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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”.
Movie | The Next-Door Girl | Unknown | 2025 |
Movie | مسرحية كوبري الناموس | 2025 | |
Movie | Lack of Evidence | khalil | 1987-03-25 |
Movie | Wesh El Saad | 1987-06-04 | |
Movie | A File in Vice | wassfi | 1986-06-07 |
Movie | Youssef and Zeinab | (as Tewfik El Dekn) | 1986-01-01 |
Movie | The Bulldozer | 1986-09-05 | |
Movie | Saad the Orphan | 1985-01-01 | |
Movie | Adieu Bonaparte | 1985-05-17 | |
Movie | The Piper | 1985-12-24 | |
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 | جمال الدين الأفغاني | 1984-06-01 | |
Series | ألف ليلة وليلة | مفتاح سر التاريخ | 1984-05-31 |
Movie | Devilish Daughters | 1984-06-30 | |
Movie | All Is Well | Unknown | 1984-10-22 |
Movie | Aalem Wi Almma | 1983-04-29 | |
Movie | Wadad alghazia | 1983-04-14 | |
Movie | Half a Rabbit | Roshdi | 1983-06-13 |
Movie | سجن بلا قضبان | والد ليلى | 1983-09-12 |
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 | Ala Bab El Wazeer | Abdul Samad Effendi | 1982-03-29 |
Movie | Al-khobz Al-mor | عوّاد | 1982-04-26 |
Movie | An Egyptian Story | 1982-09-27 | |
Movie | May He Rest in Peace | 1982-06-14 | |
Movie | Hassan Beh El Ghalban | Al-Naqbawi | 1982-09-06 |
Movie | The Devil Preaches | Tabaa El-Deek | 1981-07-30 |
Series | محمد رسول الله | النمرود | 1980-07-15 |
Movie | Eldarb Elahmar | 1980-01-09 | |
Movie | Al-Aqwiyaa | 1980-08-16 | |
Movie | Premeditated | dr. najeeb | 1979-02-05 |
Movie | El Motawahesha | Baheya's father | 1979-02-19 |
Movie | Wa la yazal al tahqiq mostameran | Nafea | 1979-10-29 |
Movie | Sunstroke | 1978-02-18 | |
Movie | Bent Gheir Kol Al-Banat | أمين | 1978-01-01 |
Movie | واحدة بعد واحدة ونص | 1978-05-01 | |
Series | Dreams Of El Tayer Boy | 1978-08-05 | |
Movie | I Have the Wallet | Zizo | 1978-11-13 |
Movie | Albint Alhulwat Alkadaba | ضيف الفيلم | 1977-01-01 |
Movie | Behold How Bold Is Sokkar | Unknown | 1977-01-01 |
Movie | Rendezvous with Soso | Unknown | 1977-01-01 |
Series | الحقيقة.. ذلك المجهول | 1977-06-25 | |
Movie | The Demons Husbands | المعلم الحرامي | 1977-09-12 |
Movie | Thousands Kisses | Fattouh's father | 1977-09-12 |
Movie | Viva Zalata | Leader of the Trickers | 1976-05-24 |
Movie | A Teenager from the Countryside | 1976-05-10 | |
Movie | Shouq | 1976-05-31 | |
Movie | بيت بلا حنان | 1976-01-01 | |
Movie | A World of Children | 1976-09-24 | |
Movie | وعادت الحياة | 1976-07-26 | |
Movie | The Quiet Nest | 1976-10-18 | |
Movie | The Sinners | Fahmy Al-Qalyoubi | 1976-09-23 |
Movie | Looking for Troubles | رئيس التحرير | 1975-03-30 |
Movie | Forbidden at the Wedding Night | Sorcerer | 1975-01-01 |
Movie | La Shay'a Yuhem | Unknown | 1975-04-10 |
Movie | Lesson Is Over, Idiot | 1975-07-24 | |
Movie | Ehtaressy Min El Regal ya Mama | عتريس | 1975-08-18 |
Movie | Life is a Carnival | abu domah | 1975-12-11 |
Movie | Entaha El Dars Ya Ghabi | Unknown | 1975-07-24 |
Movie | Anisat wasaydat | 1974-04-29 | |
Movie | امبراطورية المعلم | الساحر | 1974-02-09 |
Movie | The City's Lost Souls | Unknown | 1974-01-28 |
Movie | Wonderful Trip | 1974-05-27 | |
Movie | In summer, we must love | Issawi | 1974-08-19 |
Movie | امرأة عاشقة | 1974-07-08 | |
Movie | Bedour | 1974-10-14 | |
Movie | The Beauty and The Scoundrel | حنفي | 1974-07-12 |
Movie | Searching for a Scandal | Saber/Sami's Friend | 1973-01-14 |
Movie | Alshayatin fi 'ajaza | 1973-01-14 | |
Movie | A Woman from Cairo | 1973-01-08 | |
Movie | رجال لا يخافون الموت | 1973-02-05 | |
Movie | El Banat Wel Mercedes | 1973-01-01 | |
Movie | ذات الوجهين | 1973-01-14 | |
Movie | Night and Jail Bars | 1973-05-29 | |
Movie | sons for sale | 1973-09-17 | |
Movie | Abou Rabiea | فتح الله - مدير الأرشيف | 1973-03-26 |
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 | Unknown | 1973-06-11 |
Movie | Zero hour | 1972-01-24 | |
Movie | Housing crisis | Abdel Mohaymin | 1972-03-08 |
Movie | Raghabat Mamnou'aa | 1972-01-01 | |
Movie | Muluk alshari | Unknown | 1972-04-14 |
Movie | A Journey of Suffering | Sharaf | 1972-01-01 |
Movie | Forbidden | 1972-06-13 | |
Movie | A call to life | 1972-04-16 | |
Movie | The Den of the Wicked | Unknown | 1972-10-16 |
Movie | My Son | توفيق | 1972-11-06 |
Movie | Al Shaytan wal Kharif | 1972-08-14 | |
Movie | The kidnappers | حسين عزام | 1972-08-14 |
Movie | College Girls | Nada | 1971-01-11 |
Movie | شباب في عاصفة | 1971-03-08 | |
Movie | Sands of Gold | 1971-01-01 | |
Movie | برئ في المشنقة | 1971-01-01 | |
Movie | رجل في المصيدة | 1971-04-12 | |
Movie | A Woman and a Man | 1971-01-01 | |
Movie | Ms. Manal Diary | Morsi Al-Anfushi | 1971-04-26 |
Movie | One in a Million | 1971-10-25 | |
Movie | Lion of the Night | 1971-11-29 | |
Movie | عصابة الشيطان | 1971-08-09 | |
Movie | El Ghufran | 1971-07-01 | |
Movie | The Land | Sheikh Sha'ban | 1970-01-26 |
Movie | Safah Al Nesa | 1970-01-01 | |
Movie | Serial Killer of Women | Unknown | 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 | Essam | 1970-08-24 |
Movie | Struggle with death | goda | 1970-11-30 |
Movie | Fun Band | سليم | 1970-08-10 |
Movie | Ebn Al-Shaitan | The Crazy | 1969-03-31 |
Movie | Seraa All Mohtafeeen | Dabuwr | 1969-03-03 |
Movie | Three Women | 1969-01-27 | |
Movie | 7 Days in Heaven | 1969-04-07 | |
Movie | Diary of a Country Prosecutor | Unknown | 1969-02-24 |
Movie | دلع البنات | 1969-01-01 | |
Movie | The People Inside | Unknown | 1969-04-28 |
Movie | Girls' Secrets | Elham's father | 1969-10-20 |
Movie | Mama's Secretary | haridy | 1969-10-20 |
Movie | Al Ro3b | 1969-07-21 | |
Movie | A Schoolgirl's Romance | Tawfik | 1969-06-04 |
Movie | Days Of Love | 1968-01-01 | |
Movie | The Nile and the Life | Unknown | 1968-01-01 |
Movie | The Rebels | 1968-01-02 | |
Movie | I'm The Doctor | 1968-09-25 | |
Movie | Shanbu Fi Al-Musayda | Ali Capone | 1968-09-02 |
Movie | Ebn El-Hetta | 1968-05-27 | |
Movie | The Bravest Man in the World | 1968-05-24 | |
Movie | Mister Fish | Abdelgwad | 1967-01-02 |
Movie | Shantat Hamza | 1967-09-18 | |
Movie | Khan El-Khalili | 1966-01-12 | |
Movie | My Wife the General Manager | Aboul Kheir Hassanein | 1966-01-20 |
Movie | رجل وامرأتان | 1966-04-12 | |
Movie | Cairo 30 | Ihsan's father | 1966-10-31 |
Movie | Goodbye, Night | 1966-08-24 | |
Movie | Driven from Paradise | 1965-06-16 | |
Movie | Mind and money | اسيزاريو اوكتافيوس | 1965-02-10 |
Movie | Widow Wanted | Hanafi | 1965-12-09 |
Movie | The Three Wise Men | 1965-06-28 | |
Movie | Al Moshaghiboun | 1965-12-13 | |
Movie | Prince Of Cunningness | Jafar | 1964-01-02 |
Movie | Shadiat aljabal | 1964-01-01 | |
Movie | Al-Lahb | 1964-04-26 | |
Movie | The Safe Road | الريجيسير | 1964-01-01 |
Movie | All for Hanafy | 1964-01-01 | |
Series | The Black Cat | Al- A'awar/Awad/ Mursi | 1964-05-10 |
Movie | The Final Message | Abdul Hafeez | 1964-11-29 |
Movie | Adham Al-Sharqawi | Maghawri | 1964-06-28 |
Movie | I, He and She | El Nemsawi | 1964-06-11 |
Movie | an abnormal girl | Unknown | 1964-05-18 |
Movie | Saladin the Victorious | Prince of Akka | 1963-02-25 |
Movie | A Hero Till the End | 1963-02-25 | |
Movie | El Maganeen Fi Naeem | Kamal | 1963-03-11 |
Movie | Alley of The Pestle | Zaita | 1963-09-21 |
Movie | His Majesty | 1963-11-04 | |
Movie | Tariq Al Shaitan | Unknown | 1963-06-02 |
Movie | Almaz And Abdo El Hamouly | 1962-01-14 | |
Movie | Serr el ghaeb | 1962-02-19 | |
Movie | صراع الجبابرة | سنبل | 1962-12-27 |
Movie | Yawm El Hesab | 1962-05-01 | |
Movie | Kollohom Awlady | Ustta Sayed | 1962-09-23 |
Movie | Hayati hi althaman | 1961-03-18 | |
Movie | H-3 | نبيل افندي المحتال | 1961-02-20 |
Movie | A Man in Our House | Mahmoud El-Dabbagh | 1961-04-17 |
Movie | A Man in My Life | 1961-06-21 | |
Movie | الضوء الخافت | 1961-12-29 | |
Movie | I'm accusing | 1960-01-04 | |
Movie | They're Driving Me Crazy | ضابط المباحث | 1960-02-29 |
Movie | Ismail Yassine in Prison | Unknown | 1960-01-01 |
Movie | Love at the Circus | Unknown | 1960-01-01 |
Movie | Kholkhal habibi | 1960-05-02 | |
Movie | Mal wa Nisaa | برعى | 1960-11-27 |
Movie | Lovers' Call | Unknown | 1960-10-20 |
Movie | End of the Road | 1960-09-12 | |
Movie | Shall I Kill My Husband? | 1959-05-05 | |
Movie | Sirr Taqiyyat Al Ikhfa | Unknown | 1959-05-26 |
Movie | سجن العذارى | 1959-02-09 | |
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 | Khalid ibn el Walid | Unknown | 1958-01-01 |
Movie | The Charmer | El-Kawakby | 1958-01-01 |
Movie | Ghaltet Habibi | 1958-04-14 | |
Movie | The Barred Road | Awad | 1958-04-22 |
Movie | Soultan | ابو سنة المكوجي | 1958-10-05 |
Movie | I Love you Hassan | Unknown | 1958-07-07 |
Movie | Land of Peace | Khalid | 1957-01-02 |
Movie | أرض الأحلام | 1957-03-11 | |
Movie | Ibn Hamidu | El-Baz Effendi | 1957-08-07 |
Movie | The Thug | Abdul Shakur | 1957-04-29 |
Movie | Port Said | Mahmoud Chico | 1957-07-08 |
Movie | Dark Waters | Ezzat | 1956-01-16 |
Movie | Farewell, Love | Unknown | 1956-10-29 |
Movie | Fortune is a Promise | مخرج | 1955-07-03 |
Movie | The Fools Alley | abdo emara | 1955-01-02 |
Movie | The Shore of Memories | 1955-11-21 | |
Movie | Women Can’t Lie | 1954-10-11 | |
Movie | الناس مقامات | 1954-07-05 | |
Movie | The Devil of the Desert | Hanzala | 1954-12-27 |
Movie | Ana Wi Habibi | Assistant Store Manager | 1953-03-30 |
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 |