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.
95 movies · 25 shows
Podnájem na Champs Ellysèes
1991·8.0
Trezor
1989·0.0
Pan Tau – der Film
1988·6.4
Merry Christmas Octopus
1987·6.8
Kde bydlí štěstí
1987·0.0
The Octopuses from the Second Floor
1987·6.6
Ohnivé ženy se vracejí
1987·7.0
Statečný Azmun
1986·0.0
Young Wine
1986·8.0
Území strachu
1986·0.0
Santa Lucia
1985·6.0
Šach mat
1985·0.0
Stalo se jedné neděle
1985·0.0
...and again that Lucy!
1984·6.7
Lucy, the Menace of Street
1984·7.3
Poslední návrat
1983·0.0
Duch soudce Pauknera
1983·0.0
O bílém jadýrku
1983·0.0
Zelená vlna
1982·5.3
Kamenný orchestr
1982·2.0
Mature Wine
1981·7.8
Švec Janek v pohádkové zemi
1979·0.0
No Magic from Tomorrow
1979·7.6
Alarm in the Clouds
1978·6.0
Co je platno kárat, co je platno kázat
1978·3.7
Básník, služka a král
1977·1.0
Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea
1977·6.2
Panenka z vltavské tůně
1976·0.0
Wine Working
1976·7.7
Dva muži hlásí příchod
1975·8.0
Honza a Růžová panenka
1975·0.0
Three Wishes for Cinderella
1973·7.5
Touha Sherlocka Holmese
1972·6.0
Lásky Emanuela Přibyla
1971·0.0
One of Them Is the Murderer
1971·5.6
Svatby pana Voka
1971·5.6
You Are a Widow, Sir
1971·6.8
Kalif čápem
1970·0.0
Maryla
1969·0.0
Men About Town
1969·6.7
O kohoutovi, kose a kocourovi
1969·0.0
Vajíčko
1969·0.0
Vo modrým ptáčku
1968·0.0
Údolie večných karaván
1968·10.0
Přísně tajné premiéry
1968·7.0
Sedm žen Alfonse Karáska aneb Když holky berou, já nevím kterou
1967·4.3
The End of Agent W4C
1967·6.1
Ta naše písnička česká
1967·7.7
Bidýlko
1967·1.0
Svatební cesta aneb Ještě ne, Evžene!
1966·6.0
Sedm sestřiček
1966·0.0
Cesta řeky k moři
1966·0.0
Who Wants to Kill Jessie?
1966·7.0
Poslední růže od Casanovy
1966·7.5
The Phantom of Morrisville
1966·7.0
Every Young Man
1966·6.7
Crime at the Girls School
1966·6.4
A Prayer for Katerina Horovitzova
1965·8.0
Bubny
1965·0.0
Polka jede do světa
1965·8.0
Tři chlapi po roce
1964·10.0
Fear
1964·5.3
Začít znova
1964·10.0
The Hope
1964·6.7
Zajatci tmy
1964·0.0
Šlechetný cowboy Sandy
1964·10.0
Tři chlapi v chalupě
1963·6.5
Death Is Called Engelchen
1963·6.4
Světáci
1963·6.0
Táto, přečti to!
1963·0.0
Sganarel lékařem
1962·0.0
Malý Bobeš ve městě
1962·7.0
The Black Dynasty
1962·9.0
Objev na Střapaté hůrce
1962·7.5
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen
1962·7.4
Chicken on Travels
1962·7.0
Tvrdohlavá žena a zamilovaný školní mládenec
1962·0.0
Spadla s měsíce
1961·10.0
Where an Alibi Is Not Everything
1961·7.5
Policejní hodina
1961·7.0
Black Saturday
1961·5.0
Bajaja
1960·0.0
Všude žijí lidé
1960·10.0
Zkouška pokračuje
1960·5.0
Letiště nepřijímá
1960·6.0
Dařbuján a Pandrhola
1959·2.0
Dům na Ořechovce
1959·10.0
Desire
1958·6.5
The Fabulous World of Jules Verne
1958·7.2
Tlustý anděl z Rouenu
1958·0.0
Měšťáci
1958·0.0
Medvěd
1956·0.0
Shoesmachine
1954·8.0
Nedělní dostaveníčko
1954·0.0
I andělé ztrácejí trpělivost
1949·0.0