Otto Šimánek
Known for Acting · 120 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 (25)
Bambi
1948
as Self
Bakaláři
1972
Das Sonntagskonzert
1969
as Self
Arabela
1980
as (uncredited)
Pan Tau
1970
as Pan Tau / Pan Tau / Alfons
Malý pitaval z velkého města
1983
The Visitors
1983
Hříšní lidé města pražského
1969
Úsměvy světa
1969
F. L. Věk
1971
The Dow Hour of Great Mysteries
1960
as Kaiser
The Train of Childhood and Expectation
1989
Muž na radnici
1976
Poručík Petr
1981
The Octopuses from the Second Floor
1986
as Teacher
Bejvávalo
1966
Případy komisaře Mejzlíka
1965
Tři mušketýři
1983
Tři chlapi v chalupě
1961
as Arnošt Kacíř
Dobrodružství šesti trampů
1970
Sňatky z rozumu
1968
Had z ráje
1981
as Mr. Forchheim
Inženýrská odysea
1980
Little Dorrit
1967
Pinocchiova dobrodružství
1967
as (voice)
Movies (95)
Dva muži hlásí příchod
1975
The Hope
1964
as Fojtar
No Magic from Tomorrow
1979
as Pan Tau
Three Wishes for Cinderella
1973
as King (voice) (uncredited)
Death Is Called Engelchen
1963
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen
1962
as Michal Ardan
Bidýlko
1967
Nedělní dostaveníčko
1954
Maryla
1969
Who Wants to Kill Jessie?
1966
The Fabulous World of Jules Verne
1958
as The Man on the Train
Zajatci tmy
1964
Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea
1977
as Patrick White
Pan Tau – der Film
1988
as Rudolf Karasek / Josef Novák
Medvěd
1956
Men About Town
1969
as muž
Ohnivé ženy se vracejí
1987
The End of Agent W4C
1967
as Inventor
Zelená vlna
1982
...and again that Lucy!
1984
as Mall Detective
The Phantom of Morrisville
1966
as Miky
Letiště nepřijímá
1960
as Pilot Dvořák
Desire
1958
as Brother-in-law (segment "Lidé na zemi a hvezdy na nebi")
Svatby pana Voka
1971
Tlustý anděl z Rouenu
1958
Mature Wine
1981
The Octopuses from the Second Floor
1987
Policejní hodina
1961
Vajíčko
1969
Všude žijí lidé
1960
as Rehák
Tři chlapi v chalupě
1963
Sedm žen Alfonse Karáska aneb Když holky berou, já nevím kterou
1967
Wine Working
1976
Lucy, the Menace of Street
1984
as Mall Detective
A Prayer for Katerina Horovitzova
1965
as krejčí
Where an Alibi Is Not Everything
1961
as Moravec
Black Saturday
1961
as Slávek (voice)
You Are a Widow, Sir
1971
as průmyslník Alfred Keletti
Duch soudce Pauknera
1983
Šlechetný cowboy Sandy
1964
Fear
1964
as okrskář v Roudné
O kohoutovi, kose a kocourovi
1969
Poslední růže od Casanovy
1966
Bubny
1965
Every Young Man
1966
as voják
Trezor
1989
as Adámek
Ta naše písnička česká
1967
Santa Lucia
1985
Lásky Emanuela Přibyla
1971
Začít znova
1964
Přísně tajné premiéry
1968
as lupič Mareček
Kde bydlí štěstí
1987
as zlatník
Poslední návrat
1983
Co je platno kárat, co je platno kázat
1978
Chicken on Travels
1962
as Teacher
Území strachu
1986
Sganarel lékařem
1962
Tři chlapi po roce
1964
as (uncredited)
Objev na Střapaté hůrce
1962
Young Wine
1986
Zkouška pokračuje
1960
as Inspicient
Crime at the Girls School
1966
as Prop Man (segment "Jak se koupe žena")
Táto, přečti to!
1963
Cesta řeky k moři
1966
Merry Christmas Octopus
1987
as učitel
Alarm in the Clouds
1978
as Pan Tau
Švec Janek v pohádkové zemi
1979
Statečný Azmun
1986
Kalif čápem
1970
Světáci
1963
Shoesmachine
1954
as laborer
O bílém jadýrku
1983
Měšťáci
1958
Touha Sherlocka Holmese
1972
Podnájem na Champs Ellysèes
1991
as Georges De Rillettes
Dařbuján a Pandrhola
1959
Honza a Růžová panenka
1975
as táta
One of Them Is the Murderer
1971
as Adam (voice)
Spadla s měsíce
1961
Tvrdohlavá žena a zamilovaný školní mládenec
1962
I andělé ztrácejí trpělivost
1949
Bajaja
1960
Vo modrým ptáčku
1968
Polka jede do světa
1965
Básník, služka a král
1977
Údolie večných karaván
1968
Malý Bobeš ve městě
1962
The Black Dynasty
1962
Panenka z vltavské tůně
1976
Svatební cesta aneb Ještě ne, Evžene!
1966
Stalo se jedné neděle
1985
Sedm sestřiček
1966
Šach mat
1985
Dům na Ořechovce
1959
Kamenný orchestr
1982
as Matas
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 120 credits spanning from 1948 to 1991, Otto Šimánek has appeared in 95 films and 25 TV shows.
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- Dva muži hlásí příchod (1975)
- The Hope (1964) — as Fojtar
- No Magic from Tomorrow (1979) — as Pan Tau
- Three Wishes for Cinderella (1973) — as King (voice) (uncredited)
- Death Is Called Engelchen (1963)
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