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