Otto Šimánek
Acting
Born April 28, 1925 · Třešť, Československo
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.
Films (95)
Podnájem na Champs Ellysèes
1991
Trezor
1989
Pan Tau – der Film
1988
Merry Christmas Octopus
1987
Kde bydlí štěstí
1987
The Octopuses from the Second Floor
1987
Ohnivé ženy se vracejí
1987
Statečný Azmun
1986
Young Wine
1986
Území strachu
1986
Santa Lucia
1985
Šach mat
1985
Stalo se jedné neděle
1985
...and again that Lucy!
1984
Lucy, the Menace of Street
1984
Poslední návrat
1983
Duch soudce Pauknera
1983
O bílém jadýrku
1983
Zelená vlna
1982
Kamenný orchestr
1982
Mature Wine
1981
Švec Janek v pohádkové zemi
1979
No Magic from Tomorrow
1979
Alarm in the Clouds
1978
Co je platno kárat, co je platno kázat
1978
Básník, služka a král
1977
Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea
1977
Panenka z vltavské tůně
1976
Wine Working
1976
Dva muži hlásí příchod
1975
Honza a Růžová panenka
1975
Three Wishes for Cinderella
1973
Touha Sherlocka Holmese
1972
Lásky Emanuela Přibyla
1971
One of Them Is the Murderer
1971
Svatby pana Voka
1971
You Are a Widow, Sir
1971
Kalif čápem
1970
Maryla
1969
Men About Town
1969
O kohoutovi, kose a kocourovi
1969
Vajíčko
1969
Vo modrým ptáčku
1968
Údolie večných karaván
1968
Přísně tajné premiéry
1968
Sedm žen Alfonse Karáska aneb Když holky berou, já nevím kterou
1967
The End of Agent W4C
1967
Ta naše písnička česká
1967
Bidýlko
1967
Svatební cesta aneb Ještě ne, Evžene!
1966
Sedm sestřiček
1966
Cesta řeky k moři
1966
Who Wants to Kill Jessie?
1966
Poslední růže od Casanovy
1966
The Phantom of Morrisville
1966
Every Young Man
1966
Crime at the Girls School
1966
A Prayer for Katerina Horovitzova
1965
Bubny
1965
Polka jede do světa
1965
Tři chlapi po roce
1964
Fear
1964
Začít znova
1964
The Hope
1964
Zajatci tmy
1964
Šlechetný cowboy Sandy
1964
Tři chlapi v chalupě
1963
Death Is Called Engelchen
1963
Světáci
1963
Táto, přečti to!
1963
Sganarel lékařem
1962
Malý Bobeš ve městě
1962
The Black Dynasty
1962
Objev na Střapaté hůrce
1962
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen
1962
Chicken on Travels
1962
Tvrdohlavá žena a zamilovaný školní mládenec
1962
Spadla s měsíce
1961
Where an Alibi Is Not Everything
1961
Policejní hodina
1961
Black Saturday
1961
Bajaja
1960
Všude žijí lidé
1960
Zkouška pokračuje
1960
Letiště nepřijímá
1960
Dařbuján a Pandrhola
1959
Dům na Ořechovce
1959
Desire
1958
The Fabulous World of Jules Verne
1958
Tlustý anděl z Rouenu
1958
Měšťáci
1958
Medvěd
1956
Shoesmachine
1954
Nedělní dostaveníčko
1954
I andělé ztrácejí trpělivost
1949