Tawfiq Al-Deqen
Tawfiq Ameen Muhammad Ahmad al-Sheikh Al Deqen was born in the village of Horeen in Berket al-Sab’ Monoufeyya (delta of Egypt). He graduated from the High Institute of Dramatic Arts in 1950. His career started when he was still studying when he played the role of a peasant and then participated in “Dhohoor al-Islaam" (The appearance of Islam) in 1951. Seven years after his graduation, Tawfik joined the Free Theatre Troupe. He also worked with Esma’eel Yasseen in his troupe then joined the National Theatre where he remained member of its troupe until the end of his life. In the National Theatre, he presented “’ Aaelat al-Doghry" (The Dodgers), “Bedaaya wa nehaaya" (Dead among the living), “Sekkat al-salaama" (The safe way), “Al-Mahroussa" i.e. The Blessed”, “’ Afareet Masr al-gedeeda i.e. The demons of Heliopolis”, “Al-farafeer” where he excelled. , “Mash-had men al-guesr" (View from the bridge), “Hesbet Berma" (Berma calculation)”, “Al-naass elly taht" (Downstairs people), “ Kahayal al-dhell" (Shadow plays), “Solaymaan al-Halaby” and “Beer al-sellem" (Stairwell). He was very popular in playing the evil scoundrel role in a very special manner that was assisted by his features thus making him one of the best Arab actors in such roles. As Tawfik grew older his roles changed. He played the role of the helpless father in “’Ala baab al-Wazeer” and the peasant’s role in “Kharaga wa lam ya’od" (Out and never back). His on-screen phrases became idioms in Egypt and all over the Arab world; “Ahla men al-sharaf mafeesh,” “Hambaka” and “Alo ya Omam”.
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- Born:
- May 3, 1924 In Egypt
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 210
- First Appeared:
- In the movie مسرحية كوبري الناموس
- Latest Project:
- Movie Wesh El Saad 1987-06-04
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | مسرحية كوبري الناموس | 2025 | |
| Movie | Wesh El Saad | 1987-06-04 | |
| Movie | Lack of Evidence | khalil | 1987-03-25 |
| Movie | Youssef and Zeinab | (as Tewfik El Dekn) | 1986-01-01 |
| Movie | A File in Vice | wassfi | 1986-06-07 |
| Movie | The Bulldozer | 1986-09-05 | |
| Movie | Saad the Orphan | 1985-01-01 | |
| Movie | The Piper | 1985-12-24 | |
| Movie | Adieu Bonaparte | 1985-05-17 | |
| Movie | Save Whatever is Possible | 1985-12-30 | |
| Movie | Jail Cell | Major General Al-Ghandour | 1984-01-02 |
| Movie | Albarnas | 1984-01-01 | |
| Movie | Gone with No Return | Awadeen | 1984-04-08 |
| Series | ألف ليلة وليلة | مفتاح سر التاريخ | 1984-05-31 |
| Movie | Devilish Daughters | 1984-06-30 | |
| Movie | All Is Well | 1984-10-22 | |
| Series | جمال الدين الأفغاني | 1984-06-01 | |
| Movie | Aalem Wi Almma | 1983-04-29 | |
| Movie | Wedad, The Belly Dancer | 1983-04-14 | |
| Movie | Half a Rabbit | Roshdi | 1983-06-13 |
| Movie | The Professor and the Belly Dancer | بعزق شيكو بيكو | 1983-09-12 |
| Movie | The Half Meter Incident | عنتر | 1983-10-20 |
| Series | The End of the World is not Tomorrow | 1983-09-26 | |
| Movie | سجن بلا قضبان | والد ليلى | 1983-09-12 |
| Movie | Ala Bab El Wazeer | Abdul Samad Effendi | 1982-03-29 |
| Movie | Al-khobz Al-mor | عوّاد | 1982-04-26 |
| Movie | May He Rest in Peace | 1982-06-14 | |
| Movie | Hassan Beh El Ghalban | Al-Naqbawi | 1982-09-06 |
| Movie | An Egyptian Story | 1982-09-27 | |
| Movie | The Devil Preaches | Tabaa El-Deek | 1981-07-30 |
| Movie | Eldarb Elahmar | 1980-01-09 | |
| Series | محمد رسول الله | النمرود | 1980-07-15 |
| Movie | Al-Aqwiyaa | Ismail Bey | 1980-08-16 |
| Movie | Premeditated | dr. najeeb | 1979-02-05 |
| Movie | Wa la yazal al tahqiq mostameran | Nafea | 1979-10-29 |
| Movie | The Savage | Baheya's father | 1979-02-19 |
| Series | رحلة هادئة | 1978-01-01 | |
| Movie | Bent Gheir Kol Al-Banat | أمين | 1978-01-01 |
| Movie | Sunstroke | Gamil | 1978-02-18 |
| Series | Dreams Of El Tayer Boy | 1978-08-05 | |
| Movie | I Have the Wallet | زيزو - ضيف شرف | 1978-11-13 |
| Movie | واحدة بعد واحدة ونص | 1978-05-01 | |
| Movie | رحلة داخل امرأة | أمين - زوج انشراح | 1978-03-06 |
| Movie | Behold How Bold Is Sokkar | 1977-01-01 | |
| Movie | Albint Alhulwat Alkadaba | ضيف الفيلم | 1977-01-01 |
| Movie | Rendezvous with Soso | 1977-01-01 | |
| Movie | The Demons Husbands | المعلم الحرامي | 1977-09-12 |
| Movie | Thousands Kisses | Fattouh's father | 1977-09-12 |
| Series | الحقيقة.. ذلك المجهول | 1977-06-25 | |
| Movie | A Teenager from the Countryside | 1976-05-10 | |
| Movie | بيت بلا حنان | 1976-01-01 | |
| Movie | Viva Zalata | Leader of the Trickers | 1976-05-24 |
| Movie | The Sinners | فهمي القليوبي - مدير الجمعية | 1976-09-23 |
| Movie | Shouq | 1976-05-31 | |
| Movie | A World of Children | 1976-09-24 | |
| Movie | The Quiet Nest | 1976-10-18 | |
| Movie | وعادت الحياة | 1976-07-26 | |
| Movie | Forbidden at the Wedding Night | Sorcerer | 1975-01-01 |
| Movie | Looking for Troubles | رئيس التحرير | 1975-03-30 |
| Movie | La Shay'a Yuhem | 1975-04-10 | |
| Movie | Life is a Carnival | abu domah | 1975-12-11 |
| Movie | Ehtaressy Min El Regal ya Mama | عتريس | 1975-08-18 |
| Movie | Entaha El Dars Ya Ghabi | 1975-07-24 | |
| Movie | امبراطورية المعلم | الساحر | 1974-02-09 |
| Movie | The City's Lost Souls | فرغلى | 1974-01-28 |
| Movie | Anisat wasaydat | 1974-04-29 | |
| Movie | The Beauty and The Scoundrel | حنفي | 1974-07-12 |
| Movie | Wonderful Trip | 1974-05-27 | |
| Movie | In summer, we must love | Issawi | 1974-08-19 |
| Movie | Bedour | 1974-10-14 | |
| Movie | A woman in love | Shaban | 1974-07-08 |
| Movie | Searching for a Scandal | Saber/Sami's Friend | 1973-01-14 |
| Movie | Alshayatin fi 'ajaza | 1973-01-14 | |
| Movie | El Banat Wel Mercedes | 1973-01-01 | |
| Movie | رجال لا يخافون الموت | 1973-02-05 | |
| Movie | A Woman from Cairo | 1973-01-08 | |
| Movie | ذات الوجهين | موسى | 1973-01-14 |
| Movie | Abou Rabiea | فتح الله - مدير الأرشيف | 1973-03-26 |
| Movie | sons for sale | 1973-09-17 | |
| Movie | Night and Jail Bars | 1973-05-29 | |
| Movie | Something of Love | 1973-08-06 | |
| Movie | The School of Mischief | عبدالوهاب ابولطفي | 1973-12-31 |
| Movie | The deceivers | abdeen | 1973-07-09 |
| Movie | The Most Honorable Sinner | 1973-06-11 | |
| Movie | Housing crisis | Abdel Mohaymin | 1972-03-08 |
| Movie | Muluk alshari | 1972-04-14 | |
| Movie | Raghabat Mamnou'aa | 1972-01-01 | |
| Movie | A call to life | 1972-04-16 | |
| Movie | A Journey of Suffering | Sharaf | 1972-01-01 |
| Movie | Zero hour | عوّاد | 1972-01-24 |
| Movie | Forbidden | 1972-06-13 | |
| Movie | The kidnappers | حسين عزام | 1972-08-14 |
| Movie | My Son | توفيق | 1972-11-06 |
| Movie | لحظات خوف | عبده كمبل | 1972-09-02 |
| Movie | The Den of the Wicked | 1972-10-16 | |
| Movie | Al-Shaimaa | Duraid bin Al Samma | 1972-08-28 |
| Movie | Al Shaytan wal Kharif | 1972-08-14 | |
| Movie | College Girls | Nada | 1971-01-11 |
| Movie | Youth in a Storm | 1971-03-08 | |
| Movie | برئ في المشنقة | 1971-01-01 | |
| Movie | Sands of Gold | 1971-01-01 | |
| Movie | A Woman and a Man | 1971-01-01 | |
| Movie | Lion of the Night | 1971-11-29 | |
| Movie | رجل في المصيدة | 1971-04-12 | |
| Movie | عصابة الشيطان | 1971-08-09 | |
| Movie | One in a Million | 1971-10-25 | |
| Movie | El Ghufran | 1971-07-01 | |
| Movie | Ms. Manal Diary | Morsi Al-Anfushi | 1971-04-26 |
| Movie | The Land | Sheikh Sha'ban | 1970-01-26 |
| Movie | Serial Killer of Women | 1970-01-01 | |
| Movie | The Lottery Ticket Thief | 1970-04-01 | |
| Movie | The Three Madmen | Division officer Ezbat al-Ward | 1970-05-25 |
| Movie | End of the devils | عصام | 1970-08-24 |
| Movie | Struggle with death | جودة | 1970-11-30 |
| Movie | Fun Band | سليم | 1970-08-10 |
| Movie | Seraa All Mohtafeeen | Dabuwr | 1969-03-03 |
| Movie | Diary of a Country Prosecutor | 1969-02-24 | |
| Movie | دلع البنات | 1969-01-01 | |
| Movie | Ebn Al-Shaitan | The Crazy | 1969-03-31 |
| Movie | Three Women | 1969-01-27 | |
| Movie | Girls' Secrets | Elham's father | 1969-10-20 |
| Movie | Mama's Secretary | haridy | 1969-10-20 |
| Movie | 7 Days in Heaven | 1969-04-07 | |
| Movie | Al Ro3b | 1969-07-21 | |
| Movie | A Schoolgirl's Romance | Tawfik | 1969-06-04 |
| Movie | The People Inside | 1969-04-28 | |
| Movie | The Nile and the Life | 1968-01-01 | |
| Movie | Days Of Love | 1968-01-01 | |
| Movie | The Rebels | رجب أفندي - صحفي مريض | 1968-01-02 |
| Movie | I'm The Doctor | 1968-09-25 | |
| Movie | Ebn El-Hetta | 1968-05-27 | |
| Movie | The Bravest Man in the World | 1968-05-24 | |
| Movie | Shanbu Fi Al-Musayda | Ali Capone | 1968-09-02 |
| Movie | Shantat Hamza | 1967-09-18 | |
| Movie | Mister Fish | Abdelgwad | 1967-01-02 |
| Movie | Khan El-Khalili | 1966-01-12 | |
| Movie | My Wife the General Manager | عبدالقوي | 1966-01-20 |
| Movie | Cairo 30 | والد إحسان/ شحاته تركى | 1966-10-31 |
| Movie | A man and two women | 1966-04-26 | |
| Movie | Goodbye, Night | Abdo Mahfouz | 1966-08-24 |
| Movie | Driven from Paradise | 1965-06-16 | |
| Movie | Mind and money | اسيزاريو اوكتافيوس | 1965-02-10 |
| Movie | The Three Wise Men | 1965-06-28 | |
| Movie | Widow Wanted | Hanafi | 1965-12-09 |
| Movie | Al Moshaghiboun | 1965-12-13 | |
| Movie | Prince Of Cunningness | Jafar | 1964-01-02 |
| Movie | Shadia Al-Jabal | Hemdan | 1964-01-01 |
| Movie | All for Hanafy | 1964-01-01 | |
| Movie | The Next-Door Girl | 1964-04-21 | |
| Movie | The Safe Road | الريجيسير | 1964-01-01 |
| Movie | Flame | 1964-04-26 | |
| Movie | The Final Message | Abdul Hafeez | 1964-11-29 |
| Series | The Black Cat | Al- A'awar/Awad/ Mursi | 1964-05-10 |
| Movie | Adham Al-Sharqawi | Maghawri | 1964-06-28 |
| Movie | I, He and She | El Nemsawi | 1964-06-11 |
| Movie | an abnormal girl | 1964-05-18 | |
| Movie | A Hero Till the End | 1963-02-25 | |
| Movie | Saladin the Victorious | Prince of Akka والي عكا | 1963-02-25 |
| Movie | His Majesty | 1963-11-04 | |
| Movie | El Maganeen Fi Naeem | Kamal | 1963-03-11 |
| Movie | Alley of The Pestle | Zaita | 1963-09-21 |
| Movie | Almaz And Abdo El Hamouly | 1962-01-14 | |
| Movie | Serr el ghaeb | 1962-02-19 | |
| Movie | Seraa El Gababera | Sonbull | 1962-12-27 |
| Movie | Kollohom Awlady | Ustta Sayed | 1962-09-23 |
| Movie | Yawm El Hesab | زتاتي صاحب الكباريه | 1962-03-26 |
| Movie | H-3 | نبيل افندي المحتال | 1961-02-20 |
| Movie | Hayati hi althaman | 1961-03-18 | |
| Movie | Couples and summer | Nabil Mustafa | 1961-09-14 |
| Movie | الضوء الخافت | 1961-12-29 | |
| Movie | A Man in Our House | محمود الدباغ | 1961-04-17 |
| Movie | A Man in My Life | 1961-06-21 | |
| Movie | Ismail Yassine in Prison | 1960-01-01 | |
| Movie | I'm accusing | 1960-01-04 | |
| Movie | Love at the Circus | 1960-01-01 | |
| Movie | End of the Road | 1960-09-12 | |
| Movie | They're Driving Me Crazy | ضابط المباحث | 1960-02-29 |
| Movie | Lovers' Call | 1960-10-20 | |
| Movie | Money and Women | برعى | 1960-11-27 |
| Movie | Kholkhal habibi | 1960-05-02 | |
| Movie | سجن العذارى | 1959-02-09 | |
| Movie | Shall I Kill My Husband? | 1959-05-05 | |
| Movie | Sirr Taqiyyat Al Ikhfa | 1959-05-26 | |
| Movie | Katia tarik | 1959-06-15 | |
| Movie | My Wife's Suitor | نبيل | 1959-08-31 |
| Movie | Ismail Yassine in Damascus | Shawki Abdel Salam | 1958-01-01 |
| Movie | I Love you Hassan | Abdo Danes | 1958-04-14 |
| Movie | The Charmer | El-Kawakby | 1958-01-01 |
| Movie | Soultan | ابو سنة المكوجي | 1958-10-05 |
| Movie | Khalid ibn el Walid | متمم بن نويرة | 1958-05-16 |
| Movie | Ghaltet Habibi | 1958-04-14 | |
| Movie | The Barred Road | Awad | 1958-04-22 |
| Movie | The Thug | عبدالشكور | 1957-04-29 |
| Movie | Land of Peace | Khalid | 1957-01-02 |
| Movie | Port Said | Mahmoud Chico | 1957-07-08 |
| Movie | Ibn Hamidu | الباز أفندي | 1957-08-07 |
| Movie | Dark Waters | Ezzat | 1956-01-16 |
| Movie | Land of Dreams | Safwat | 1956-03-11 |
| Movie | Farewell, Love | 1956-10-29 | |
| Movie | The Fools Alley | عبده عماره | 1955-01-02 |
| Movie | Fortune is a Promise | مخرج | 1955-07-03 |
| Movie | The Shore of Memories | 1955-11-21 | |
| Movie | The Devil of the Desert | Hanzala | 1954-12-27 |
| Movie | El naas makamat | Officer | 1954-07-05 |
| Movie | Women Can’t Lie | 1954-10-11 | |
| Movie | Ana Wi Habibi | Assistant Store Manager | 1953-03-30 |
| Movie | Orphans' money | 1952-01-01 | |
| Movie | El Sab'a Afandi | 1951-03-23 | |
| Movie | Zuhour el Islam | Khabbab bin Al-Art | 1951-04-09 |
| Movie | The Life and Sufferings of Christ | Caiaphas | 1938-07-07 |