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:
- 215
- First Appeared:
- In the movie The Life and Sufferings of Christ 1938-07-07
- Latest Project:
- Movie مسرحية كوبري الناموس 2025
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | مسرحية كوبري الناموس | 2025 | |
| Movie | Lack of Evidence | khalil | 1987-03-25 |
| Movie | Wesh El Saad | 1987-06-04 | |
| Movie | Youssef and Zeinab | (as Tewfik El Dekn) | 1986-01-01 |
| Movie | The Bulldozer | 1986-09-05 | |
| Movie | A File in Vice | wassfi | 1986-06-07 |
| Movie | Saad the Orphan | 1985-01-01 | |
| Movie | Adieu Bonaparte | 1985-05-17 | |
| Movie | Save Whatever is Possible | 1985-12-30 | |
| Movie | The Piper | 1985-12-24 | |
| Movie | Jail Cell | Major General Al-Ghandour | 1984-01-02 |
| Movie | Gone with No Return | Awadeen | 1984-04-08 |
| Movie | Albarnas | 1984-01-01 | |
| 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 | 1984-10-22 | |
| Movie | Aalem Wi Almma | 1983-04-29 | |
| Movie | Wedad, The Belly Dancer | 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 | May He Rest in Peace | 1982-06-14 | |
| Movie | An Egyptian Story | 1982-09-27 | |
| 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 | Ismail Bey | 1980-08-16 |
| Movie | The Savage | Baheya's father | 1979-02-19 |
| Movie | Premeditated | dr. najeeb | 1979-02-05 |
| Movie | Wa la yazal al tahqiq mostameran | Nafea | 1979-10-29 |
| Movie | Bent Gheir Kol Al-Banat | أمين | 1978-01-01 |
| Series | رحلة هادئة | 1978-01-01 | |
| Movie | Sunstroke | Gamil | 1978-02-18 |
| Movie | رحلة داخل امرأة | أمين - زوج انشراح | 1978-03-06 |
| Movie | I Have the Wallet | زيزو - ضيف شرف | 1978-11-13 |
| Series | Dreams Of El Tayer Boy | 1978-08-05 | |
| Movie | واحدة بعد واحدة ونص | 1978-05-01 | |
| 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 | Thousands Kisses | Fattouh's father | 1977-09-12 |
| Movie | The Demons Husbands | المعلم الحرامي | 1977-09-12 |
| Series | الحقيقة.. ذلك المجهول | 1977-06-25 | |
| Movie | Viva Zalata | Leader of the Trickers | 1976-05-24 |
| Movie | A Teenager from the Countryside | 1976-05-10 | |
| Movie | بيت بلا حنان | 1976-01-01 | |
| Movie | Shouq | 1976-05-31 | |
| Movie | The Sinners | فهمي القليوبي - مدير الجمعية | 1976-09-23 |
| Movie | وعادت الحياة | 1976-07-26 | |
| Movie | A World of Children | 1976-09-24 | |
| Movie | The Quiet Nest | 1976-10-18 | |
| 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 | Ehtaressy Min El Regal ya Mama | عتريس | 1975-08-18 |
| Movie | Entaha El Dars Ya Ghabi | 1975-07-24 | |
| Movie | Life is a Carnival | abu domah | 1975-12-11 |
| Movie | Anisat wasaydat | 1974-04-29 | |
| Movie | The City's Lost Souls | فرغلى | 1974-01-28 |
| Movie | Wonderful Trip | 1974-05-27 | |
| Movie | امبراطورية المعلم | الساحر | 1974-02-09 |
| Movie | The Beauty and The Scoundrel | حنفي | 1974-07-12 |
| Movie | A woman in love | Shaban | 1974-07-08 |
| Movie | Bedour | 1974-10-14 | |
| Movie | In summer, we must love | Issawi | 1974-08-19 |
| Movie | Searching for a Scandal | Saber/Sami's Friend | 1973-01-14 |
| Movie | رجال لا يخافون الموت | 1973-02-05 | |
| Movie | Alshayatin fi 'ajaza | 1973-01-14 | |
| Movie | A Woman from Cairo | 1973-01-08 | |
| Movie | El Banat Wel Mercedes | 1973-01-01 | |
| 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 Most Honorable Sinner | 1973-06-11 | |
| Movie | Al-Aneed | Abbas Masoud | 1973-06-18 |
| Movie | The deceivers | abdeen | 1973-07-09 |
| Movie | Muluk alshari | 1972-04-14 | |
| Movie | A call to life | 1972-04-16 | |
| Movie | Housing crisis | Abdel Mohaymin | 1972-03-08 |
| Movie | Raghabat Mamnou'aa | 1972-01-01 | |
| Movie | Forbidden | 1972-06-13 | |
| Movie | A Journey of Suffering | Sharaf | 1972-01-01 |
| Movie | Zero hour | عوّاد | 1972-01-24 |
| Movie | Al Shaytan wal Kharif | 1972-08-14 | |
| 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-Shaima | 1972-08-28 | |
| Movie | College Girls | Nada | 1971-01-11 |
| Movie | A Woman and a Man | 1971-01-01 | |
| Movie | برئ في المشنقة | 1971-01-01 | |
| Movie | Youth in a Storm | 1971-03-08 | |
| Movie | Sands of Gold | 1971-01-01 | |
| Movie | رجل في المصيدة | 1971-04-12 | |
| Movie | عصابة الشيطان | 1971-08-09 | |
| Movie | Lion of the Night | The mute Ali Orabi | 1971-11-29 |
| Movie | El Ghufran | 1971-07-01 | |
| Movie | Ms. Manal Diary | Morsi Al-Anfushi | 1971-04-26 |
| Movie | The Lottery Ticket Thief | 1970-04-01 | |
| Movie | The Land | Sheikh Sha'ban | 1970-01-26 |
| Movie | Serial Killer of Women | 1970-01-01 | |
| Movie | The Three Madmen | Division officer Ezbat al-Ward | 1970-05-25 |
| Movie | Fun Band | سليم | 1970-08-10 |
| Movie | One in a Million | 1970-10-25 | |
| Movie | Struggle with death | جودة | 1970-11-30 |
| Movie | End of the devils | عصام | 1970-08-24 |
| 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 | 1969-02-24 | |
| Movie | Dala ilbanat | 1969-01-01 | |
| Movie | Girls' Secrets | Elham's father | 1969-10-20 |
| Movie | The People Inside | 1969-04-28 | |
| Movie | Al Ro3b | 1969-07-21 | |
| Movie | Mama's Secretary | haridy | 1969-10-20 |
| Movie | Nashal raghm anfuh | Abu Fasada | 1969-07-07 |
| Movie | A Schoolgirl's Romance | Tawfik | 1969-06-04 |
| Movie | Days Of Love | 1968-01-01 | |
| Movie | The Nile and the Life | 1968-01-01 | |
| Movie | The Rebels | رجب أفندي - صحفي مريض | 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 | عبدالقوي | 1966-01-20 |
| Movie | A man and two women | 1966-04-26 | |
| Movie | Cairo 30 | والد إحسان/ شحاته تركى | 1966-10-31 |
| 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 | 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 | The Next-Door Girl | Humbeke | 1964-04-21 |
| Movie | The Safe Road | الريجيسير | 1964-01-01 |
| Movie | Flame | 1964-04-26 | |
| Movie | Shadia Al-Jabal | Hemdan | 1964-01-01 |
| Movie | All for Hanafy | 1964-01-01 | |
| Movie | The Final Message | Abdul Hafeez | 1964-11-29 |
| Series | The Black Cat | Al- A'awar/Awad/ Mursi | 1964-05-10 |
| Movie | Nemar el-Talamzah | Tawfiq | 1964-11-01 |
| Movie | Adham Al-Sharqawi | Maghawri | 1964-06-28 |
| Movie | an abnormal girl | 1964-05-18 | |
| Movie | I, He and She | El Nemsawi | 1964-06-11 |
| Movie | A Hero Till the End | 1963-02-25 | |
| Movie | Saladin the Victorious | Prince of Akka | 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 | Serr el ghaeb | 1962-02-19 | |
| Movie | Yawm El Hesab | زتاتي صاحب الكباريه | 1962-03-26 |
| Movie | Almaz And Abdo El Hamouly | 1962-01-14 | |
| Movie | Kollohom Awlady | Ustta Sayed | 1962-09-23 |
| Movie | Seraa El Gababera | Sonbull | 1962-12-27 |
| Movie | H-3 | نبيل افندي المحتال | 1961-02-20 |
| Movie | Hayati hi althaman | 1961-02-26 | |
| Movie | A Man in Our House | محمود الدباغ | 1961-04-17 |
| Movie | Couples and summer | Nabil Mustafa | 1961-09-14 |
| Movie | El dow' El khafet | 1961-12-29 | |
| Movie | A Man in My Life | 1961-06-21 | |
| Movie | I'm accusing | 1960-01-04 | |
| Movie | Ismail Yassine in Prison | 1960-01-01 | |
| Movie | Love at the Circus | 1960-01-01 | |
| Movie | They're Driving Me Crazy | ضابط المباحث | 1960-02-29 |
| Movie | Money and Women | برعى | 1960-11-27 |
| Movie | Kholkhal habibi | 1960-05-02 | |
| Movie | Lovers' Call | 1960-10-20 | |
| Movie | End of the Road | 1960-09-12 | |
| Movie | سجن العذارى | 1959-02-09 | |
| Movie | Shall I Kill My Husband? | 1959-05-05 | |
| Movie | My Wife's Suitor | نبيل | 1959-08-31 |
| Movie | Katia tarik | 1959-06-15 | |
| Movie | Sirr Taqiyyat Al Ikhfa | 1959-05-26 | |
| Movie | Ismail Yassine in Damascus | Shawki Abdel Salam | 1958-01-01 |
| Movie | The Charmer | El-Kawakby | 1958-01-01 |
| Movie | Ghaltet Habibi | 1958-04-14 | |
| Movie | I Love you Hassan | Abdo Danes | 1958-04-14 |
| Movie | Soultan | ابو سنة المكوجي | 1958-10-05 |
| Movie | Khalid ibn el Walid | متمم بن نويرة | 1958-05-16 |
| Movie | The Barred Road | Awad | 1958-04-22 |
| Movie | Land of Peace | Khalid | 1957-01-02 |
| Movie | The Thug | عبدالشكور | 1957-04-29 |
| Movie | Ibn Hamidu | الباز أفندي | 1957-08-07 |
| Movie | Port Said | Mahmoud Chico | 1957-07-08 |
| Movie | Dark Waters | Ezzat | 1956-01-16 |
| Movie | Farewell, Love | 1956-10-29 | |
| Movie | Land of Dreams | Safwat | 1956-03-11 |
| 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 | El naas makamat | Officer | 1954-07-05 |
| Movie | Women Can’t Lie | 1954-10-11 | |
| Movie | دلوني يا ناس | الأستاذ رشدى - الصحفى | 1954-10-14 |
| Movie | The Devil of the Desert | Hanzala | 1954-12-27 |
| Movie | Ana Wi Habibi | Assistant Store Manager | 1953-03-30 |
| Movie | Orphans' money | 1952-01-01 | |
| Movie | Zuhour el Islam | Khabbab bin Al-Art | 1951-04-09 |
| Movie | El Sab'a Afandi | 1951-03-23 | |
| Movie | The Life and Sufferings of Christ | Caiaphas | 1938-07-07 |