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”.
Filmography
Wesh El Saad
Wesh El Saad
Lack of Evidence
as khalil
Lack of Evidence
as khalil
The Bulldozer
The Bulldozer
A File in Vice
as wassfi
A File in Vice
as wassfi
Youssef and Zeinab
as (as Tewfik El Dekn)
Youssef and Zeinab
as (as Tewfik El Dekn)
Save Whatever is Possible
Save Whatever is Possible
The Piper
The Piper
Adieu Bonaparte
Adieu Bonaparte
Saad the Orphan
Saad the Orphan
All Is Well
All Is Well
Devilish Daughters
Devilish Daughters
Missing Person
as Awadeen
Missing Person
as Awadeen
Jail Cell
as Major General Al-Ghandour
Jail Cell
as Major General Al-Ghandour
Albarnas
Albarnas
The Half Meter Incident
as عنتر
The Half Meter Incident
as عنتر
prison without bars
as والد ليلى
prison without bars
as والد ليلى
The Professor and the Belly Dancer
as بعزق شيكو بيكو
The Professor and the Belly Dancer
as بعزق شيكو بيكو
Half a Rabbit
as Roshdi
Half a Rabbit
as Roshdi
Wedad, The Belly Dancer
Wedad, The Belly Dancer
An Egyptian Story
An Egyptian Story
Hassan Beh El Ghalban
as Al-Naqbawi
Hassan Beh El Ghalban
as Al-Naqbawi
May He Rest in Peace
May He Rest in Peace
Al-khobz Al-mor
as عوّاد
Al-khobz Al-mor
as عوّاد
At the Minister's Door
as Abdul Samad Effendi
At the Minister's Door
as Abdul Samad Effendi
The Devil Preaches
as Tabaa El-Deek
The Devil Preaches
as Tabaa El-Deek
Al-Aqwiyaa
as Ismail Bey
Al-Aqwiyaa
as Ismail Bey
Circle of doubt
as لمعي مراد
Circle of doubt
as لمعي مراد
Eldarb Elahmar
Eldarb Elahmar
The Investigation Is Still Ongoing
as Nafea
The Investigation Is Still Ongoing
as Nafea
مع سبق الإصرار
مع سبق الإصرار
The Savage
as Baheya's father
The Savage
as Baheya's father
Premeditated
as dr. najeeb
Premeditated
as dr. najeeb
I Have the Wallet
as زيزو - ضيف شرف
I Have the Wallet
as زيزو - ضيف شرف
I Have the Wallet
as زيزو - ضيف شرف
I Have the Wallet
as زيزو - ضيف شرف
واحدة بعد واحدة ونص
واحدة بعد واحدة ونص
رحلة داخل امرأة
as أمين - زوج انشراح
رحلة داخل امرأة
as أمين - زوج انشراح
Sunstroke
as Gamil
Sunstroke
as Gamil
الحساب يا مدموازيل
as محروس
الحساب يا مدموازيل
as محروس
Bent Gheir Kol Al-Banat
as أمين
Bent Gheir Kol Al-Banat
as أمين
Thousands Kisses
as Fattouh's father
Thousands Kisses
as Fattouh's father
The Demons Husbands
as المعلم الحرامي
The Demons Husbands
as المعلم الحرامي
Thousand Kisses and kiss
as أبو فتوح
Thousand Kisses and kiss
as أبو فتوح
Albint Alhulwat Alkadaba
as ضيف الفيلم
Albint Alhulwat Alkadaba
as ضيف الفيلم
Rendezvous with Soso
Rendezvous with Soso
Behold How Bold Is Sokkar
Behold How Bold Is Sokkar
The Quiet Nest
The Quiet Nest
A World of Children
A World of Children
The Sinners
as فهمي القليوبي - مدير الجمعية
The Sinners
as فهمي القليوبي - مدير الجمعية
And Life Is Back
as إبراهيم الضبّ
And Life Is Back
as إبراهيم الضبّ
Shouq
Shouq
Viva Zalata
as Leader of the Trickers
Viva Zalata
as Leader of the Trickers
A Teenager from the Countryside
A Teenager from the Countryside
A house without love
A house without love
Life is a Carnival
as abu domah
Life is a Carnival
as abu domah
Ehtaressy Min El Regal ya Mama
as عتريس
Ehtaressy Min El Regal ya Mama
as عتريس
Lesson Is Over, Idiot
Lesson Is Over, Idiot
دعونا نحب
دعونا نحب
Nothing Matters
Nothing Matters
Looking for Troubles
as رئيس التحرير
Looking for Troubles
as رئيس التحرير
Forbidden at the Wedding Night
as Sorcerer
Forbidden at the Wedding Night
as Sorcerer
Bedour
Bedour
In summer, we must love
as Issawi
In summer, we must love
as Issawi
The Beauty and The Scoundrel
as حنفي
The Beauty and The Scoundrel
as حنفي
A woman in love
as Shaban
A woman in love
as Shaban
Wonderful Trip
Wonderful Trip
Anisat wasaydat
as ناجى فريد
Anisat wasaydat
as ناجى فريد
Girls and love
Girls and love
امبراطورية المعلم
as الساحر
امبراطورية المعلم
as الساحر
The City's Lost Souls
as فرغلى
The City's Lost Souls
as فرغلى
The School of Mischief
as عبدالوهاب ابولطفي
The School of Mischief
as عبدالوهاب ابولطفي
sons for sale
as طُلبة
sons for sale
as طُلبة
Something of Love
as درويش
Something of Love
as درويش
The deceivers
as abdeen - عابدين
The deceivers
as abdeen - عابدين
Al-Aneed
as Abbas Masoud
Al-Aneed
as Abbas Masoud
The Most Honorable Sinner
The Most Honorable Sinner
Night and Jail Bars
Night and Jail Bars
Abou Rabiea
as فتح الله - مدير الأرشيف
Abou Rabiea
as فتح الله - مدير الأرشيف
Men who are not afraid of death
as خميس
Men who are not afraid of death
as خميس
El Banat Wel Mercedes
El Banat Wel Mercedes
Alshayatin fi 'ajaza
as المعلم أبوالرشد
Alshayatin fi 'ajaza
as المعلم أبوالرشد
Searching for a Scandal
as Saber/Sami's Friend
Searching for a Scandal
as Saber/Sami's Friend
Two-faced
as موسى
Two-faced
as موسى
A Woman from Cairo
as مدير الشركة
A Woman from Cairo
as مدير الشركة
Al Aseel
Al Aseel
My Son
as توفيق
My Son
as توفيق
The Den of the Wicked
The Den of the Wicked
لحظات خوف
as عبده كمبل
لحظات خوف
as عبده كمبل
Al-Shaima
Al-Shaima
Al Shaytan wal Kharif
as لبيب
Al Shaytan wal Kharif
as لبيب
The kidnappers
as حسين عزام
The kidnappers
as حسين عزام
Forbidden Photos: First Story (Forbidden)
Forbidden Photos: First Story (Forbidden)
A call to life
A call to life
Housing crisis
as Abdel Mohaymin
Housing crisis
as Abdel Mohaymin
Molok Al Shar
Molok Al Shar
Zero hour
as عوّاد
Zero hour
as عوّاد
A Journey of Suffering
as Sharaf
A Journey of Suffering
as Sharaf
Raghabat Mamnou'aa
Raghabat Mamnou'aa
Lion of the Night
as الأخرس علي عرابي
Lion of the Night
as الأخرس علي عرابي
Bela Rahma
as أبو دومة زعيم عصابة
Bela Rahma
as أبو دومة زعيم عصابة
Esabat El Shaytaan
Esabat El Shaytaan
El Ghufran
El Ghufran
Ms. Manal Diary
as Morsi Al-Anfushi
Ms. Manal Diary
as Morsi Al-Anfushi
رجل في المصيدة
رجل في المصيدة
Youth in a Storm
as عطية - مدير عام المصلحة
Youth in a Storm
as عطية - مدير عام المصلحة
College Girls
as Nada
College Girls
as Nada
Sands of Gold
Sands of Gold
A Woman and a Man
as إسماعيل
A Woman and a Man
as إسماعيل
برئ في المشنقة
برئ في المشنقة
Struggle with death
as جودة
Struggle with death
as جودة
One in a Million
One in a Million
The fox and the chameleon
as prisoner
The fox and the chameleon
as prisoner
End of the devils
as عصام
End of the devils
as عصام
Fun Band
as سليم
Fun Band
as سليم
The Three Madmen
as Division officer Ezbat al-Ward
The Three Madmen
as Division officer Ezbat al-Ward
The Lottery Ticket Thief
The Lottery Ticket Thief
The Land
as Sheikh Sha'ban
The Land
as Sheikh Sha'ban
Serial Killer of Women
as توفيق الدقن (نفسه)
Serial Killer of Women
as توفيق الدقن (نفسه)
Girls' Secrets
as Elham's father
Girls' Secrets
as Elham's father
Mama's Secretary
as haridy
Mama's Secretary
as haridy
The Terror
The Terror
Nashal raghm anfuh
as Abu Fasada
Nashal raghm anfuh
as Abu Fasada
A Schoolgirl's Romance
as Tawfik
A Schoolgirl's Romance
as Tawfik
The People Inside
The People Inside
7 Days in Heaven
7 Days in Heaven
Ebn Al-Shaitan
as The Crazy
Ebn Al-Shaitan
as The Crazy
Seraa All Mohtafeeen
as دبّور
Seraa All Mohtafeeen
as دبّور
Diary of a Country Prosecutor
Diary of a Country Prosecutor
Three Women
as المشعوذ (القصة 2)
Three Women
as المشعوذ (القصة 2)
Dala ilbanat
Dala ilbanat
I'm The Doctor
I'm The Doctor
Shanbu Fi Al-Musayda
as Ali Capone
Shanbu Fi Al-Musayda
as Ali Capone
حب وخيانة
حب وخيانة
Ebn El-Hetta
Ebn El-Hetta
The Bravest Man in the World
The Bravest Man in the World
The Rebels
as رجب أفندي - صحفي مريض
The Rebels
as رجب أفندي - صحفي مريض
The Nile and the Life
The Nile and the Life
Days Of Love
Days Of Love
Shantat Hamza
Shantat Hamza
Cairo 30
as والد إحسان/ شحاته تركى
Cairo 30
as والد إحسان/ شحاته تركى
Goodbye, Night
as Abdo Mahfouz
Goodbye, Night
as Abdo Mahfouz
A man and two women
A man and two women
خدني معاك
خدني معاك
My Wife the General Manager
as عبدالقوي
My Wife the General Manager
as عبدالقوي
Khan El-Khalili
Khan El-Khalili
Al Moshaghiboun
as رشاد مساعد يوسف
Al Moshaghiboun
as رشاد مساعد يوسف
Widow Wanted
as Hanafi
Widow Wanted
as Hanafi
The Three Wise Men
as علي عبدالسميع مالك محل لعب اطفال
The Three Wise Men
as علي عبدالسميع مالك محل لعب اطفال
Driven from Paradise
as صوت حارس جهنم
Driven from Paradise
as صوت حارس جهنم
Driven from Paradise
as صوت حارس جهنم
Driven from Paradise
as صوت حارس جهنم
Mind and money
as اسيزاريو اوكتافيوس
Mind and money
as اسيزاريو اوكتافيوس
The Final Message
as عبد الحفيظ
The Final Message
as عبد الحفيظ
Nemar el-Talamzah
as Tawfiq
Nemar el-Talamzah
as Tawfiq
Midnight story
as Gharib - the maid
Midnight story
as Gharib - the maid
Adham Al-Sharqawi
as Maghawri
Adham Al-Sharqawi
as Maghawri
I, He and She
as El Nemsawi
I, He and She
as El Nemsawi
All for Hanafy
All for Hanafy
Devil Girl
as زوج ام شيرين القاسي
Devil Girl
as زوج ام شيرين القاسي
Flame
Flame
The Tyrant
The Tyrant
دعني والدموع
دعني والدموع
Prince of Cunningness
as جعفر
Prince of Cunningness
as جعفر
Shadia Al-Jabal
as Hemdan
Shadia Al-Jabal
as Hemdan
The Safe Road
as الريجيسير
The Safe Road
as الريجيسير
His Majesty
His Majesty
Alley of The Pestle
as Zaita
Alley of The Pestle
as Zaita
The Way Of The Devil
The Way Of The Devil
El Maganeen Fi Naeem
as Kamal
El Maganeen Fi Naeem
as Kamal
Saladin
as Prince of Akka
Saladin
as Prince of Akka
A Hero Till the End
A Hero Till the End
Seraa El Gababera
as Sonbull
Seraa El Gababera
as Sonbull
Kollohom Awlady
as Ustta Sayed
Kollohom Awlady
as Ustta Sayed
صراع مع الملائكة
صراع مع الملائكة
Yawm El Hesab
as زتاتي صاحب الكباريه
Yawm El Hesab
as زتاتي صاحب الكباريه
Serr el ghaeb
Serr el ghaeb
السبنسة
السبنسة
Almaz And Abdo El Hamouly
Almaz And Abdo El Hamouly
El dow' El khafet
El dow' El khafet
Couples and summer
as Nabil Mustafa
Couples and summer
as Nabil Mustafa
A Man in My Life
A Man in My Life
A Man in Our House
as محمود الدباغ
A Man in Our House
as محمود الدباغ
Hayati hi althaman
Hayati hi althaman
H-3
as نبيل افندي المحتال
H-3
as نبيل افندي المحتال
No return
No return
Money and Women
as برعى
Money and Women
as برعى
Lovers' Call
Lovers' Call
End of the Road
End of the Road
Kholkhal habibi
as عطوة صبي اللوكاندة وضابط بوليس
Kholkhal habibi
as عطوة صبي اللوكاندة وضابط بوليس
They're Driving Me Crazy
as ضابط المباحث
They're Driving Me Crazy
as ضابط المباحث
I'm accusing
I'm accusing
Ismail Yassine in Prison
Ismail Yassine in Prison
Love at the Circus
Love at the Circus
My Wife's Suitor
as نبيل
My Wife's Suitor
as نبيل
Katia tarik
as توفيق
Katia tarik
as توفيق
The Secret of the Magic Hat
The Secret of the Magic Hat
سجن العذارى
as حنفي
سجن العذارى
as حنفي
صخرة الحب
صخرة الحب
Soultan
as ابو سنة المكوجي
Soultan
as ابو سنة المكوجي
Khalid ibn el Walid
as متمم بن نويرة
Khalid ibn el Walid
as متمم بن نويرة
Shall I Kill My Husband?
as سليم / سيد عبدالحميد
Shall I Kill My Husband?
as سليم / سيد عبدالحميد
The Barred Road
as Awad - عوض الصيدلي
The Barred Road
as Awad - عوض الصيدلي
I Love you Hassan
as عبده دانص
I Love you Hassan
as عبده دانص
Ghaltet Habibi
Ghaltet Habibi
Ismail Yassine in Damascus
as Shawki Abdel Salam
Ismail Yassine in Damascus
as Shawki Abdel Salam
The Charmer
as El-Kawakby
The Charmer
as El-Kawakby
Son of Hamido
as الباز أفندي
Son of Hamido
as الباز أفندي
Port Said
as محمود شيكو
Port Said
as محمود شيكو
The Thug
as عبدالشكور
The Thug
as عبدالشكور
Land of Peace
as Khalid
Land of Peace
as Khalid
Land of Dreams
as Safwat
Land of Dreams
as Safwat
Struggle in the Harbor
as Ezzat
Struggle in the Harbor
as Ezzat
I'm The East
I'm The East
The Shore of Memories
The Shore of Memories
Fortune is a Promise
as مخرج
Fortune is a Promise
as مخرج
The Fools Alley
as عبده عماره
The Fools Alley
as عبده عماره
The Devil of the Desert
as Hanzala
The Devil of the Desert
as Hanzala
Women Can’t Lie
Women Can’t Lie
El naas makamat
as Officer
El naas makamat
as Officer
Ana Wi Habibi
as Assistant Store Manager
Ana Wi Habibi
as Assistant Store Manager
Orphans' money
Orphans' money
The Dawn of Islam
as Khabbab bin Al-Art
The Dawn of Islam
as Khabbab bin Al-Art
El Sab'a Afandi
El Sab'a Afandi
The Life and Sufferings of Christ
as Caiaphas
The Life and Sufferings of Christ
as Caiaphas
كوبري الناموس
كوبري الناموس