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.

Known For	Acting
Most Rating	4.248
Birthday	1925-04-28
Place of Birth	Třešť, Československo
Also Known As	Oto Šimánek, Otta Šimánek, Ota Šimánek,

The End of Agent W4C

Tři chlapi v chalupě

Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea

Lucy, the Menace of Street

Pan Tau – der Film

Letiště nepřijímá

No Magic from Tomorrow

Alarm in the Clouds

Every Young Man

Ohnivé ženy se vracejí

The Hope

Chicken on Travels

The Fabulous Baron Munchausen

Desire

You Are a Widow, Sir

Men About Town

The Fabulous World of Jules Verne

O bílém jadýrku

Kde bydlí štěstí

Panenka z vltavské tůně

A Prayer for Katerina Horovitzova

Fear

Merry Christmas Octopus

Trezor

Spadla s měsíce

Shoesmachine

Stalo se jedné neděle

Šlechetný cowboy Sandy

Cesta řeky k moři

Polka jede do světa

Všude žijí lidé

Tři chlapi po roce

Svatební cesta aneb Ještě ne, Evžene!

Ta naše písnička česká

I andělé ztrácejí trpělivost

Statečný Azmun

Přísně tajné premiéry

Nedělní dostaveníčko

Co je platno kárat, co je platno kázat

Santa Lucia

Podnájem na Champs Ellysèes

Medvěd

Zkouška pokračuje

Three Wishes for Cinderella

Měšťáci

Tlustý anděl z Rouenu

Where an Alibi Is Not Everything

Vo modrým ptáčku

Dům na Ořechovce

Šach mat

Black Saturday

Policejní hodina

O kohoutovi, kose a kocourovi

Černá dynastie

Malý Bobeš ve městě

Objev na Střapaté hůrce

Death Is Called Engelchen

Táto, přečti to!

Začít znova

Bajaja

Sganarel lékařem

Tvrdohlavá žena a zamilovaný školní mládenec

Bubny

Zajatci tmy

Crime at the Girls School

The Phantom of Morrisville

Who Wants to Kill Jessie?

Poslední růže od Casanovy

Sedm sestřiček

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

Údolie večných karaván

Kalif čápem

Maryla

One of Them Is the Murderer

Svatby pana Voka

Touha Sherlocka Holmese

Lásky Emanuela Přibyla

Bidýlko

Světáci

Dva muži hlásí příchod