About Otto Šimánek
Lived 1925 – 1992 (aged 67). Otto Šimánek was a pedagogue, university teacher, stage actor, film actor, mime artist and television actor.
Otto Šimánek (28 April 1925 – 8 May 1992) was a Czech actor and mime. He worked at the Prague City Theatre and also taught mime at the Prague Conservatory. He became internationally known through the role of the silent wizard Pan Tau.
Selected filmography Invention for Destruction (1958) Desire (1958) The Fabulous Baron Munchausen (1962) Objev na Střapaté hůrce (1962) A Prayer for Katerina Horovitzova (1965) Who Wants to Kill Jessie? (1966) The Phantom of Morrisville (1966) The End of Agent W4C (1967) Světáci (1969) Pan Tau (TV series; 1970–1979) Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea (1977) Arabela (TV series; 1979–1981)
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Who was Otto Šimánek?
Czech actor (1925-1992)
When was Otto Šimánek born?
Otto Šimánek was born on 28 April 1925 in Třešť.
When did Otto Šimánek die?
Otto Šimánek died on 8 May 1992 in Prague.
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Otto Šimánek was a pedagogue, university teacher, stage actor, film actor, mime artist and television actor.
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