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.
Movie | Podnájem na Champs Ellysèes | Georges De Rillettes | 1991-01-18 |
Movie | Trezor | Adámek | 1989-01-01 |
Movie | Pan Tau – der Film | Josef Novak (Pan Tau) and Rudolf Karasek | 1988-11-03 |
Movie | Kde bydlí štěstí | zlatník | 1987-03-18 |
Movie | Ohnivé ženy se vracejí | 1987-03-28 | |
Movie | Merry Christmas Octopus | učitel | 1987-11-01 |
Movie | Statečný Azmun | 1986-01-01 | |
Series | The Octopuses from the Second Floor | Teacher | 1986-12-21 |
Movie | Šach mat | 1985-01-01 | |
Movie | Stalo se jedné neděle | 1985-01-01 | |
Movie | Santa Lucia | 1985-02-07 | |
Movie | Lucy, the Menace of Street | Mall Detective | 1984-10-01 |
Movie | ...and again that Lucy! | Mall Detective | 1984-12-01 |
Movie | Duch soudce Pauknera | 1983-07-03 | |
Movie | O bílém jadýrku | 1983-05-09 | |
Movie | Poslední návrat | 1983-07-17 | |
Series | Tři mušketýři | Unknown | 1983-12-24 |
Series | The Visitors | Unknown | 1983-11-05 |
Series | Malý pitaval z velkého města | Unknown | 1983-11-26 |
Movie | Kamenný orchestr | Matas | 1982-03-11 |
Movie | Zelená vlna | 1982-06-25 | |
Series | Had z ráje | Mr. Forchheim | 1981-07-12 |
Series | Poručík Petr | Unknown | 1981-08-29 |
Movie | Mature Wine | 1981-07-31 | |
Series | Inženýrská odysea | Unknown | 1980-09-05 |
Series | Arabela | (uncredited) | 1980-12-25 |
Series | Luzie, der Schrecken der Straße | Kaufhausdetekti | 1980-10-12 |
Movie | No Magic from Tomorrow | Pan Tau | 1979-11-01 |
Movie | Švec Janek v pohádkové zemi | 1979-12-30 | |
Movie | Co je platno kárat, co je platno kázat | 1978-02-11 | |
Movie | Alarm in the Clouds | Pan Tau | 1978-11-01 |
Movie | Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea | Patrick White | 1977-08-12 |
Movie | Básník, služka a král | 1977-12-02 | |
Series | Muž na radnici | Unknown | 1976-09-12 |
Movie | Wine Working | 1976-04-30 | |
Movie | Panenka z vltavské tůně | 1976-12-24 | |
Movie | Honza a Růžová panenka | táta | 1975-05-18 |
Movie | Dva muži hlásí příchod | 1975-09-26 | |
Movie | Three Wishes for Cinderella | King (voice) (uncredited) | 1973-11-16 |
Movie | Touha Sherlocka Holmese | 1972-03-03 | |
Series | Bakaláři | Unknown | 1972-02-19 |
Movie | Svatby pana Voka | 1971-03-26 | |
Movie | You Are a Widow, Sir | průmyslník Alfred Keletti | 1971-01-15 |
Series | F. L. Věk | Unknown | 1971-09-12 |
Movie | One of Them Is the Murderer | Adam (voice) | 1971-04-23 |
Movie | Lásky Emanuela Přibyla | 1971-12-31 | |
Movie | Kalif čápem | 1970-04-12 | |
Series | Dobrodružství šesti trampů | Unknown | 1970-09-03 |
Series | Pan Tau | Pan Tau / Alfons | 1970-12-13 |
Series | Úsměvy světa | Unknown | 1969-05-24 |
Series | Das Sonntagskonzert | Self | 1969-04-26 |
Movie | O kohoutovi, kose a kocourovi | 1969-09-14 | |
Movie | Men About Town | muž | 1969-10-10 |
Series | Hříšní lidé města pražského | Unknown | 1969-09-27 |
Movie | Maryla | 1969-12-24 | |
Movie | Přísně tajné premiéry | lupič Mareček | 1968-01-26 |
Movie | Vajíčko | 1968-01-01 | |
Movie | Údolie večných karaván | 1968-02-15 | |
Series | Sňatky z rozumu | Unknown | 1968-10-23 |
Movie | Vo modrým ptáčku | 1968-12-24 | |
Series | Pinocchiova dobrodružství | (voice) | 1967-01-01 |
Movie | Bidýlko | 1967-05-24 | |
Movie | Ta naše písnička česká | 1967-08-11 | |
Series | Malá Dorritka | Unknown | 1967-12-25 |
Movie | Sedm žen Alfonse Karáska aneb Když holky berou, já nevím kterou | 1967-12-31 | |
Movie | The End of Agent W4C | Inventor | 1967-10-06 |
Movie | The Phantom of Morrisville | 1966-07-15 | |
Movie | Crime at the Girls School | Prop Man (segment "Jak se koupe žena") | 1966-02-18 |
Series | Bejvávalo | Unknown | 1966-01-01 |
Movie | Poslední růže od Casanovy | 1966-08-05 | |
Movie | Every Young Man | voják | 1966-05-13 |
Movie | Who Wants to Kill Jessie? | 1966-08-26 | |
Movie | Cesta řeky k moři | 1966-12-25 | |
Movie | Sedm sestřiček | 1966-12-25 | |
Movie | Svatební cesta aneb Ještě ne, Evžene! | 1966-12-31 | |
Movie | Bubny | 1965-03-12 | |
Movie | Polka jede do světa | 1965-01-01 | |
Series | Případy komisaře Mejzlíka | Unknown | 1965-08-07 |
Movie | A Prayer for Katerina Horovitzova | krejčí | 1965-10-13 |
Movie | Šlechetný cowboy Sandy | 1964-01-01 | |
Movie | Zajatci tmy | 1964-01-01 | |
Movie | The Hope | Fojtar | 1964-01-17 |
Movie | Začít znova | 1964-03-13 | |
Movie | Fear | okrskář v Roudné | 1964-04-03 |
Movie | Tři chlapi po roce | (uncredited) | 1964-10-31 |
Movie | Světáci | 1963-05-01 | |
Movie | Táto, přečti to! | 1963-01-01 | |
Movie | Death Is Called Engelchen | 1963-05-03 | |
Movie | Tři chlapi v chalupě | 1963-12-25 | |
Movie | The Fabulous Baron Munchausen | Michal Ardan | 1962-07-01 |
Movie | Chicken on Travels | Teacher | 1962-06-01 |
Movie | Objev na Střapaté hůrce | 1962-11-16 | |
Movie | Tvrdohlavá žena a zamilovaný školní mládenec | 1962-05-01 | |
Movie | Černá dynastie | 1962-11-30 | |
Movie | Sganarel lékařem | 1962-12-25 | |
Movie | Malý Bobeš ve městě | 1962-12-07 | |
Movie | Black Saturday | Slávek (voice) | 1961-01-06 |
Movie | Policejní hodina | 1961-04-21 | |
Movie | Spadla s měsíce | 1961-08-18 | |
Movie | Where an Alibi Is Not Everything | Moravec | 1961-07-28 |
Series | Tři chlapi v chalupě | Unknown | 1961-10-18 |
Movie | Letiště nepřijímá | Pilot Dvořák | 1960-02-26 |
Movie | Zkouška pokračuje | Inspicient | 1960-09-02 |
Movie | Bajaja | 1960-12-24 | |
Movie | Všude žijí lidé | Rehák | 1960-12-16 |
Movie | Dům na Ořechovce | 1959-10-16 | |
Movie | Dařbuján a Pandrhola | 1959-12-24 | |
Movie | Měšťáci | 1958-02-05 | |
Movie | Tlustý anděl z Rouenu | 1958-03-12 | |
Movie | The Fabulous World of Jules Verne | The Man on the Train | 1958-08-22 |
Movie | Desire | Brother-in-law (segment "Lidé na zemi a hvezdy na nebi") | 1958-12-25 |
Movie | Medvěd | 1956-04-18 | |
Movie | Nedělní dostaveníčko | 1954-01-01 | |
Movie | Shoesmachine | laborer | 1954-09-24 |
Movie | I andělé ztrácejí trpělivost | 1949-01-01 | |
Series | Bambi Awards | Self | 1948-01-01 |