Otto Šimánek
Actor
Born April 28, 1925 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.
Filmography
The Train of Childhood and Expectation
Pan Tau – der Film
Rudolf Karasek / Josef Novák
Merry Christmas Octopus
učitel
The Octopuses from the Second Floor
Ohnivé ženy se vracejí
The Octopuses from the Second Floor
Teacher
Young Wine
...and again that Lucy!
Mall Detective
Lucy, the Menace of Street
Mall Detective
Malý pitaval z velkého města
The Visitors
Zelená vlna
Mature Wine
Arabela
Inženýrská odysea
No Magic from Tomorrow
Pan Tau
Alarm in the Clouds
Pan Tau
Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea
Patrick White
Panenka z vltavské tůně
Muž na radnici
Wine Working
Dva muži hlásí příchod
Three Wishes for Cinderella
King (voice) (uncredited)
Touha Sherlocka Holmese
Bakaláři
F. L. Věk
One of Them Is the Murderer
Adam (voice)
Svatby pana Voka
You Are a Widow, Sir
průmyslník Alfred Keletti
Pan Tau
Pan Tau
Dobrodružství šesti trampů
Men About Town
muž
Hříšní lidé města pražského
Sňatky z rozumu
Přísně tajné premiéry
lupič Mareček
Sedm žen Alfonse Karáska aneb Když holky berou, já nevím kterou
The End of Agent W4C
Inventor
Ta naše písnička česká
Who Wants to Kill Jessie?
Poslední růže od Casanovy
The Phantom of Morrisville
Miky
Every Young Man
voják
Crime at the Girls School
Prop Man (segment "Jak se koupe žena")
Bejvávalo
Bubny
Fear
okrskář v Roudné
Začít znova
The Hope
Fojtar
Šlechetný cowboy Sandy
Tři chlapi v chalupě
Death Is Called Engelchen
Světáci
Malý Bobeš ve městě
The Black Dynasty
Objev na Střapaté hůrce
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen
Michal Ardan
Chicken on Travels
Teacher
Spadla s měsíce
Where an Alibi Is Not Everything
Moravec
Policejní hodina
Black Saturday
Slávek (voice)
Všude žijí lidé
Rehák
Zkouška pokračuje
Inspicient
Letiště nepřijímá
Pilot Dvořák
Desire
Brother-in-law (segment "Lidé na zemi a hvezdy na nebi")
The Fabulous World of Jules Verne
The Man on the Train
Shoesmachine
laborer
Bambi
Self