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:
- 221
- 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 |
| Series | ألف ليلة وليلة | مفتاح سر التاريخ | 1984-05-31 |
| Movie | All Is Well | 1984-10-22 | |
| Movie | Devilish Daughters | 1984-06-30 | |
| Series | جمال الدين الأفغاني | 1984-06-01 | |
| Movie | Wedad, The Belly Dancer | 1983-04-14 | |
| Movie | Half a Rabbit | Roshdi | 1983-06-13 |
| Movie | Aalem Wi Almma | 1983-04-29 | |
| 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 | prison without bars | 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 | May He Rest in Peace | 1982-06-14 | |
| Movie | An Egyptian Story | 1982-09-27 | |
| 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 | Wa la yazal al tahqiq mostameran | Nafea | 1979-10-29 |
| Movie | The Savage | Baheya's father | 1979-02-19 |
| Series | رحلة هادئة | 1978-01-01 | |
| Series | All Sizzle, No Steak | 1978-01-01 | |
| Movie | Bent Gheir Kol Al-Banat | أمين | 1978-01-01 |
| 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 | Sunstroke | Gamil | 1978-02-18 |
| 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 | A house without love | 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 | Girls and love | 1974-02-11 | |
| Movie | The City's Lost Souls | فرغلى | 1974-01-28 |
| Movie | Anisat wasaydat | 1974-04-29 | |
| Movie | امبراطورية المعلم | الساحر | 1974-02-09 |
| 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 | Searching for a Scandal | Saber/Sami's Friend | 1973-01-14 |
| Movie | El Banat Wel Mercedes | 1973-01-15 | |
| Movie | Alshayatin fi 'ajaza | 1973-01-14 | |
| Movie | A Woman from Cairo | 1973-01-08 | |
| Movie | Al Aseel | 1973-01-01 | |
| Movie | Men who are not afraid of death | 1973-02-05 | |
| Movie | Two-faced | موسى | 1973-01-14 |
| Movie | Al-Aneed | Abbas Masoud | 1973-06-18 |
| Movie | Abou Rabiea | فتح الله - مدير الأرشيف | 1973-03-26 |
| Movie | sons for sale | 1973-09-17 | |
| Movie | The School of Mischief | عبدالوهاب ابولطفي | 1973-12-31 |
| 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 | 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 | The Den of the Wicked | 1972-10-16 | |
| Movie | Forbidden | 1972-06-13 | |
| Movie | Al-Shaima | 1972-08-28 | |
| Movie | لحظات خوف | عبده كمبل | 1972-09-02 |
| 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 | One in a Million | 1970-10-25 | |
| Movie | Fun Band | سليم | 1970-08-10 |
| 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 | Dala ilbanat | 1969-01-01 | |
| Movie | 7 Days in Heaven | 1969-04-07 | |
| Movie | Diary of a Country Prosecutor | 1969-02-24 | |
| Movie | Three Women | 1969-01-27 | |
| Movie | Mama's Secretary | haridy | 1969-10-20 |
| Movie | The People Inside | 1969-04-28 | |
| Movie | Girls' Secrets | Elham's father | 1969-10-20 |
| Movie | Al Ro3b | 1969-07-21 | |
| Movie | A Schoolgirl's Romance | Tawfik | 1969-06-04 |
| Movie | Nashal raghm anfuh | Abu Fasada | 1969-07-07 |
| 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 | Ebn El-Hetta | 1968-05-27 | |
| Movie | The Bravest Man in the World | 1968-05-24 | |
| Movie | Shanbu Fi Al-Musayda | Ali Capone | 1968-09-02 |
| Movie | حب وخيانة | 1968-08-14 | |
| Movie | I'm The Doctor | 1968-09-25 | |
| Movie | Shantat Hamza | 1967-09-18 | |
| Movie | Mister Fish | Abdelgwad | 1967-01-02 |
| Movie | Khan El-Khalili | 1966-01-12 | |
| Movie | My Wife the General Manager | عبدالقوي | 1966-01-20 |
| Movie | Cairo 30 | والد إحسان/ شحاته تركى | 1966-10-31 |
| Movie | A man and two women | 1966-04-26 | |
| Movie | Goodbye, Night | Abdo Mahfouz | 1966-08-24 |
| Movie | Widow Wanted | Hanafi | 1965-12-09 |
| Movie | Al Moshaghiboun | 1965-12-13 | |
| Movie | Mind and money | اسيزاريو اوكتافيوس | 1965-02-10 |
| Movie | The Three Wise Men | 1965-06-28 | |
| Movie | Driven from Paradise | 1965-05-12 | |
| Movie | Prince Of Cunningness | Jafar | 1964-01-02 |
| Movie | The Next-Door Girl | Humbeke | 1964-04-21 |
| Movie | All for Hanafy | 1964-01-01 | |
| Movie | Flame | 1964-04-26 | |
| Movie | The Safe Road | الريجيسير | 1964-01-01 |
| Movie | Shadia Al-Jabal | Hemdan | 1964-01-01 |
| Movie | I, He and She | El Nemsawi | 1964-06-11 |
| 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 | Midnight story | Gharib - the maid | 1964-07-21 |
| Movie | Adham Al-Sharqawi | Maghawri | 1964-06-28 |
| Movie | Devil Girl | 1964-05-18 | |
| Movie | Saladin the Victorious | Prince of Akka | 1963-02-25 |
| Movie | El Maganeen Fi Naeem | Kamal | 1963-03-11 |
| Movie | A Hero Till the End | 1963-02-25 | |
| Movie | The Way Of The Devil | 1963-06-02 | |
| Movie | His Majesty | 1963-11-04 | |
| Movie | Alley of The Pestle | Zaita | 1963-09-21 |
| Movie | Abeed Al Gasad | 1962-01-22 | |
| 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 | El dow' El khafet | 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 |