Actor
Otto Šimánek
April 28, 1925 · 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.
Notable work
Often works with
Vladimír Menšík
7 titles together
Three Wishes for Cinderella, Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea, Arabela
Vlastimil Brodský
7 titles together
Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea, Arabela, The Visitors
Jan Libíček
6 titles together
Three Wishes for Cinderella, The Fabulous Baron Munchausen, Who Wants to Kill Jessie?
Jiří Sovák
6 titles together
Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea, Arabela, Who Wants to Kill Jessie?
Josef Bláha
6 titles together
Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea, The Visitors, Pan Tau
František Filipovský
6 titles together
Arabela, You Are a Widow, Sir, Pan Tau
Full filmography · 80
Podnájem na Champs Ellysèes
as Georges De Rillettes
1991
Pan Tau – der Film
as Rudolf Karasek / Josef Novák
1988
Merry Christmas Octopus
as učitel
1987
The Octopuses from the Second Floor
cast
1987
Ohnivé ženy se vracejí
cast
1987
Young Wine
cast
1986Santa Lucia
cast
1985
...and again that Lucy!
as Mall Detective
1984
Lucy, the Menace of Street
as Mall Detective
1984
Zelená vlna
cast
1982Kamenný orchestr
as Matas
1982
Mature Wine
cast
1981