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person_profile-Otto Šimánek

Otto Šimánek Died at age: 67

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Otto Šimánek

Date of Birth:

Apr 28, 1925

Country of birth:

Československo

Died:

May 08, 1992

Biography of

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.

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Otto Šimánek

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Filmography of

Otto Šimánek

Found 32 Movies in total

Pan Tau – der Film

Josef Novak (Pan Tau) and Rudolf Karasek ( Actor )

... 1988

... 1986

...and again that Lucy!

Mall Detective ( Actor )

... 1984

... 1984

... 1981

No Magic from Tomorrow

Pan Tau ( Actor )

... 1979

Alarm in the Clouds

Pan Tau ( Actor )

... 1978

... 1977

... 1976

... 1975

Three Wishes for Cinderella

King (voice) (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1973

... 1972

One of Them Is the Murderer

Adam (voice) ( Actor )

... 1971

... 1971

You Are a Widow, Sir

průmyslník Alfred Keletti ( Actor )

... 1971

Men About Town

muž ( Actor )

... 1969

The End of Agent W4C

Inventor ( Actor )

... 1967

... 1966

... 1966

Every Young Man

voják ( Actor )

... 1966

Crime at the Girls School

Prop Man (segment "Jak se koupe žena") ( Actor )

... 1966

... 1965

Fear

okrskář v Roudné ( Actor )

... 1964

The Hope

Fojtar ( Actor )

... 1964

... 1963

... 1963

The Fabulous Baron Munchausen

Michal Ardan ( Actor )

... 1962

Chicken on Travels

Teacher ( Actor )

... 1962

... 1961

Desire

Brother-in-law (segment "Lidé na zemi a hvezdy na nebi") ( Actor )

... 1958

The Fabulous World of Jules Verne

The Man on the Train ( Actor )

... 1958

Shoesmachine

laborer ( Actor )

... 1954