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 | The Next-Door Girl | 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 | A File in Vice | wassfi | 1986-06-07 |
Movie | Adieu Bonaparte | 1985-05-17 | |
Movie | The Piper | 1985-12-24 | |
Movie | Save Whatever is Possible | 1985-12-30 | |
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 | سجن بلا قضبان | 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 | Albint Alhulwat Alkadaba | ضيف الفيلم | 1977-01-01 |
Movie | The Demons Husbands | المعلم الحرامي | 1977-09-12 |
Movie | Viva Zalata | Leader of the Triggers | 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 | وعادت الحياة | 1976-07-26 | |
Movie | The Quiet Nest | 1976-10-18 | |
Movie | A World of Children | 1976-09-24 | |
Movie | The Sinners | Fahmy | 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 | 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 | امرأة عاشقة | 1974-07-08 | |
Movie | Bedour | 1974-10-14 | |
Movie | The Beauty and The Scoundrel | حنفي | 1974-07-12 |
Movie | Alshayatin fi 'ajaza | 1973-01-14 | |
Movie | ذات الوجهين | 1973-01-14 | |
Movie | El Banat Wel Mercedes | 1973-01-01 | |
Movie | Searching for a Scandal | Saber/Sami's Friend | 1973-01-14 |
Movie | A Woman from Cairo | 1973-01-08 | |
Movie | Abou Rabiea | فتح الله - مدير الأرشيف | 1973-03-26 |
Movie | رجال لا يخافون الموت | Unknown | 1973-02-05 |
Movie | Something of Love | 1973-08-06 | |
Movie | sons for sale | 1973-09-17 | |
Movie | The Most Honorable Sinner | Unknown | 1973-06-11 |
Movie | The School of Mischief | عبدالوهاب ابولطفي | 1973-12-31 |
Movie | Muluk alshari | 1972-04-14 | |
Movie | Housing crisis | Abdel Mohaymin | 1972-03-08 |
Movie | Raghabat Mamnou'aa | 1972-01-01 | |
Movie | Zero hour | 1972-01-24 | |
Movie | Forbidden | 1972-06-13 | |
Movie | The kidnappers | حسين عزام | 1972-08-14 |
Movie | My Son | توفيق | 1972-11-06 |
Movie | The Den of the Wicked | 1972-10-16 | |
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 | A Woman and a Man | 1971-01-01 | |
Movie | Sands of Gold | 1971-01-01 | |
Movie | Ms. Manal Diary | 1971-04-26 | |
Movie | رجل في المصيدة | 1971-04-12 | |
Movie | Lion of the Night | 1971-11-29 | |
Movie | One in a Million | 1971-10-25 | |
Movie | عصابة الشيطان | 1971-08-09 | |
Movie | Serial Killer of Women | 1970-01-01 | |
Movie | The Land | Sheikh Sha'ban | 1970-01-26 |
Movie | The Three Madmen | Division officer Ezbat al-Ward | 1970-05-25 |
Movie | Fun Band | 1970-08-10 | |
Movie | Struggle with death | 1970-11-30 | |
Movie | Diary of a Country Prosecutor | Unknown | 1969-02-24 |
Movie | Three Women | 1969-01-27 | |
Movie | دلع البنات | 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 | رجل وامرأتان | 1966-04-12 | |
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 | Shadiat aljabal | 1964-01-01 | |
Movie | The Safe Road | الريجيسير | 1964-01-01 |
Movie | Flame | Unknown | 1964-04-26 |
Movie | All for Hanafy | 1964-01-01 | |
Movie | an abnormal girl | 1964-05-18 | |
Movie | The Final Message | 1964-11-29 | |
Movie | Adham Al-Sharqawi | Unknown | 1964-06-28 |
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 | Alley of The Pestle | 1963-09-21 | |
Movie | His Majesty | 1963-11-04 | |
Movie | El Maganeen Fi Naeem | 1963-03-11 | |
Movie | Almaz And Abdo El Hamouly | 1962-01-14 | |
Movie | Serr el ghaeb | 1962-02-19 | |
Movie | صراع الجبابرة | 1962-12-27 | |
Movie | Yawm El Hesab | Unknown | 1962-03-26 |
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 | They're Driving Me Crazy | Investigation officer | 1960-02-29 |
Movie | Kholkhal habibi | 1960-05-02 | |
Movie | Love at the Circus | 1960-01-01 | |
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 | Shall I Kill My Husband? | Unknown | 1959-05-05 |
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 | Khalid ibn el Walid | Unknown | 1958-05-16 |
Movie | The Barred Road | 1958-04-22 | |
Movie | Soultan | 1958-10-05 | |
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 | الناس مقامات | 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 |