is an Indo-European language belonging to the North Germanic or Nordic branch of the Germanic languages. Historically, it was the westernmost of the Indo-European languages prior to the... subtitles |
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| קומיסר רקס | Commissar Rex | Israel Plus Israel Plus Israel Plus is a television station in Israel. It primarily broadcasts in the Russian language, with or without Hebrew subtitles, but also broadcasts some shows in Hebrew with Russian subtitles.... |
Russian Russian language Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics... dubbing |
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RAI1 Rai Uno Rai 1 is the primary television station of RAI, the national public service broadcaster, and the most watched television channel in Italy. It was born as Rai Tv from 1954 to 1961, called Programma Nazionale from 1961 to 1979, after called Rete 1 from 1979 to 1982, then called Rai Uno from 1982 to... |
Italian Italian language Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia... dubbing |
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| Bazras va Rex | Inspector and Rex | IRIB | Persian Persian language Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence... dubbing |
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| ＲＥＸ～ウィーン警察シェパード犬刑事～ | Rex - Vienna Police Shepherd Dog Inspector | Mystery Channel | German German language German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union.... , Japanese Japanese language is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an... subtitles |
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Latvian Latvian language Latvian is the official state language of Latvia. It is also sometimes referred to as Lettish. There are about 1.4 million native Latvian speakers in Latvia and about 150,000 abroad. The Latvian language has a relatively large number of non-native speakers, atypical for a small language... voice-over |
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Lithuanian Lithuanian language Lithuanian is the official state language of Lithuania and is recognized as one of the official languages of the European Union. There are about 2.96 million native Lithuanian speakers in Lithuania and about 170,000 abroad. Lithuanian is a Baltic language, closely related to Latvian, although they... voice-over |
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| Комесарот Рекс (Komesarot Reks) | Inspector Rex | A1 | German German language German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union.... , Macedonian Macedonian language Macedonian is a South Slavic language spoken as a first language by approximately 2–3 million people principally in the region of Macedonia but also in the Macedonian diaspora... subtitles |
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Latin American Spanish Spanish language Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the... dubbing |
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| Inspector Rex | RTL RTL Group RTL Group is Europe's largest TV, radio and production company, and is majority-owned by German media conglomerate Bertelsmann. It has 45 television and 32 radio stations in 11 countries... Netherlands |
German German language German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union.... , Dutch Dutch language Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second... subtitles |
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| Inspector Rex | TV 4 TV4 (Poland) TV 4 is a private Polish TV station.TV 4 was created through the amalgamation of the stations Nasza TV and Polsat 2 and started broadcasting on 1 April 2000. The station belongs to the Polskie Media. Polskie Media in approximately 90% owned by Polsat and approximately 9% of TVN... TVP1 |
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| Comisarul Rex | Commissioner Rex | Prima TV Prima TV Prima TV is a Romanian commercial TV channel, famous mainly for the Cronica Cârcotaşilor show and various reality shows.-Start:Prima TV was launched as one of the first commercial television stations in Romania in December 1997... |
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| Комиссар Рекс | Inspector Rex | RTR Russia TV Channel Rossiya 1 is a state-owned Russian television channel founded in 1991. It belongs to the All-Russia State Television and Radio Company .... , STS, M1 (First Moscow), Domashny Domashny Domashny or Domashniy is a TV Network which targets female viewers aged 25–60. It was launched in March 2005. Domashny was aimed to deliver programming to capture an attractive audience in demand by advertisers, but traditionally under-served by broadcasters.CTC Media created the Domashny brand in... , DTV-Viasat |
Russian Russian language Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics... multi-voice voice-over |
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| Komisár Rex | Inspector Rex | TV Markiza | Slovak Slovak language Slovak , is an Indo-European language that belongs to the West Slavic languages .Slovak is the official language of Slovakia, where it is spoken by 5 million people... dubbing |
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| Komisar Rex | Inspector Rex | Radiotelevizija Slovenija Radiotelevizija Slovenija Radiotelevizija Slovenija – usually abbreviated to RTV Slovenija – is Slovenia's national public broadcasting organization. Based in the country's capital, Ljubljana, it has regional broadcasting centres in Koper and Maribor and correspondents around Slovenia, Europe and the world... Kanal A Kanal A Kanal A is the first commercial television station in Slovenia. The television program, which has been operating within PRO PLUS d.o.o., has national coverage. In its primary target group of viewers , Kanal A is the second most watched TV programme in Slovenia... |
German German language German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union.... , Slovene subtitles |
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| Rex, a different police officer | Antena 3 Antena 3 (Spain) Antena 3 is a Spanish terrestrial television channel owned by Antena 3 de Televisión. Some of the more popular programmes broadcast by Antena 3 include Aquí no hay quien viva, El Barco, Los Protegidos, Los Simpson and El Internado.... Telecinco Telecinco Telecinco is a Spanish commercial television channel operated by Mediaset España. Launched in 1990 as Tele 5, it was the fifth of the national terrestrial television channels. In 1997, Tele 5 was rebranded as Telecinco, dropping the flower logo seen in other Mediaset channel... Televisiones autonomicas de la FORTA |
Spanish Spanish language Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the... dubbing |
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| Kommissarie Rex | Inspector Rex | TV4 Kanal 9 Kanal 9 Kanal 9 is a commercial television channel owned by ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG broadcasting to Sweden. It targets the 30-59 age group, which is a slightly older age group than the sister channel Kanal 5. The channel launched on 25 February 2007. Its opening night featured the 79th Academy Awards... |
German German language German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union.... , Swedish Swedish language Swedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish... subtitles |
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DRS Schweizer Radio DRS Schweizer Radio: Radio der deutschen und rätoromanischen Schweiz is a company of SRG SSR idée suisse. - Broadcasting :SR DRS own six radio stations, which in German-speaking Switzerland has a market share of over 60 percent.... TSR Télévision Suisse Romande Télévision Suisse Romande is a TV network with 2 channels: TSR 1 and TSR 2. They are the main French language channels in Switzerland, part of SRG SSR idée suisse... RTSI |
Original German language German language German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union.... French French language French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts... dubbing Italian Italian language Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia... dubbing |
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| Komiser Reks | Inspector Rex | Kanal 1 (Turkey) | Turkish Turkish language Turkish is a language spoken as a native language by over 83 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Northern Cyprus with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo,... dubbing |
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| Комісар Рекс | Inspector Rex | Novyi Kanal Novyi Kanal Novyi Kanal is a Ukrainian television channel.- History :The channel was launched on August 15, 1998. At first, it was broadcast only in Kiev, but since 1999, it has extended its range to six other regions of Ukraine, and from 2000, is received in more than 17 major cities... STB STB (Channel) STB is a Ukrainian commercial television network. Today, the coverage area of the network is 85% of Ukraine's territory. It is broadcast in all oblast centers and all Ukrainian cities with a population greater than 50,000... |
Ukrainian Ukrainian language Ukrainian is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet.... dubbing |
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| Comisario Rex | Inspector Rex | V-me V-me V-me is a public television service in the United States, broadcasting only in Spanish. The 24-hour digital broadcast service was launched on March 5, 2007, and is currently available in over 75% of all U.S... |
Latin American Spanish Spanish language Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the... dubbing |
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| Comisario Rex | Inspector Rex | Monte Carlo TV Canal 4 | Latin American Spanish Spanish language Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the... dubbing |
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| Comisario Rex | Inspector Rex | The Film Zone Televen Televen Televen is a private Venezuelan national television network headquartered on the Caracas neighborhood of Horizonte. For this reason it's also called Canal de Horizonte. Televen was inaugurated as the ‘’TELEVEN Corporation’’ on July 3 1988 by Omar Camero and Radioven, S.A... |
Latin American Spanish Spanish language Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the... dubbing |
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| Rex, chú chó thám tử | Rex, the detective dog | VTV Vietnam Television Vietnam Television, or VTV, is the national television broadcaster for Vietnam. Like all media of Vietnam, its programming is directly controlled by the government.-History:... |
Vietnamese Vietnamese language Vietnamese is the national and official language of Vietnam. It is the mother tongue of 86% of Vietnam's population, and of about three million overseas Vietnamese. It is also spoken as a second language by many ethnic minorities of Vietnam... voice-over |
Inspector Rex is so popular in Australia on the SBS network that it has been parodied by the local comedy show, Newstopia
Newstopia
Newstopia is an Australian half-hour satirical comedy programme hosted by Shaun Micallef. The first series premiered at on SBS TV on 10 October 2007 and concluded on 3 December 2007. A second season began on 27 February 2008 and concluded on 30 April 2008. A third season of the show screened from...
, with a series of station advertisements for a fictional TV show called 'Inspektor Herring'. Supposedly featuring a crime-solving fish, Herring is usually shown out of water in scenes one usually expects to see in serious crime dramas. The final episode of Series 3 starts with Shaun announcing, "This is the last Newstopia, let's make it the best one ever", however this then turns into a half-hour episode of Inspektor Herring as a spoof "replacement programme" due to supposed technical difficulties.
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| Richard Moser | Tobias Moretti Tobias Moretti Tobias Moretti is an Austrian actor.-Biography:Born in Gries am Brenner, Tyrol, Moretti is the eldest of four brothers. His brothers are named Tomas, Cristoph and Gregor. Since 1997 he has been married to Julia Moretti , an oboist... |
Joël Martineau | Jorge García Tomé | Andrea Ward | Ladislav Běhůnek | Alfréd Aczel | Haás Vander Péter |
| Alexander Brandtner | Gedeon Burkhard Gedeon Burkhard Gedeon Burkhard is a German film and television actor. Although he has appeared in numerous films and TV series in both Europe and the US, he is probably best recognised for his role as Alexander Brandtner in the Austrian/German television series Kommissar Rex , which has been aired on television... |
Lionel Melet | Paco Cardona | Roberto Certomà | Luboš Ondráček | Pavol Višňovský | Viczián Ottó |
| Marc Hoffmann | Alexander Pschill Alexander Pschill ----Alexander Pschill is the actor who plays Marc, a detective in the German-Austrian program, 'Kommissar Rex' or 'Rex, chien flic' as it is called in France. He is in episodes 91 to 119 in the eighth, ninth and tenth series of 'Inspector Rex'.- Filmography :* 2010: Die verrückte Welt der Ute... |
Éric Aubrahn | Alejandro Albaiceta | Vittorio Guerrieri | Martin Sláma | Martin Kaprálik | Selmeczi Roland |
| Niki Herzog | Elke Winkens | Sophie Gormezana | Gracia Carvajal | Barbara Berengo Gardin | Jana Štvrtecká | Renáta Rundová | Kisfalvi Krisztina |
| Ernst Stockinger | Karl Markovics Karl Markovics Karl Markovics is an Austrian actor and film director.He starred as Salomon Sorowitsch in Stefan Ruzowitzky's 2007 film The Counterfeiters, which was awarded the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for that year... |
Patrick Préjean | Antonio Villar | Alberto Caneva | Aleš Jarý | Juraj Predmerský | Végh Péter |
| Peter Höllerer | Wolf Bachofner Wolf Bachofner Wolf Bachofner is an Austrian stage and film actor.In Vienna he got private lectures in speaking and studying parts. After this education he was engaged at the Landestheater Linz, in Vienna, Klagenfurt and also in Frankfurt and from 1997 on at the "Deutsches Schauspielhaus" in Hamburg... |
Michel Lasorne | Daniel Palacios | Giuliano Santi | Zdeněk Dvořák | Ivan Laca | Gesztesi Károly |
| Christian Böck | Heinz Weixelbraun | Nicolas Marié | Luis Fernando Ríos | Roberto Draghetti | Ladislav Cigánek | Peter Marcin | Juhász György |
| Fritz Kunz | Martin Weinek Martin Weinek Martin Weinek is an Austrian actor, character actor, wine producer, entrepreneur and entertainer, perhaps best known for his role in the television series Inspector Rex . He also produces wine in Austria.Weinek studied drama from 1983 to 1986 under Professor Peter P... |
Pierre Laurent | Massimo Rinaldi | Bedřich Výtisk Zdeněk Bureš Jiří Prager |
Pavol Šajmovič | Németh Gábor | |
| Dr. Leo Graf | Gerhard Zemann Gerhard Zemann Gerhard Zemann was an Austrian actor. He appeared in many television series and films through his career, becoming best known for playing forensic pathologist Leo Graf on the series Inspector Rex from 1994 until 2004. He died of a heart attack in 2010, aged 70.-Reference:*... |
Francis Lax Dider Cherby |
Jesús Prieto | Goffredo Matassi | Zdeněk Bureš Milan Horský Jaroslav Kuneš |
Jozef Šimonovič | Orosz István |
| Max Koch | Fritz Muliar Fritz Muliar Fritz Muliar, born as Friedrich Ludwig Stand , was an Austrian actor who, due to his huge popularity, is often referred to by his countrymen as Volksschauspieler.- Biography :... |
Henry Djanik | Idilio Cardoso | Franco Chillemi | Jaroslav Dufek | Ivan Krivosudský | Tolnai Miklós |
DVD release
In Australia, Region 4 English-subtitled DVDs of Kommissar Rex are currently available for all seasons. The Italian seasons of the show were released under the special title "Rex in Rome". Due to differences in episode numbering in some territories because of broadcast differences the Australian DVD release actually contains all the episodes of the show in 9, instead of 11, distinct television seasons, as this is how the show aired on SBS television (four short seasons were shown as two).On 10 October 2007, a special DVD, "Rex By Request" was released featuring the five favourite Kommissar Rex episodes as voted by fans. Also included is an interview with producer/writer Peter Hajek and an hour-long dog-training segment featuring Rex and his trainer Teresa Ann Miller.
Australian Releases:
- Inspector Rex - Series 1 (4 Disc Box Set) - June 20, 2005
- Inspector Rex - Series 2 (4 Disc Box Set) - September 22, 2005
- Inspector Rex - Series 3 (4 Disc Box Set) - January 24, 2006
- Inspector Rex - Series 4 (5 Disc Box Set) - March 31, 2006
- Inspector Rex - Series 5 (4 Disc Box Set) - August 16, 2006
- Inspector Rex - Series 6 (4 Disc Box Set) - November 10, 2006
- Inspector Rex - Series 7 (4 Disc Box Set) - February 7, 2007
- Inspector Rex - Series 8 (4 Disc Box Set) - June 7, 2007
- Inspector Rex - Series 9 (2 Disc Set) - November 17, 2008
- Inspector Rex - Series 10 (3 Disc Set) - November 27, 2009
- Inspector Rex - Series 1 To 5 (21 Disc Box Set) - December 1, 2010
Season Nine
The ninth (11th in some territories) season returned to air in 2008.The new season sees Rex moved from Vienna to Rome and teamed up with an Italian detective. Kaspar Capparoni
Kaspar Capparoni
-Biography:A native of Rome, Capparoni became a theater actor when he was 18, directed by Giuseppe Patroni Griffi. In 1984 he also appeared in the film Phenomena, directed by Dario Argento....
stars as Chief Inspector Lorenzo Fabbri, a homicide detective from Rome. He visits the Mordkommission office in Vienna, to discuss a cross-border murder case. He meets Kunz (the only character remaining from the previous series) and Rex, now officially retired but still allowed the run of the office, albeit with some reluctance from police administration. Rex and Fabbri develop a bond and he decides to unofficially take Rex with him when he returns to Rome.
Predictably, Rex assists Fabbri in solving several murders, and after some good publicity in the press, his Superintendent allows Rex to officially join the team.