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.
Three Wishes for Cinderella
as King (voice) (uncredited)
Black Saturday
as Slávek (voice)
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen
as Michal Ardan
The Fabulous World of Jules Verne
as The Man on the Train
Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea
as Patrick White
Death Is Called Engelchen
Mature Wine
Dva muži hlásí příchod
Who Wants to Kill Jessie?
Zkouška pokračuje
as Inspicient
Začít znova
Svatební cesta aneb Ještě ne, Evžene!
Bubny
The Hope
as Fojtar
Alarm in the Clouds
as Pan Tau
Fear
as okrskář v Roudné
Crime at the Girls School
as Prop Man (segment "Jak se koupe žena")
Men About Town
as muž
Pan Tau – der Film
as Rudolf Karasek / Josef Novák
Where an Alibi Is Not Everything
as Moravec
Wine Working
A Prayer for Katerina Horovitzova
as krejčí
You Are a Widow, Sir
as průmyslník Alfred Keletti
Merry Christmas Octopus
as učitel
Lucy, the Menace of Street
as Mall Detective
The Black Dynasty
Desire
as Brother-in-law (segment "Lidé na zemi a hvezdy na nebi")
Young Wine
Podnájem na Champs Ellysèes
as Georges De Rillettes
Dům na Ořechovce
The End of Agent W4C
as Inventor
Svatby pana Voka
The Octopuses from the Second Floor
Malý Bobeš ve městě
No Magic from Tomorrow
as Pan Tau
Švec Janek v pohádkové zemi
Policejní hodina
Poslední růže od Casanovy
Maryla
Spadla s měsíce
Vajíčko
Ta naše písnička česká
...and again that Lucy!
as Mall Detective
Zelená vlna
Dařbuján a Pandrhola
The Phantom of Morrisville
as Miky
Sganarel lékařem
Co je platno kárat, co je platno kázat
O bílém jadýrku
Statečný Azmun
Medvěd
Chicken on Travels
as Teacher
Santa Lucia
Přísně tajné premiéry
as lupič Mareček
Sedm žen Alfonse Karáska aneb Když holky berou, já nevím kterou
Tři chlapi v chalupě
Měšťáci
Světáci
Touha Sherlocka Holmese
Kamenný orchestr
as Matas
Panenka z vltavské tůně
Nedělní dostaveníčko
Every Young Man
as voják
Lásky Emanuela Přibyla
Tlustý anděl z Rouenu
Cesta řeky k moři
Území strachu
Šlechetný cowboy Sandy
Poslední návrat
Trezor
as Adámek
O kohoutovi, kose a kocourovi
Bidýlko
Honza a Růžová panenka
as táta
Básník, služka a král
Šach mat
One of Them Is the Murderer
as Adam (voice)
Stalo se jedné neděle
Zajatci tmy
Letiště nepřijímá
as Pilot Dvořák
Údolie večných karaván
Všude žijí lidé
as Rehák
Objev na Střapaté hůrce
Shoesmachine
as laborer
Táto, přečti to!
Ohnivé ženy se vracejí
Vo modrým ptáčku
Polka jede do světa
Tvrdohlavá žena a zamilovaný školní mládenec
Sedm sestřiček
Kalif čápem
Tři chlapi po roce
as (uncredited)
Bajaja
Kde bydlí štěstí
as zlatník
I andělé ztrácejí trpělivost