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:
- 213
- 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 | The Piper | 1985-12-24 | |
| Movie | Adieu Bonaparte | 1985-05-17 | |
| Movie | Save Whatever is Possible | 1985-12-30 | |
| Movie | Jail Cell | Major General Al-Ghandour | 1984-01-02 |
| Movie | Albarnas | 1984-01-01 | |
| Movie | Gone with No Return | Awadeen | 1984-04-08 |
| 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 | May He Rest in Peace | 1982-06-14 | |
| Movie | Hassan Beh El Ghalban | Al-Naqbawi | 1982-09-06 |
| 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 | |
| Movie | Bent Gheir Kol Al-Banat | أمين | 1978-01-01 |
| Movie | Sunstroke | Gamil | 1978-02-18 |
| Series | Dreams Of El Tayer Boy | 1978-08-05 | |
| Movie | I Have the Wallet | زيزو - ضيف شرف | 1978-11-13 |
| Movie | واحدة بعد واحدة ونص | 1978-05-01 | |
| Movie | رحلة داخل امرأة | أمين - زوج انشراح | 1978-03-06 |
| 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 | Thousands Kisses | Fattouh's father | 1977-09-12 |
| Series | الحقيقة.. ذلك المجهول | 1977-06-25 | |
| Movie | A Teenager from the Countryside | 1976-05-10 | |
| Movie | بيت بلا حنان | 1976-01-01 | |
| Movie | Viva Zalata | Leader of the Trickers | 1976-05-24 |
| Movie | وعادت الحياة | 1976-07-26 | |
| Movie | Shouq | 1976-05-31 | |
| Movie | A World of Children | 1976-09-24 | |
| Movie | The Sinners | فهمي القليوبي - مدير الجمعية | 1976-09-23 |
| Movie | The Quiet Nest | 1976-10-18 | |
| 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 | Ehtaressy Min El Regal ya Mama | عتريس | 1975-08-18 |
| Movie | Life is a Carnival | abu domah | 1975-12-11 |
| Movie | Entaha El Dars Ya Ghabi | 1975-07-24 | |
| Movie | Girls and love | 1974-02-11 | |
| Movie | امبراطورية المعلم | الساحر | 1974-02-09 |
| Movie | The City's Lost Souls | فرغلى | 1974-01-28 |
| Movie | Anisat wasaydat | 1974-04-29 | |
| Movie | A woman in love | Shaban | 1974-07-08 |
| Movie | Wonderful Trip | 1974-05-27 | |
| Movie | Bedour | 1974-10-14 | |
| Movie | In summer, we must love | Issawi | 1974-08-19 |
| Movie | The Beauty and The Scoundrel | حنفي | 1974-07-12 |
| Movie | Searching for a Scandal | Saber/Sami's Friend | 1973-01-14 |
| Movie | الأصيل | 1973-01-17 | |
| Movie | Alshayatin fi 'ajaza | 1973-01-14 | |
| Movie | A Woman from Cairo | 1973-01-08 | |
| Movie | رجال لا يخافون الموت | 1973-02-05 | |
| Movie | El Banat Wel Mercedes | 1973-01-01 | |
| Movie | ذات الوجهين | 1973-01-14 | |
| Movie | Night and Jail Bars | 1973-05-29 | |
| Movie | The School of Mischief | عبدالوهاب ابولطفي | 1973-12-31 |
| Movie | Abou Rabiea | فتح الله - مدير الأرشيف | 1973-03-26 |
| Movie | Something of Love | 1973-08-06 | |
| Movie | sons for sale | 1973-09-17 | |
| Movie | The deceivers | abdeen | 1973-07-09 |
| Movie | Al-Aneed | Abbas Masoud | 1973-06-18 |
| 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 | عوّاد | 1972-01-24 |
| Movie | The kidnappers | حسين عزام | 1972-08-14 |
| Movie | Forbidden | 1972-06-13 | |
| Movie | My Son | توفيق | 1972-11-06 |
| Movie | لحظات خوف | عبده كمبل | 1972-09-02 |
| Movie | The Den of the Wicked | 1972-10-16 | |
| 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 | The fox and the chameleon | prisoner | 1970-09-14 |
| Movie | End of the devils | عصام | 1970-08-24 |
| Movie | Struggle with death | جودة | 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 | Girls' Secrets | Elham's father | 1969-10-20 |
| Movie | Mama's Secretary | haridy | 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 Rebels | رجب أفندي - صحفي مريض | 1968-01-02 |
| Movie | The Nile and the Life | 1968-01-01 | |
| 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 | 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 | 1965-06-16 | |
| 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 | Shadia Al-Jabal | Hemdan | 1964-01-01 |
| Movie | The Next-Door Girl | 1964-04-21 | |
| Movie | The Safe Road | الريجيسير | 1964-01-01 |
| Movie | All for Hanafy | 1964-01-01 | |
| Movie | Flame | 1964-04-26 | |
| Movie | The Final Message | Abdul Hafeez | 1964-11-29 |
| Movie | Adham Al-Sharqawi | Maghawri | 1964-06-28 |
| Movie | I, He and She | El Nemsawi | 1964-06-11 |
| Series | The Black Cat | Al- A'awar/Awad/ Mursi | 1964-05-10 |
| Movie | an abnormal girl | 1964-05-18 | |
| Movie | A Hero Till the End | 1963-02-25 | |
| Movie | Saladin the Victorious | Prince of Akka والي عكا | 1963-02-25 |
| Movie | Alley of The Pestle | Zaita | 1963-09-21 |
| Movie | His Majesty | 1963-11-04 | |
| Movie | El Maganeen Fi Naeem | Kamal | 1963-03-11 |
| Movie | Serr el ghaeb | 1962-02-19 | |
| Movie | Yawm El Hesab | زتاتي صاحب الكباريه | 1962-03-26 |
| Movie | Almaz And Abdo El Hamouly | 1962-01-14 | |
| Movie | Kollohom Awlady | Ustta Sayed | 1962-09-23 |
| Movie | صراع مع الملائكة | 1962-05-28 | |
| Movie | Seraa El Gababera | Sonbull | 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 My Life | 1961-06-21 | |
| Movie | A Man in Our House | محمود الدباغ | 1961-04-17 |
| Movie | Love at the Circus | 1960-01-01 | |
| Movie | Ismail Yassine in Prison | 1960-01-01 | |
| Movie | I'm accusing | 1960-01-04 | |
| Movie | Lovers' Call | 1960-10-20 | |
| Movie | Money and Women | برعى | 1960-11-27 |
| 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 | Shall I Kill My Husband? | 1959-05-05 | |
| Movie | My Wife's Suitor | نبيل | 1959-08-31 |
| Movie | Katia tarik | 1959-06-15 | |
| Movie | Sirr Taqiyyat Al Ikhfa | 1959-05-26 | |
| Movie | The Charmer | El-Kawakby | 1958-01-01 |
| Movie | I Love you Hassan | Abdo Danes | 1958-04-14 |
| Movie | Ismail Yassine in Damascus | Shawki Abdel Salam | 1958-01-01 |
| Movie | Ghaltet Habibi | 1958-04-14 | |
| Movie | Khalid ibn el Walid | متمم بن نويرة | 1958-05-16 |
| Movie | The Barred Road | Awad | 1958-04-22 |
| 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 | 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 | El naas makamat | Officer | 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 | Orphans' money | 1952-01-01 | |
| 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 |