Otto Šimánek

Personal Info

Birthday

April 28, 1925

Day of Death

1992-05-08

(67 years old)

Place of Birth

Třešť, Československo

Also Known As

Oto Šimánek

Otta Šimánek

Ota Šimánek

Otto Šimánek

Biography

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.

Known For

Arabela

Pan Tau

Three Wishes for Cinderella

The Fabulous Baron Munchausen

The End of Agent W4C

The Octopuses from the Second Floor

The Fabulous World of Jules Verne

Men About Town

Filmography

1991
Podnájem na Champs Ellysèes
as Georges De Rillettes
1989
Trezor
as Adámek
1988
Pan Tau – der Film
as Rudolf Karasek / Josef Novák
1987
Merry Christmas Octopus
as učitel
Kde bydlí štěstí
as zlatník
1984
...and again that Lucy!
as Mall Detective
Lucy, the Menace of Street
as Mall Detective
1982
Kamenný orchestr
as Matas
1979
No Magic from Tomorrow
as Pan Tau
1978
Alarm in the Clouds
as Pan Tau
1977
Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea
as Patrick White
1975
Honza a Růžová panenka
as táta
1973
Three Wishes for Cinderella
as King (voice) (uncredited)
1971
One of Them Is the Murderer
as Adam (voice)
You Are a Widow, Sir
as průmyslník Alfred Keletti
1969
Men About Town
as muž
1968
Přísně tajné premiéry
as lupič Mareček
1967
The End of Agent W4C
as Inventor
1966
Every Young Man
as voják
Crime at the Girls School
as Prop Man (segment "Jak se koupe žena")
1965
A Prayer for Katerina Horovitzova
as krejčí
1964
Tři chlapi po roce
as (uncredited)
Fear
as okrskář v Roudné
The Hope
as Fojtar
1962
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen
as Michal Ardan
Chicken on Travels
as Teacher
1961
Where an Alibi Is Not Everything
as Moravec
Black Saturday
as Slávek (voice)
1960
Všude žijí lidé
as Rehák
Zkouška pokračuje
as Inspicient
Letiště nepřijímá
as Pilot Dvořák
1958
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
1954
Shoesmachine
as laborer