Known For
Acting
Born
Apr 28, 1925
Died
May 08, 1992
Place of Birth
Třešť, Československo
Credits
120 titles
Otto Šimánek
Biography
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
Filmography
Podnájem na Champs Ellysèes
Georges De Rillettes
The Train of Childhood and Expectation
Trezor
Adámek
Pan Tau – der Film
Rudolf Karasek / Josef Novák
Merry Christmas Octopus
učitel
Kde bydlí štěstí
zlatník
The Octopuses from the Second Floor
Ohnivé ženy se vracejí
The Octopuses from the Second Floor
Teacher
Statečný Azmun
Young Wine
Území strachu
Santa Lucia
Stalo se jedné neděle
Šach mat
...and again that Lucy!
Mall Detective
Lucy, the Menace of Street
Mall Detective
Tři mušketýři
Malý pitaval z velkého města
The Visitors
Poslední návrat
Duch soudce Pauknera
O bílém jadýrku
Zelená vlna
Kamenný orchestr
Matas
Poručík Petr
Mature Wine
Had z ráje
Mr. Forchheim
Arabela
Inženýrská odysea
Švec Janek v pohádkové zemi
No Magic from Tomorrow
Pan Tau
Alarm in the Clouds
Pan Tau
Co je platno kárat, co je platno kázat
Básník, služka a král
Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea
Patrick White
Panenka z vltavské tůně
Muž na radnici
Wine Working
Dva muži hlásí příchod
Honza a Růžová panenka
táta
Three Wishes for Cinderella
King (voice) (uncredited)
Touha Sherlocka Holmese
Bakaláři
Lásky Emanuela Přibyla
F. L. Věk
One of Them Is the Murderer
Adam (voice)
Svatby pana Voka
You Are a Widow, Sir
průmyslník Alfred Keletti
Pan Tau
Pan Tau