Otto Šimánek
Known for: Acting
Born: April 28, 1925
Died: May 8, 1992
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
95 movies · 25 TV shows, newest first
8.0
Podnájem na Champs Ellysèes
1991
9.0
The Train of Childhood and Expectation
1989NR
Trezor
1989
6.4
Pan Tau – der Film
1988
6.8
Merry Christmas Octopus
1987NR
Kde bydlí štěstí
1987
6.6
The Octopuses from the Second Floor
1987
7.0
Ohnivé ženy se vracejí
1987NR
Statečný Azmun
1986
7.0
The Octopuses from the Second Floor
1986
8.0
Young Wine
1986NR
Území strachu
19866.0
Santa Lucia
1985NR
Šach mat
1985NR
Stalo se jedné neděle
1985
6.7
...and again that Lucy!
1984
7.3
Lucy, the Menace of Street
1984NR
Tři mušketýři
1983
7.3
Malý pitaval z velkého města
1983
7.6
The Visitors
1983NR
Poslední návrat
1983NR
Duch soudce Pauknera
1983NR
O bílém jadýrku
1983
5.3
Zelená vlna
19822.0
Kamenný orchestr
1982NR
Poručík Petr
1981
7.8
Mature Wine
1981NR
Had z ráje
1981
8.2
Arabela
1980
NR
Inženýrská odysea
1980NR
Švec Janek v pohádkové zemi
1979
7.6
No Magic from Tomorrow
1979
6.0
Alarm in the Clouds
19783.7
Co je platno kárat, co je platno kázat
19781.0
Básník, služka a král
1977
6.2
Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea
1977
NR
Panenka z vltavské tůně
1976
NR
Muž na radnici
1976
7.7
Wine Working
1976
8.0
Dva muži hlásí příchod
1975NR
Honza a Růžová panenka
1975
7.5
Three Wishes for Cinderella
1973
6.0
Touha Sherlocka Holmese
1972
7.0
Bakaláři
1972NR
Lásky Emanuela Přibyla
1971
7.0
F. L. Věk
1971
5.6
One of Them Is the Murderer
1971
5.6
Svatby pana Voka
1971
6.9
You Are a Widow, Sir
1971
7.1
Pan Tau
1970
6.0
Dobrodružství šesti trampů
1970NR
Kalif čápem
1970NR
Maryla
1969
7.1
Men About Town
1969
8.0
Hříšní lidé města pražského
1969NR
O kohoutovi, kose a kocourovi
1969NR
Úsměvy světa
1969NR
Das Sonntagskonzert
1969NR
Vajíčko
1969NR
Vo modrým ptáčku
1968
7.8
Sňatky z rozumu
196810.0
Údolie večných karaván
1968
7.0
Přísně tajné premiéry
1968
4.3
Sedm žen Alfonse Karáska aneb Když holky berou, já nevím kterou
1967NR
Little Dorrit
1967
6.1
The End of Agent W4C
1967
7.7
Ta naše písnička česká
19671.0
Bidýlko
1967NR
Pinocchiova dobrodružství
19676.0
Svatební cesta aneb Ještě ne, Evžene!
1966NR
Sedm sestřiček
1966NR
Cesta řeky k moři
1966
7.0
Who Wants to Kill Jessie?
1966
7.5
Poslední růže od Casanovy
1966
7.0
The Phantom of Morrisville
1966
6.7
Every Young Man
1966
6.4
Crime at the Girls School
1966
8.0
Bejvávalo
19668.0
A Prayer for Katerina Horovitzova
1965NR
Případy komisaře Mejzlíka
1965
NR
Bubny
19658.0
Polka jede do světa
196510.0
Tři chlapi po roce
1964
5.3
Fear
1964
10.0
Začít znova
1964
6.7
The Hope
1964NR
Zajatci tmy
1964
10.0
Šlechetný cowboy Sandy
1964
6.5
Tři chlapi v chalupě
1963
6.4
Death Is Called Engelchen
1963
6.0
Světáci
1963NR
Táto, přečti to!
1963NR
Sganarel lékařem
1962
7.0
Malý Bobeš ve městě
1962
9.0
The Black Dynasty
1962
7.5
Objev na Střapaté hůrce
1962
7.4
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen
1962
7.0
Chicken on Travels
1962NR
Tvrdohlavá žena a zamilovaný školní mládenec
19625.0
Tři chlapi v chalupě
1961
10.0
Spadla s měsíce
1961
7.5
Where an Alibi Is Not Everything
1961
7.0
Policejní hodina
1961
5.0
Black Saturday
1961NR
Bajaja
1960
10.0
Všude žijí lidé
1960
5.0
Zkouška pokračuje
19608.0
The Dow Hour of Great Mysteries
1960
6.0
Letiště nepřijímá
19602.0
Dařbuján a Pandrhola
195910.0
Dům na Ořechovce
1959
6.5
Desire
1958
7.2
The Fabulous World of Jules Verne
1958NR
Tlustý anděl z Rouenu
1958NR
Měšťáci
1958NR
Medvěd
1956
8.0
Shoesmachine
1954NR
Nedělní dostaveníčko
1954NR
I andělé ztrácejí trpělivost
1949
9.0
Bambi
1948