Otto Šimánek
Acting
- Born:
- 1925-04-28
- Died:
- 1992-05-08
- Place of birth:
- Třešť, Československo
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
Filmography
Podnájem na Champs Ellysèes
The Train of Childhood and Expectation
Trezor
Pan Tau – der Film
Merry Christmas Octopus
Kde bydlí štěstí
The Octopuses from the Second Floor
Ohnivé ženy se vracejí
Statečný Azmun
The Octopuses from the Second Floor
Young Wine
Území strachu
Santa Lucia
Šach mat
Stalo se jedné neděle
...and again that Lucy!
Lucy, the Menace of Street
Tři mušketýři
Malý pitaval z velkého města
The Visitors
Poslední návrat
Duch soudce Pauknera
O bílém jadýrku
Zelená vlna
Kamenný orchestr
Poručík Petr
Mature Wine
Had z ráje
Arabela
Inženýrská odysea
Švec Janek v pohádkové zemi
No Magic from Tomorrow
Alarm in the Clouds
Co je platno kárat, co je platno kázat
Básník, služka a král
Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea
Panenka z vltavské tůně
Muž na radnici
Wine Working
Dva muži hlásí příchod
Honza a Růžová panenka
Three Wishes for Cinderella
Touha Sherlocka Holmese
Bakaláři
Lásky Emanuela Přibyla
F. L. Věk
One of Them Is the Murderer
Svatby pana Voka
You Are a Widow, Sir
Pan Tau
Dobrodružství šesti trampů
Kalif čápem
Maryla
Men About Town
Hříšní lidé města pražského
O kohoutovi, kose a kocourovi
Úsměvy světa
Das Sonntagskonzert
Vajíčko
Vo modrým ptáčku
Sňatky z rozumu
Údolie večných karaván
Přísně tajné premiéry
Sedm žen Alfonse Karáska aneb Když holky berou, já nevím kterou
Little Dorrit
The End of Agent W4C
Ta naše písnička česká
Bidýlko
Pinocchiova dobrodružství
Svatební cesta aneb Ještě ne, Evžene!
Sedm sestřiček
Cesta řeky k moři
Who Wants to Kill Jessie?
Poslední růže od Casanovy
The Phantom of Morrisville
Every Young Man
Crime at the Girls School
Bejvávalo
A Prayer for Katerina Horovitzova
Případy komisaře Mejzlíka
Bubny
Polka jede do světa
Tři chlapi po roce
Fear
Začít znova
The Hope
Zajatci tmy
Šlechetný cowboy Sandy
Tři chlapi v chalupě
Death Is Called Engelchen
Světáci
Táto, přečti to!
Sganarel lékařem
Malý Bobeš ve městě
The Black Dynasty
Objev na Střapaté hůrce
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen
Chicken on Travels
Tvrdohlavá žena a zamilovaný školní mládenec
Tři chlapi v chalupě
Spadla s měsíce
Where an Alibi Is Not Everything
Policejní hodina
Black Saturday
Bajaja
Všude žijí lidé
Zkouška pokračuje
The Dow Hour of Great Mysteries
Letiště nepřijímá
Dařbuján a Pandrhola
Dům na Ořechovce
Desire
The Fabulous World of Jules Verne
Tlustý anděl z Rouenu
Měšťáci
Medvěd
Shoesmachine
Nedělní dostaveníčko
I andělé ztrácejí trpělivost
Bambi