Tawfik Ameen Muhammad Ahmad al-Sheikh El Deken 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 | 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 | Adieu Bonaparte | 1985-05-17 | |
Movie | Save Whatever is Possible | 1985-12-30 | |
Movie | The Piper | 1985-12-24 | |
Movie | Albarnas | 1984-01-01 | |
Movie | Jail Cell | 1984-01-02 | |
Movie | Gone with No Return | 1984-04-08 | |
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 | The Professor and the Belly Dancer | بعزق شيكو بيكو | 1983-09-12 |
Movie | The Half Meter Incident | عنتر | 1983-10-20 |
Movie | prison without bars | والد ليلى | 1983-09-12 |
Movie | Ala Bab El Wazeer | 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 | 1982-09-06 | |
Movie | The Devil Preaches | 1981-07-30 | |
Movie | Eldarb Elahmar | 1980-01-09 | |
Movie | Al-Aqwiyaa | 1980-08-16 | |
Movie | Premeditated | dr. najeeb | 1979-02-05 |
Movie | The Savage | Baheya's father | 1979-02-19 |
Movie | Wa la yazal al tahqiq mostameran | 1979-10-29 | |
Movie | Bent Gheir Kol Al-Banat | أمين | 1978-01-01 |
Movie | Sunstroke | 1978-02-18 | |
Movie | واحدة بعد واحدة ونص | 1978-05-01 | |
Movie | I Have the Wallet | Zizo | 1978-11-13 |
Series | Dreams Of El Tayer Boy | 1978-08-05 | |
Movie | Behold How Bold Is Sokkar | 1977-01-01 | |
Movie | Rendezvous with Soso | 1977-01-01 | |
Movie | The Demons Husbands | المعلم الحرامي | 1977-09-12 |
Movie | Albint Alhulwat Alkadaba | ضيف الفيلم | 1977-01-01 |
Movie | Viva Zalata | Leader of the Triggers | 1976-05-24 |
Movie | بيت بلا حنان | 1976-01-01 | |
Movie | Shouq | 1976-05-31 | |
Movie | A Teenager from the Countryside | 1976-05-10 | |
Movie | And Life Is Back | 1976-07-26 | |
Movie | The Sinners | Fahmy | 1976-09-23 |
Movie | The Quiet Nest | 1976-10-18 | |
Movie | A World of Children | 1976-09-24 | |
Movie | Looking for Troubles | رئيس التحرير | 1975-03-30 |
Movie | Forbidden at the Wedding Night | Sorcerer | 1975-01-01 |
Movie | La Shay'a Yuhem | 1975-04-10 | |
Movie | Entaha El Dars Ya Ghabi | 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 | امبراطورية المعلم | الساحر | 1974-02-09 |
Movie | The City's Lost Souls | 1974-01-28 | |
Movie | Anisat wasaydat | 1974-04-29 | |
Movie | In summer, we must love | الدجال | 1974-08-19 |
Movie | Bedour | 1974-10-14 | |
Movie | The Beauty and The Scoundrel | حنفي | 1974-07-12 |
Movie | A woman in love | 1974-07-08 | |
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 | El Banat Wel Mercedes | 1973-01-15 | |
Movie | Two-faced | 1973-01-14 | |
Movie | The Most Honorable Sinner | Unknown | 1973-06-11 |
Movie | Men who are not afraid of death | Unknown | 1973-02-05 |
Movie | sons for sale | 1973-09-17 | |
Movie | The School of Mischief | عبدالوهاب ابولطفي | 1973-12-31 |
Movie | Something of Love | 1973-08-06 | |
Movie | Abou Rabiea | فتح الله - مدير الأرشيف | 1973-03-26 |
Movie | Zero hour | 1972-01-24 | |
Movie | Raghabat Mamnou'aa | 1972-01-01 | |
Movie | Housing crisis | Abdel Mohaymin | 1972-03-08 |
Movie | Molok Al Shar | 1972-01-24 | |
Movie | The kidnappers | حسين عزام | 1972-08-14 |
Movie | Forbidden | 1972-06-13 | |
Movie | The Den of the Wicked | 1972-10-16 | |
Movie | My Son | توفيق | 1972-11-06 |
Movie | Al Shaytan wal Kharif | 1972-08-14 | |
Movie | College Girls | Nada | 1971-01-11 |
Movie | Sands of Gold | 1971-01-01 | |
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 | رجل في المصيدة | 1971-04-12 | |
Movie | Esabat El Shaytaan | 1971-08-09 | |
Movie | Lion of the Night | 1971-11-29 | |
Movie | Ms. Manal Diary | 1971-04-26 | |
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 | 1970-08-10 | |
Movie | One in a Million | 1970-10-25 | |
Movie | Struggle with death | 1970-11-30 | |
Movie | Diary of a Country Prosecutor | Unknown | 1969-02-24 |
Movie | Three Women | 1969-01-27 | |
Movie | Dala ilbanat | 1969-01-01 | |
Movie | Seraa All Mohtafeeen | Dabuwr | 1969-03-03 |
Movie | Girls' Secrets | Elham's father | 1969-10-20 |
Movie | Ebn Al-Shaitan | The Crazy | 1969-03-31 |
Movie | Al Ro3b | 1969-07-21 | |
Movie | The People Inside | 1969-04-28 | |
Movie | Days Of Love | 1968-01-01 | |
Movie | The Rebels | 1968-01-02 | |
Movie | The Nile and the Life | Unknown | 1968-01-01 |
Movie | I'm The Doctor | 1968-09-25 | |
Movie | The Bravest Man in the World | 1968-05-24 | |
Movie | Shanbu Fi Al-Musayda | علي كابوني | 1968-09-02 |
Movie | Ebn El-Hetta | 1968-05-27 | |
Movie | Shantat Hamza | 1967-09-18 | |
Movie | A man and two women | 1966-04-26 | |
Movie | My Wife the General Manager | Aboul Kheir Hassanein | 1966-01-20 |
Movie | Goodbye, Night | Unknown | 1966-08-24 |
Movie | Cairo 30 | 1966-10-31 | |
Movie | The Three Wise Men | 1965-06-28 | |
Movie | Mind and money | اسيزاريو اوكتافيوس | 1965-02-10 |
Movie | Al Moshaghiboun | 1965-12-13 | |
Movie | Prince Of Cunningness | 1964-01-02 | |
Movie | Shadia Al-Jabal | 1964-01-01 | |
Movie | The Next-Door Girl | 1964-04-21 | |
Movie | All for Hanafy | 1964-01-01 | |
Movie | The Safe Road | الريجيسير | 1964-01-01 |
Movie | Flame | Unknown | 1964-04-26 |
Movie | The Final Message | 1964-11-29 | |
Movie | Adham Al-Sharqawi | Unknown | 1964-06-28 |
Movie | Devil Girl | 1964-05-18 | |
Movie | I, He and She | El Nemsawi | 1964-06-11 |
Movie | Saladin the Victorious | Prince of Akka | 1963-02-25 |
Movie | El Maganeen Fi Naeem | 1963-03-11 | |
Movie | A Hero Till the End | 1963-02-25 | |
Movie | Alley of The Pestle | 1963-09-21 | |
Movie | His Majesty | 1963-11-04 | |
Movie | Serr el ghaeb | 1962-02-19 | |
Movie | Almaz And Abdo El Hamouly | 1962-01-14 | |
Movie | Yawm El Hesab | Unknown | 1962-03-26 |
Movie | Seraa El Gababera | 1962-12-27 | |
Movie | A Man in Our House | Mahmoud El-Dabbagh | 1961-04-17 |
Movie | H-3 | نبيل افندي المحتال | 1961-02-20 |
Movie | A Man in My Life | 1961-06-21 | |
Movie | El dow' El khafet | 1961-12-29 | |
Movie | Kholkhal habibi | 1960-05-02 | |
Movie | Love at the Circus | 1960-01-01 | |
Movie | They're Driving Me Crazy | Investigation officer | 1960-02-29 |
Movie | End of the Road | 1960-09-12 | |
Movie | Money and Women | برعى | 1960-11-27 |
Movie | Lovers' Call | 1960-10-20 | |
Movie | Sirr Taqiyyat Al Ikhfa | 1959-05-26 | |
Movie | Katia tarik | 1959-06-15 | |
Movie | My Wife's | 1959-08-31 | |
Movie | Ghaltet Habibi | 1958-04-14 | |
Movie | The Charmer | El-Kawakby | 1958-01-01 |
Movie | The Barred Road | 1958-04-22 | |
Movie | Soultan | 1958-10-05 | |
Movie | Shall I Kill My Husband? | Unknown | 1958-05-05 |
Movie | Khalid ibn el Walid | Unknown | 1958-05-16 |
Movie | Land of Peace | Khalid | 1957-01-02 |
Movie | Ibn Hamidu | الباز أفندي | 1957-08-07 |
Movie | The Thug | 1957-04-29 | |
Movie | Dark Waters | Ezzat | 1956-01-16 |
Movie | Farewell, Love | 1956-10-29 | |
Movie | The Fools Alley | abdo emara | 1955-01-02 |
Movie | Fortune is a Promise | Unknown | 1955-07-03 |
Movie | El naas makamat | 1954-07-05 | |
Movie | The Devil of the Desert | Hanzala | 1954-12-27 |
Movie | Women Can’t Lie | 1954-10-11 | |
Movie | Ana Wi Habibi | Assistant Store Manager | 1953-03-30 |
Movie | El Sab'a Afandi | 1951-03-23 | |
Movie | The Life and Sufferings of Christ | Caiaphas | 1938-07-07 |