Otto Šimánek
Acting
Otto Šimánek (April 28, 1925 Třešť - May 8, 1992 Prague) was a Czech mime, film and theater actor. He has starred in a number of comedies and several fairy tales. Probably his most famous role was the title role in the series Pan Tau. He trained as an electrician at Tesla in Prague and has so far played the theater only amateuristically. He later got to the Theater on May 5 and also traveled for a few months at the Theater under the Placht of Jindřich Plachta. He gained acting experience in various theaters. He worked in theaters in Zlín, Ostrava and finally in 1958 he was engaged in the Municipal Theaters of Prague, where he lasted until 1990. He played a number of large roles on the stage. The character of the clown Jean Debureau remains unforgettable for the audience in the dramatization of Kožík's novel The Greatest of the Pierots, where he could fully use his love for pantomime. Acting in the Prague theater also meant an opportunity to win film and television roles. He mainly played smaller roles in about forty films. The most famous is probably the role from the movie I'll Get Up Tomorrow and Bake My Tea. His character, Mr. Tau, entered the European and, to some extent, world film consciousness in the co-production series of the same name by director Jindřich Polák and screenwriter Ota Hofman. He also taught pantomime at the Prague Conservatory and DAMU. Among his students was, among others, the actor Petr Čepek. On the site of the pharmacy where Otto Šimánek was born, an ash statue was installed in 2011 depicting an actor in the role of Mr. Tau with a typical hand movement near his hat. The author is Daniel Stejskal.
Known for
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Podnájem na Champs Ellysèes
1991
Georges De Rillettes
Trezor
1989
Adámek
moviePan Tau – der Film
1988
Rudolf Karasek / Josef Novák
movie...and again that Lucy!
1984
Mall Detective
movieLucy, the Menace of Street
1984
Mall Detective
Had z ráje
1981
Mr. Forchheim
tvArabela
1980
(uncredited)
movieAlarm in the Clouds
1978
Pan Tau
movieThree Wishes for Cinderella
1973
King (voice) (uncredited)
movieOne of Them Is the Murderer
1971
Adam (voice)
movieYou Are a Widow, Sir
1971
průmyslník Alfred Keletti
tvPan Tau
1970
Pan Tau / Pan Tau / Alfons
moviePřísně tajné premiéry
1968
lupič Mareček
movieThe End of Agent W4C
1967
Inventor
movieCrime at the Girls School
1966
Prop Man (segment "Jak se koupe žena")
Tři chlapi po roce
1964
(uncredited)
movieFear
1964
okrskář v Roudné
movieThe Hope
1964
Fojtar
movieThe Fabulous Baron Munchausen
1962
Michal Ardan
movieChicken on Travels
1962
Teacher
Tři chlapi v chalupě
1961
Arnošt Kacíř
movieBlack Saturday
1961
Slávek (voice)
movieZkouška pokračuje
1960
Inspicient
movieLetiště nepřijímá
1960
Pilot Dvořák
movieDesire
1958
Brother-in-law (segment "Lidé na zemi a hvezdy na nebi")
movieThe Fabulous World of Jules Verne
1958
The Man on the Train
movieShoesmachine
1954
laborer
tvBambi
1948
Self