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