Otto Šimánek
Known for Acting · 119 credits
- Born
- 1925-04-28
- Died
- 1992-05-08
- Place of birth
- Třešť, Československo
- Also known as
- Oto Šimánek · Otta Šimánek · Ota 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
TV Shows (24)
Bambi
1948
as Self
Bakaláři
1972
Das Sonntagskonzert
1969
as Self
Arabela
1980
as (uncredited)
Malý pitaval z velkého města
1983
Pan Tau
1970
as Pan Tau / Pan Tau / Alfons
F. L. Věk
1971
The Visitors
1983
Hříšní lidé města pražského
1969
Úsměvy světa
1969
Bejvávalo
1966
Inženýrská odysea
1980
Muž na radnici
1976
Poručík Petr
1981
Sňatky z rozumu
1968
The Train of Childhood and Expectation
1989
Případy komisaře Mejzlíka
1965
Had z ráje
1981
as Mr. Forchheim
Tři chlapi v chalupě
1961
as Arnošt Kacíř
Dobrodružství šesti trampů
1970
Tři mušketýři
1983
Pinocchiova dobrodružství
1967
as (voice)
The Octopuses from the Second Floor
1986
as Teacher
Little Dorrit
1967
Movies (95)
Three Wishes for Cinderella
1973
as King (voice) (uncredited)
Black Saturday
1961
as Slávek (voice)
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen
1962
as Michal Ardan
The Fabulous World of Jules Verne
1958
as The Man on the Train
Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea
1977
as Patrick White
Death Is Called Engelchen
1963
Mature Wine
1981
Dva muži hlásí příchod
1975
Who Wants to Kill Jessie?
1966
Zkouška pokračuje
1960
as Inspicient
Začít znova
1964
Svatební cesta aneb Ještě ne, Evžene!
1966
Bubny
1965
The Hope
1964
as Fojtar
Alarm in the Clouds
1978
as Pan Tau
Fear
1964
as okrskář v Roudné
Crime at the Girls School
1966
as Prop Man (segment "Jak se koupe žena")
Men About Town
1969
as muž
Pan Tau – der Film
1988
as Rudolf Karasek / Josef Novák
Where an Alibi Is Not Everything
1961
as Moravec
Wine Working
1976
A Prayer for Katerina Horovitzova
1965
as krejčí
You Are a Widow, Sir
1971
as průmyslník Alfred Keletti
Merry Christmas Octopus
1987
as učitel
Lucy, the Menace of Street
1984
as Mall Detective
The Black Dynasty
1962
Desire
1958
as Brother-in-law (segment "Lidé na zemi a hvezdy na nebi")
Young Wine
1986
Podnájem na Champs Ellysèes
1991
as Georges De Rillettes
Dům na Ořechovce
1959
The End of Agent W4C
1967
as Inventor
Svatby pana Voka
1971
The Octopuses from the Second Floor
1987
Malý Bobeš ve městě
1962
No Magic from Tomorrow
1979
as Pan Tau
Švec Janek v pohádkové zemi
1979
Policejní hodina
1961
Poslední růže od Casanovy
1966
Maryla
1969
Spadla s měsíce
1961
Vajíčko
1969
Ta naše písnička česká
1967
...and again that Lucy!
1984
as Mall Detective
Zelená vlna
1982
Dařbuján a Pandrhola
1959
The Phantom of Morrisville
1966
as Miky
Sganarel lékařem
1962
Co je platno kárat, co je platno kázat
1978
O bílém jadýrku
1983
Statečný Azmun
1986
Medvěd
1956
Chicken on Travels
1962
as Teacher
Santa Lucia
1985
Přísně tajné premiéry
1968
as lupič Mareček
Sedm žen Alfonse Karáska aneb Když holky berou, já nevím kterou
1967
Tři chlapi v chalupě
1963
Měšťáci
1958
Světáci
1963
Touha Sherlocka Holmese
1972
Kamenný orchestr
1982
as Matas
Panenka z vltavské tůně
1976
Nedělní dostaveníčko
1954
Every Young Man
1966
as voják
Lásky Emanuela Přibyla
1971
Tlustý anděl z Rouenu
1958
Cesta řeky k moři
1966
Území strachu
1986
Šlechetný cowboy Sandy
1964
Poslední návrat
1983
Trezor
1989
as Adámek
O kohoutovi, kose a kocourovi
1969
Bidýlko
1967
Honza a Růžová panenka
1975
as táta
Básník, služka a král
1977
Šach mat
1985
One of Them Is the Murderer
1971
as Adam (voice)
Stalo se jedné neděle
1985
Zajatci tmy
1964
Letiště nepřijímá
1960
as Pilot Dvořák
Údolie večných karaván
1968
Všude žijí lidé
1960
as Rehák
Objev na Střapaté hůrce
1962
Shoesmachine
1954
as laborer
Táto, přečti to!
1963
Ohnivé ženy se vracejí
1987
Vo modrým ptáčku
1968
Polka jede do světa
1965
Tvrdohlavá žena a zamilovaný školní mládenec
1962
Sedm sestřiček
1966
Kalif čápem
1970
Tři chlapi po roce
1964
as (uncredited)
Bajaja
1960
Kde bydlí štěstí
1987
as zlatník
I andělé ztrácejí trpělivost
1949
Duch soudce Pauknera
1983
About Otto Šimánek
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, Ostr… With 119 credits spanning from 1948 to 1991, Otto Šimánek has appeared in 95 films and 24 TV shows.
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Most Popular Otto Šimánek Movies
- Three Wishes for Cinderella (1973) — as King (voice) (uncredited)
- Black Saturday (1961) — as Slávek (voice)
- The Fabulous Baron Munchausen (1962) — as Michal Ardan
- The Fabulous World of Jules Verne (1958) — as The Man on the Train
- Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea (1977) — as Patrick White
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