Acting · Třešť, Československo · Born April 28, 1925
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.
Podnájem na Champs Ellysèes
1991
as Georges De Rillettes
TVThe Train of Childhood and Expectation
1989
Trezor
1989
as Adámek
MoviePan Tau – der Film
1988
as Rudolf Karasek / Josef Novák
MovieMerry Christmas Octopus
1987
as učitel
Kde bydlí štěstí
1987
as zlatník
MovieThe Octopuses from the Second Floor
1987
MovieOhnivé ženy se vracejí
1987
Statečný Azmun
1986
TVThe Octopuses from the Second Floor
1986
as Teacher
MovieYoung Wine
1986
Území strachu
1986
Santa Lucia
1985
Šach mat
1985
Stalo se jedné neděle
1985
Movie...and again that Lucy!
1984
as Mall Detective
MovieLucy, the Menace of Street
1984
as Mall Detective
Tři mušketýři
1983
TVMalý pitaval z velkého města
1983
TVThe Visitors
1983
Poslední návrat
1983
Duch soudce Pauknera
1983
O bílém jadýrku
1983
MovieZelená vlna
1982
Kamenný orchestr
1982
as Matas
Poručík Petr
1981
MovieMature Wine
1981
Had z ráje
1981
as Mr. Forchheim
TVArabela
1980
TVInženýrská odysea
1980
Švec Janek v pohádkové zemi
1979
MovieNo Magic from Tomorrow
1979
as Pan Tau
MovieAlarm in the Clouds
1978
as Pan Tau
Co je platno kárat, co je platno kázat
1978
Básník, služka a král
1977
MovieTomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea
1977
as Patrick White
MoviePanenka z vltavské tůně
1976
TVMuž na radnici
1976
MovieWine Working
1976
MovieDva muži hlásí příchod
1975
Honza a Růžová panenka
1975
as táta
MovieThree Wishes for Cinderella
1973
as King (voice) (uncredited)
MovieTouha Sherlocka Holmese
1972
TVBakaláři
1972
Lásky Emanuela Přibyla
1971
TVF. L. Věk
1971
MovieOne of Them Is the Murderer
1971
as Adam (voice)
MovieSvatby pana Voka
1971
MovieYou Are a Widow, Sir
1971
as průmyslník Alfred Keletti
TVPan Tau
1970
as Pan Tau
TVDobrodružství šesti trampů
1970
Kalif čápem
1970
Maryla
1969
MovieMen About Town
1969
as muž
TVHříšní lidé města pražského
1969
O kohoutovi, kose a kocourovi
1969
Úsměvy světa
1969
Das Sonntagskonzert
1969
as Self
Vajíčko
1969
Vo modrým ptáčku
1968
TVSňatky z rozumu
1968
Údolie večných karaván
1968
MoviePřísně tajné premiéry
1968
as lupič Mareček
MovieSedm žen Alfonse Karáska aneb Když holky berou, já nevím kterou
1967
Little Dorrit
1967
MovieThe End of Agent W4C
1967
as Inventor
MovieTa naše písnička česká
1967
Bidýlko
1967
Pinocchiova dobrodružství
1967
as (voice)
Svatební cesta aneb Ještě ne, Evžene!
1966
Sedm sestřiček
1966
Cesta řeky k moři
1966
MovieWho Wants to Kill Jessie?
1966
MoviePoslední růže od Casanovy
1966
MovieThe Phantom of Morrisville
1966
as Miky
MovieEvery Young Man
1966
as voják
MovieCrime at the Girls School
1966
as Prop Man (segment "Jak se koupe žena")
TVBejvávalo
1966
A Prayer for Katerina Horovitzova
1965
as krejčí
Případy komisaře Mejzlíka
1965
MovieBubny
1965
Polka jede do světa
1965
Tři chlapi po roce
1964
as (uncredited)
MovieFear
1964
as okrskář v Roudné
MovieZačít znova
1964
MovieThe Hope
1964
as Fojtar
Zajatci tmy
1964
MovieŠlechetný cowboy Sandy
1964
MovieTři chlapi v chalupě
1963
MovieDeath Is Called Engelchen
1963
MovieSvětáci
1963
Táto, přečti to!
1963
Sganarel lékařem
1962
MovieMalý Bobeš ve městě
1962
MovieThe Black Dynasty
1962
MovieObjev na Střapaté hůrce
1962
MovieThe Fabulous Baron Munchausen
1962
as Michal Ardan
MovieChicken on Travels
1962
as Teacher
Tvrdohlavá žena a zamilovaný školní mládenec
1962
Tři chlapi v chalupě
1961
as Arnošt Kacíř
MovieSpadla s měsíce
1961
MovieWhere an Alibi Is Not Everything
1961
as Moravec
MoviePolicejní hodina
1961
MovieBlack Saturday
1961
as Slávek (voice)
Bajaja
1960
MovieVšude žijí lidé
1960
as Rehák
MovieZkouška pokračuje
1960
as Inspicient
The Dow Hour of Great Mysteries
1960
as Kaiser
MovieLetiště nepřijímá
1960
as Pilot Dvořák
Dařbuján a Pandrhola
1959
Dům na Ořechovce
1959
MovieDesire
1958
as Brother-in-law (segment "Lidé na zemi a hvezdy na nebi")
MovieThe Fabulous World of Jules Verne
1958
as The Man on the Train
Tlustý anděl z Rouenu
1958
Měšťáci
1958
Medvěd
1956
MovieShoesmachine
1954
as laborer
Nedělní dostaveníčko
1954
I andělé ztrácejí trpělivost
1949
TVBambi
1948
as Self
