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