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:
- 217
- 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 | Save Whatever is Possible | 1985-12-30 | |
| Movie | Adieu Bonaparte | 1985-05-17 | |
| Movie | The Piper | 1985-12-24 | |
| Movie | Gone with No Return | Awadeen | 1984-04-08 |
| Movie | Albarnas | 1984-01-01 | |
| Movie | Jail Cell | Major General Al-Ghandour | 1984-01-02 |
| Movie | All Is Well | 1984-10-22 | |
| Series | ألف ليلة وليلة | مفتاح سر التاريخ | 1984-05-31 |
| Movie | Devilish Daughters | 1984-06-30 | |
| 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 | Hassan Beh El Ghalban | Al-Naqbawi | 1982-09-06 |
| Movie | An Egyptian Story | 1982-09-27 | |
| Movie | May He Rest in Peace | 1982-06-14 | |
| Movie | The Devil Preaches | Tabaa El-Deek | 1981-07-30 |
| Movie | Al-Aqwiyaa | Ismail Bey | 1980-08-16 |
| Movie | Eldarb Elahmar | 1980-01-09 | |
| Movie | Premeditated | dr. najeeb | 1979-02-05 |
| Movie | The Savage | Baheya's father | 1979-02-19 |
| 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 | واحدة بعد واحدة ونص | 1978-05-01 | |
| Movie | I Have the Wallet | زيزو - ضيف شرف | 1978-11-13 |
| Movie | رحلة داخل امرأة | أمين - زوج انشراح | 1978-03-06 |
| Series | Dreams Of El Tayer Boy | 1978-08-05 | |
| Movie | Rendezvous with Soso | 1977-01-01 | |
| Movie | Behold How Bold Is Sokkar | 1977-01-01 | |
| Series | الحقيقة.. ذلك المجهول | 1977-06-25 | |
| Movie | Albint Alhulwat Alkadaba | ضيف الفيلم | 1977-01-01 |
| 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 | بيت بلا حنان | 1976-01-01 | |
| Movie | A Teenager from the Countryside | 1976-05-10 | |
| Movie | Shouq | 1976-05-31 | |
| Movie | The Quiet Nest | 1976-10-18 | |
| Movie | And Life Is Back | 1976-07-26 | |
| Movie | A World of Children | 1976-09-24 | |
| Movie | The Sinners | فهمي القليوبي - مدير الجمعية | 1976-09-23 |
| Movie | Forbidden at the Wedding Night | Sorcerer | 1975-01-01 |
| Movie | Looking for Troubles | رئيس التحرير | 1975-03-30 |
| Movie | Life is a Carnival | abu domah | 1975-12-11 |
| Movie | Ehtaressy Min El Regal ya Mama | عتريس | 1975-08-18 |
| Movie | La Shay'a Yuhem | 1975-04-10 | |
| 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 | Girls and love | 1974-02-11 | |
| Movie | In summer, we must love | Issawi | 1974-08-19 |
| Movie | Wonderful Trip | 1974-05-27 | |
| Movie | The Beauty and The Scoundrel | حنفي | 1974-07-12 |
| Movie | Bedour | 1974-10-14 | |
| Movie | A woman in love | Shaban | 1974-07-08 |
| Movie | El Banat Wel Mercedes | 1973-01-15 | |
| Movie | الأصيل | 1973-01-17 | |
| Movie | Searching for a Scandal | Saber/Sami's Friend | 1973-01-14 |
| Movie | Alshayatin fi 'ajaza | 1973-01-14 | |
| Movie | Men who are not afraid of death | 1973-02-05 | |
| Movie | Two-faced | موسى | 1973-01-14 |
| Movie | A Woman from Cairo | 1973-01-08 | |
| Movie | sons for sale | 1973-09-17 | |
| Movie | The School of Mischief | عبدالوهاب ابولطفي | 1973-12-31 |
| Movie | Abou Rabiea | فتح الله - مدير الأرشيف | 1973-03-26 |
| Movie | The deceivers | abdeen | 1973-07-09 |
| Movie | Something of Love | 1973-08-06 | |
| Movie | Night and Jail Bars | 1973-05-29 | |
| Movie | The Most Honorable Sinner | 1973-06-11 | |
| Movie | Al-Aneed | Abbas Masoud | 1973-06-18 |
| Movie | Housing crisis | Abdel Mohaymin | 1972-03-08 |
| Movie | Zero hour | عوّاد | 1972-01-24 |
| Movie | Raghabat Mamnou'aa | 1972-01-01 | |
| Movie | A call to life | 1972-04-16 | |
| Movie | Molok Al Shar | 1972-01-24 | |
| Movie | My Son | توفيق | 1972-11-06 |
| Movie | Forbidden | 1972-06-13 | |
| Movie | لحظات خوف | عبده كمبل | 1972-09-02 |
| Movie | The Den of the Wicked | 1972-10-16 | |
| Movie | The kidnappers | حسين عزام | 1972-08-14 |
| Movie | Al Shaytan wal Kharif | 1972-08-14 | |
| Movie | Sands of Gold | 1971-01-01 | |
| Movie | برئ في المشنقة | 1971-01-01 | |
| Movie | College Girls | Nada | 1971-01-11 |
| Movie | A Woman and a Man | 1971-01-01 | |
| Movie | رجل في المصيدة | 1971-04-12 | |
| Movie | Youth in a Storm | 1971-03-08 | |
| Movie | Esabat El Shaytaan | 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 | The fox and the chameleon | prisoner | 1970-09-14 |
| Movie | Struggle with death | جودة | 1970-11-30 |
| Movie | Fun Band | سليم | 1970-08-10 |
| Movie | One in a Million | 1970-10-25 | |
| Movie | End of the devils | عصام | 1970-08-24 |
| Movie | Ebn Al-Shaitan | The Crazy | 1969-03-31 |
| Movie | Diary of a Country Prosecutor | 1969-02-24 | |
| Movie | Dala ilbanat | 1969-01-01 | |
| Movie | 7 Days in Heaven | 1969-04-07 | |
| Movie | Three Women | 1969-01-27 | |
| Movie | Seraa All Mohtafeeen | Dabuwr | 1969-03-03 |
| 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 | Shanbu Fi Al-Musayda | Ali Capone | 1968-09-02 |
| Movie | I'm The Doctor | 1968-09-25 | |
| Movie | حب وخيانة | 1968-08-14 | |
| 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 | Cairo 30 | والد إحسان/ شحاته تركى | 1966-10-31 |
| Movie | Khan El-Khalili | 1966-01-12 | |
| Movie | My Wife the General Manager | عبدالقوي | 1966-01-20 |
| Movie | Goodbye, Night | Abdo Mahfouz | 1966-08-24 |
| Movie | A man and two women | 1966-04-26 | |
| Movie | Mind and money | اسيزاريو اوكتافيوس | 1965-02-10 |
| Movie | Driven from Paradise | 1965-05-12 | |
| Movie | Widow Wanted | Hanafi | 1965-12-09 |
| Movie | Al Moshaghiboun | 1965-12-13 | |
| Movie | The Three Wise Men | 1965-06-28 | |
| Movie | Prince Of Cunningness | Jafar | 1964-01-02 |
| Movie | The Next-Door Girl | Humbeke | 1964-04-21 |
| Movie | Shadia Al-Jabal | Hemdan | 1964-01-01 |
| Movie | The Safe Road | الريجيسير | 1964-01-01 |
| Movie | All for Hanafy | 1964-01-01 | |
| Movie | Flame | 1964-04-26 | |
| Movie | Midnight story | Gharib - the maid | 1964-07-21 |
| Movie | Nemar el-Talamzah | Tawfiq | 1964-11-01 |
| 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 | 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 | His Majesty | 1963-11-04 | |
| 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 | Yawm El Hesab | زتاتي صاحب الكباريه | 1962-03-26 |
| Movie | Seraa El Gababera | Sonbull | 1962-12-27 |
| Movie | Kollohom Awlady | Ustta Sayed | 1962-09-23 |
| Movie | صراع مع الملائكة | 1962-05-28 | |
| Movie | H-3 | نبيل افندي المحتال | 1961-02-20 |
| Movie | Hayati hi althaman | 1961-02-26 | |
| Movie | الضوء الخافت | 1961-12-29 | |
| Movie | A Man in Our House | محمود الدباغ | 1961-04-17 |
| Movie | Couples and summer | Nabil Mustafa | 1961-09-14 |
| Movie | A Man in My Life | 1961-06-21 | |
| Movie | Love at the Circus | 1960-01-01 | |
| Movie | I'm accusing | 1960-01-04 | |
| Movie | Ismail Yassine in Prison | 1960-01-01 | |
| Movie | Money and Women | برعى | 1960-11-27 |
| Movie | Lovers' Call | 1960-10-20 | |
| Movie | They're Driving Me Crazy | ضابط المباحث | 1960-02-29 |
| Movie | End of the Road | 1960-09-12 | |
| Movie | Kholkhal habibi | 1960-05-02 | |
| Movie | سجن العذارى | 1959-02-09 | |
| 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 | Shall I Kill My Husband? | 1958-05-05 | |
| Movie | The Barred Road | Awad | 1958-04-22 |
| Movie | Land of Peace | Khalid | 1957-01-02 |
| Movie | The Thug | عبدالشكور | 1957-04-29 |
| 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 | دلوني يا ناس | الأستاذ رشدى - الصحفى | 1954-10-14 |
| 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 |