Rudolf Zehetgruber

Rudolf Zehetgruber (16 September 1926 – 2 July 2023) was an Austrian film director and producer, screenwriter and actor who directed 17 films between 1960 and 1985. He was most known for writing and directing the Superbug/Dudu film series that featured his wife Kathrin Oginski (Barbara Kathrin Zehetgruber) and two entries in the Kommissar X film series.

Zehetgruber died on 2 July 2023, at the age of 96.

Selected filmography

 * The Congress Dances (directed by Franz Antel, 1955)
 * The Bashful Elephant (1961)
 * The Black Cobra (1963)
 * Piccadilly Zero Hour 12 (1963)
 * The Inn on Dartmoor (1964)
 * The Secret of the Chinese Carnation (1964)
 * Seven Vengeful Women (1966)
 * Kommissar X: Three Yellow Cats (Death is Nimble, Death is Quick, 1966)
 * Kommissar X – Drei grüne Hunde (1967)
 * The Love Bug Rally (the first Superbug film, 1971)
 * Superbug, Super Agent (1972)
 * The Superbug on Extratour (1973)
 * The Maddest Car in the World (1975)
 * Son of Superbug (1979)
 * Nessie – das verrückteste Monster der Welt (1985)