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”.
Movie | مسرحية كوبري الناموس | 2025 | |
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 | The Bulldozer | 1986-09-05 | |
Movie | A File in Vice | wassfi | 1986-06-07 |
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 | Jail Cell | Major General Al-Ghandour | 1984-01-02 |
Movie | Gone with No Return | Awadeen | 1984-04-08 |
Movie | Albarnas | 1984-01-01 | |
Series | ألف ليلة وليلة | مفتاح سر التاريخ | 1984-05-31 |
Movie | Devilish Daughters | 1984-06-30 | |
Movie | All Is Well | 1984-10-22 | |
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 | An Egyptian Story | 1982-09-27 | |
Movie | May He Rest in Peace | 1982-06-14 | |
Movie | Hassan Beh El Ghalban | Al-Naqbawi | 1982-09-06 |
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 |
Movie | Bent Gheir Kol Al-Banat | أمين | 1978-01-01 |
Movie | Sunstroke | Gamil | 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 | Rendezvous with Soso | 1977-01-01 | |
Movie | Behold How Bold Is Sokkar | 1977-01-01 | |
Movie | Albint Alhulwat Alkadaba | ضيف الفيلم | 1977-01-01 |
Series | الحقيقة.. ذلك المجهول | 1977-06-25 | |
Movie | The Demons Husbands | المعلم الحرامي | 1977-09-12 |
Movie | Thousands Kisses | Fattouh's father | 1977-09-12 |
Movie | A Teenager from the Countryside | 1976-05-10 | |
Movie | Viva Zalata | Leader of the Trickers | 1976-05-24 |
Movie | بيت بلا حنان | 1976-01-01 | |
Movie | The Sinners | فهمي القليوبي - مدير الجمعية | 1976-09-23 |
Movie | Shouq | 1976-05-31 | |
Movie | A World of Children | 1976-09-24 | |
Movie | The Quiet Nest | 1976-10-18 | |
Movie | وعادت الحياة | 1976-07-26 | |
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 | Life is a Carnival | abu domah | 1975-12-11 |
Movie | Ehtaressy Min El Regal ya Mama | عتريس | 1975-08-18 |
Movie | Entaha El Dars Ya Ghabi | 1975-07-24 | |
Movie | امبراطورية المعلم | الساحر | 1974-02-09 |
Movie | The City's Lost Souls | 1974-01-28 | |
Movie | Anisat wasaydat | 1974-04-29 | |
Movie | The Beauty and The Scoundrel | حنفي | 1974-07-12 |
Movie | Wonderful Trip | 1974-05-27 | |
Movie | In summer, we must love | Issawi | 1974-08-19 |
Movie | Bedour | 1974-10-14 | |
Movie | امرأة عاشقة | 1974-07-08 | |
Movie | Searching for a Scandal | Saber/Sami's Friend | 1973-01-14 |
Movie | Alshayatin fi 'ajaza | 1973-01-14 | |
Movie | El Banat Wel Mercedes | 1973-01-01 | |
Movie | الأصيل | 1973-01-17 | |
Movie | A Woman from Cairo | 1973-01-08 | |
Movie | ذات الوجهين | 1973-01-14 | |
Movie | Abou Rabiea | فتح الله - مدير الأرشيف | 1973-03-26 |
Movie | The School of Mischief | عبدالوهاب ابولطفي | 1973-12-31 |
Movie | رجال لا يخافون الموت | 1973-02-05 | |
Movie | Something of Love | 1973-08-06 | |
Movie | sons for sale | 1973-09-17 | |
Movie | Night and Jail Bars | 1973-05-29 | |
Movie | The deceivers | abdeen | 1973-07-09 |
Movie | The Most Honorable Sinner | 1973-06-11 | |
Movie | Muluk alshari | 1972-04-14 | |
Movie | Housing crisis | Abdel Mohaymin | 1972-03-08 |
Movie | Raghabat Mamnou'aa | 1972-01-01 | |
Movie | A call to life | 1972-04-16 | |
Movie | Zero hour | 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-Shaimaa | Duraid bin Al Samma | 1972-08-28 |
Movie | Al Shaytan wal Kharif | 1972-08-14 | |
Movie | College Girls | Nada | 1971-01-11 |
Movie | Sands of Gold | 1971-01-01 | |
Movie | برئ في المشنقة | 1971-01-01 | |
Movie | Youth in a Storm | 1971-03-08 | |
Movie | A Woman and a Man | 1971-01-01 | |
Movie | رجل في المصيدة | 1971-04-12 | |
Movie | Lion of the Night | 1971-11-29 | |
Movie | عصابة الشيطان | 1971-08-09 | |
Movie | One in a Million | 1971-10-25 | |
Movie | El Ghufran | 1971-07-01 | |
Movie | Ms. Manal Diary | Morsi Al-Anfushi | 1971-04-26 |
Movie | The Land | Sheikh Sha'ban | 1970-01-26 |
Movie | Serial Killer of Women | 1970-01-01 | |
Movie | The Lottery Ticket Thief | 1970-04-01 | |
Movie | The Three Madmen | Division officer Ezbat al-Ward | 1970-05-25 |
Movie | End of the devils | Essam | 1970-08-24 |
Movie | Struggle with death | goda | 1970-11-30 |
Movie | Fun Band | سليم | 1970-08-10 |
Movie | Seraa All Mohtafeeen | Dabuwr | 1969-03-03 |
Movie | Diary of a Country Prosecutor | 1969-02-24 | |
Movie | دلع البنات | 1969-01-01 | |
Movie | Ebn Al-Shaitan | The Crazy | 1969-03-31 |
Movie | Three Women | 1969-01-27 | |
Movie | Mama's Secretary | haridy | 1969-10-20 |
Movie | Girls' Secrets | Elham's father | 1969-10-20 |
Movie | 7 Days in Heaven | 1969-04-07 | |
Movie | Al Ro3b | 1969-07-21 | |
Movie | A Schoolgirl's Romance | Tawfik | 1969-06-04 |
Movie | The People Inside | 1969-04-28 | |
Movie | Days Of Love | 1968-01-01 | |
Movie | The Nile and the Life | 1968-01-01 | |
Movie | The Rebels | 1968-01-02 | |
Movie | I'm The Doctor | 1968-09-25 | |
Movie | The Bravest Man in the World | 1968-05-24 | |
Movie | حب وخيانة | 1968-08-14 | |
Movie | Ebn El-Hetta | 1968-05-27 | |
Movie | Shanbu Fi Al-Musayda | Ali Capone | 1968-09-02 |
Movie | Shantat Hamza | 1967-09-18 | |
Movie | Mister Fish | Abdelgwad | 1967-01-02 |
Movie | My Wife the General Manager | عبدالقوي | 1966-01-20 |
Movie | Khan El-Khalili | 1966-01-12 | |
Movie | Cairo 30 | والد إحسان/ شحاته تركى | 1966-10-31 |
Movie | Goodbye, Night | 1966-08-24 | |
Movie | رجل وامرأتان | 1966-04-12 | |
Movie | Mind and money | اسيزاريو اوكتافيوس | 1965-02-10 |
Movie | Driven from Paradise | 1965-06-16 | |
Movie | The Three Wise Men | 1965-06-28 | |
Movie | Al Moshaghiboun | 1965-12-13 | |
Movie | Widow Wanted | Hanafi | 1965-12-09 |
Movie | Prince Of Cunningness | Jafar | 1964-01-02 |
Movie | Shadiat aljabal | 1964-01-01 | |
Movie | Flame | 1964-04-26 | |
Movie | The Safe Road | الريجيسير | 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 | 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 والي عكا | 1963-02-25 |
Movie | A Hero Till the End | 1963-02-25 | |
Movie | El Maganeen Fi Naeem | Kamal | 1963-03-11 |
Movie | Alley of The Pestle | Zaita | 1963-09-21 |
Movie | His Majesty | 1963-11-04 | |
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 | Kollohom Awlady | Ustta Sayed | 1962-09-23 |
Movie | صراع الجبابرة | سنبل | 1962-12-27 |
Movie | H-3 | نبيل افندي المحتال | 1961-02-20 |
Movie | Hayati hi althaman | 1961-03-18 | |
Movie | الضوء الخافت | 1961-12-29 | |
Movie | A Man in Our House | محمود الدباغ | 1961-04-17 |
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 | Katia tarik | 1959-06-15 | |
Movie | Sirr Taqiyyat Al Ikhfa | 1959-05-26 | |
Movie | My Wife's Suitor | نبيل | 1959-08-31 |
Movie | The Charmer | El-Kawakby | 1958-01-01 |
Movie | Ghaltet Habibi | 1958-04-14 | |
Movie | Ismail Yassine in Damascus | Shawki Abdel Salam | 1958-01-01 |
Movie | The Barred Road | Awad | 1958-04-22 |
Movie | I Love you Hassan | 1958-07-07 | |
Movie | Khalid ibn el Walid | متمم بن نويرة | 1958-05-16 |
Movie | Soultan | ابو سنة المكوجي | 1958-10-05 |
Movie | Land of Peace | Khalid | 1957-01-02 |
Movie | Port Said | Mahmoud Chico | 1957-07-08 |
Movie | The Thug | عبدالشكور | 1957-04-29 |
Movie | Ibn Hamidu | الباز أفندي | 1957-08-07 |
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 | 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 | 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 |