Cast

Otto Šimánek

Acting

Cast

Otto Šimánek

Known for

Acting

Born

1925-04-28

From

Třešť, Československo

Died

1992-05-08

Also known as Oto Šimánek, Otta Šimánek, Ota Šimánek

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.

Otto Šimánek

Otto Šimánek

Biography

Dva muži hlásí příchod

The Hope

No Magic from Tomorrow

Three Wishes for Cinderella

Death Is Called Engelchen

The Fabulous Baron Munchausen

Bidýlko

Nedělní dostaveníčko

Maryla

Who Wants to Kill Jessie?

The Fabulous World of Jules Verne

Zajatci tmy

Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea

Pan Tau – der Film

Medvěd

Men About Town

Ohnivé ženy se vracejí

The End of Agent W4C

Zelená vlna

...and again that Lucy!

The Phantom of Morrisville

Letiště nepřijímá

Desire

Svatby pana Voka

Tlustý anděl z Rouenu

Mature Wine

The Octopuses from the Second Floor

Policejní hodina

Vajíčko

Všude žijí lidé

Tři chlapi v chalupě

Sedm žen Alfonse Karáska aneb Když holky berou, já nevím kterou

Wine Working

Lucy, the Menace of Street

A Prayer for Katerina Horovitzova

Where an Alibi Is Not Everything

Black Saturday

You Are a Widow, Sir

Duch soudce Pauknera

Šlechetný cowboy Sandy

Fear

O kohoutovi, kose a kocourovi

Poslední růže od Casanovy

Bubny

Every Young Man

Trezor

Ta naše písnička česká

Santa Lucia

Lásky Emanuela Přibyla

Začít znova

Přísně tajné premiéry

Kde bydlí štěstí

Poslední návrat

Co je platno kárat, co je platno kázat

Chicken on Travels

Území strachu

Sganarel lékařem

Tři chlapi po roce

Objev na Střapaté hůrce

Young Wine

Zkouška pokračuje

Crime at the Girls School

Táto, přečti to!

Cesta řeky k moři

Merry Christmas Octopus

Alarm in the Clouds

Švec Janek v pohádkové zemi

Statečný Azmun

Kalif čápem

Světáci

Shoesmachine

O bílém jadýrku

Měšťáci

Touha Sherlocka Holmese

Podnájem na Champs Ellysèes

Dařbuján a Pandrhola

Honza a Růžová panenka