Otto Šimánek
1925-04-28 ( 99 years old ) in Třešť, Československo

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.

Movies

Podnájem na Champs Ellysèes 1991-01-18
Trezor 1989-01-01
Pan Tau – der Film 1988-11-03
Merry Christmas Octopus 1987-11-01
The Octopuses from the Second Floor 1987-07-01
Ohnivé ženy se vracejí 1987-03-28
Kde bydlí štěstí 1987-03-18
Young Wine 1986-09-01
Statečný Azmun 1986-01-01
Santa Lucia 1985-02-07
Šach mat 1985-01-01
Stalo se jedné neděle 1985-01-01
...and again that Lucy! 1984-12-01
Lucy, the Menace of Street 1984-10-01
Poslední návrat 1983-07-17
Duch soudce Pauknera 1983-07-03
O bílém jadýrku 1983-05-09
Zelená vlna 1982-06-25
Kamenný orchestr 1982-03-11
Mature Wine 1981-07-31
Švec Janek v pohádkové zemi 1979-12-30
No Magic from Tomorrow 1979-11-01
Alarm in the Clouds 1978-11-01
Co je platno kárat, co je platno kázat 1978-02-11
Básník, služka a král 1977-12-02
Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea 1977-08-12
Panenka z vltavské tůně 1976-12-24
Wine Working 1976-04-30
Dva muži hlásí příchod 1975-09-26
Honza a Růžová panenka 1975-05-18
Three Wishes for Cinderella 1973-11-16
Touha Sherlocka Holmese 1972-03-03
Lásky Emanuela Přibyla 1971-12-31
One of Them Is the Murderer 1971-04-23
Svatby pana Voka 1971-03-26
You Are a Widow, Sir 1971-01-15
Kalif čápem 1970-04-12
Maryla 1969-12-24
Men About Town 1969-10-10
O kohoutovi, kose a kocourovi 1969-09-14
Vo modrým ptáčku 1968-12-24
Údolie večných karaván 1968-02-15
Přísně tajné premiéry 1968-01-26
Vajíčko 1968-01-01
Sedm žen Alfonse Karáska aneb Když holky berou, já nevím kterou 1967-12-31
The End of Agent W4C 1967-10-06
Ta naše písnička česká 1967-08-11
Bidýlko 1967-05-24
Svatební cesta aneb Ještě ne, Evžene! 1966-12-31
Sedm sestřiček 1966-12-25
Cesta řeky k moři 1966-12-25
Who Wants to Kill Jessie? 1966-08-26
Poslední růže od Casanovy 1966-08-05
The Phantom of Morrisville 1966-07-15
Every Young Man 1966-05-13
Crime at the Girls School 1966-02-18
A Prayer for Katerina Horovitzova 1965-10-13
Bubny 1965-03-12
Polka jede do světa 1965-01-01
Tři chlapi po roce 1964-10-31
Fear 1964-04-03
Začít znova 1964-03-13
The Hope 1964-01-17
Zajatci tmy 1964-01-01
Šlechetný cowboy Sandy 1964-01-01
Tři chlapi v chalupě 1963-12-25
Death Is Called Engelchen 1963-05-03
Světáci 1963-05-01
Táto, přečti to! 1963-01-01
Sganarel lékařem 1962-12-25
Malý Bobeš ve městě 1962-12-07
Černá dynastie 1962-11-30
Objev na Střapaté hůrce 1962-11-16
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen 1962-07-01
Chicken on Travels 1962-06-01
Tvrdohlavá žena a zamilovaný školní mládenec 1962-05-01
Spadla s měsíce 1961-08-18
Where an Alibi Is Not Everything 1961-07-28
Policejní hodina 1961-04-21
Black Saturday 1961-01-06
Bajaja 1960-12-24
Všude žijí lidé 1960-12-16
Zkouška pokračuje 1960-09-02
Letiště nepřijímá 1960-02-26
Dařbuján a Pandrhola 1959-12-24
Dům na Ořechovce 1959-10-16
Desire 1958-12-25
The Fabulous World of Jules Verne 1958-08-22
Tlustý anděl z Rouenu 1958-03-12
Měšťáci 1958-02-05
Medvěd 1956-04-18
Shoesmachine 1954-09-24
Nedělní dostaveníčko 1954-01-01
I andělé ztrácejí trpělivost 1949-01-01

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