Diesel vom Burgimwald played Rex for seasons 1 through 6. Following his unexpected death from cancer in August 2024, his nephews Dillon and Dante took over the leading role starting in Season 7, Episode 3.
Diesel vom Burgimwald, the star of Hudson & Rex , is a 15th-generation descendant of the original canine star, Santo vom Haus Zieglmayer (also known as Beejay). Diesel vom Burgimwald played Rex for seasons 1 through 6
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While the dog in the 2022 Canadian series Hudson & Rex is not the same dog used in the original 1990s Austrian series Inspector Rex ( Kommissar Rex ), they share a . Connection to the Original Series Episode 3. Diesel vom Burgimwald
“TIL: There is a current Canadian series Hudson & Rex... and the dog is a descendant of the original Rex.” Reddit · r/Austria · 1 year ago
Both dogs belong to the same Triezenbachtal line of German Shepherds from Germany.