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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”.
Known For
Credits
- 1987 · Wesh El Saad as
- 1986 · A File in Vice as wassfi
- 1985 · Adieu Bonaparte as
- 1985 · Saad the Orphan as
- 1984 · Devilish Daughters as
- 1984 · جمال الدين الأفغاني as
- 1984 · ألف ليلة وليلة as مفتاح سر التاريخ
- 1984 · Jail Cell as Major General Al-Ghandour
- 1983 · The End of the World is not Tomorrow as
- 1983 · Wadad alghazia as
- 1982 · An Egyptian Story as
- 1982 · Al-khobz Al-mor as عوّاد
- 1980 · محمد رسول الله as النمرود
- 1978 · Dreams Of El Tayer Boy as
- 1977 · Thousands Kisses as Fattouh's father
- 1977 · الحقيقة.. ذلك المجهول as
- 1976 · A World of Children as
- 1976 · The Sinners as Fahmy Al-Qalyoubi
- 1975 · La Shay'a Yuhem as
- 1975 · Looking for Troubles as رئيس التحرير
- 1975 · Forbidden at the Wedding Night as Sorcerer
- 1974 · Wonderful Trip as
- 1973 · sons for sale as
- 1972 · The Den of the Wicked as
- 1972 · Al-Shaimaa as Duraid bin Al Samma
- 1972 · Al Shaytan wal Kharif as
- 1972 · Forbidden as
- 1972 · Muluk alshari as
- 1972 · Raghabat Mamnou'aa as
- 1971 · El Ghufran as
- 1970 · End of the devils as Essam
- 1970 · The Lottery Ticket Thief as
- 1970 · The Land as Sheikh Sha'ban
- 1969 · Three Women as
- 1968 · The Nile and the Life as
- 1968 · Days Of Love as
- 1966 · Cairo 30 as Ihsan's father
- 1966 · My Wife the General Manager as Aboul Kheir Hassanein
- 1964 · I, He and She as El Nemsawi
- 1964 · The Black Cat as Al- A'awar/Awad/ Mursi
- 1964 · Al-Lahb as
- 1963 · Saladin the Victorious as Prince of Akka
- 1963 · A Hero Till the End as
- 1961 · A Man in Our House as Mahmoud El-Dabbagh
- 1960 · Mal wa Nisaa as برعى
- 1960 · Kholkhal habibi as
- 1960 · I'm accusing as
- 1959 · My Wife's Suitor as نبيل
- 1958 · Khalid ibn el Walid as
- 1958 · Ismail Yassine in Damascus as Shawki Abdel Salam
- 1957 · Ibn Hamidu as El-Baz Effendi
- 1957 · Port Said as Mahmoud Chico
- 1956 · Dark Waters as Ezzat
- 1955 · The Shore of Memories as
- 1955 · The Fools Alley as abdo emara
- Future · مسرحية كوبري الناموس as
- 1987 · Lack of Evidence as khalil
- 1986 · The Bulldozer as
- 1986 · Youssef and Zeinab as (as Tewfik El Dekn)
- 1985 · Save Whatever is Possible as
- 1985 · The Piper as
- 1984 · All Is Well as
- 1984 · Gone with No Return as Awadeen
- 1984 · Albarnas as
- 1983 · The Half Meter Incident as عنتر
- 1983 · سجن بلا قضبان as والد ليلى
- 1983 · The Professor and the Belly Dancer as بعزق شيكو بيكو
- 1983 · Half a Rabbit as Roshdi
- 1983 · Aalem Wi Almma as
- 1982 · Hassan Beh El Ghalban as Al-Naqbawi
- 1982 · May He Rest in Peace as
- 1982 · Ala Bab El Wazeer as Abdul Samad Effendi
- 1981 · The Devil Preaches as Tabaa El-Deek
- 1980 · Al-Aqwiyaa as
- 1980 · Eldarb Elahmar as
- 1979 · Wa la yazal al tahqiq mostameran as Nafea
- 1979 · El Motawahesha as Baheya's father
- 1979 · Premeditated as dr. najeeb
- 1978 · I Have the Wallet as Zizo
- 1978 · واحدة بعد واحدة ونص as
- 1978 · Sunstroke as
- 1978 · Bent Gheir Kol Al-Banat as أمين
- 1977 · The Demons Husbands as المعلم الحرامي
- 1977 · Behold How Bold Is Sokkar as
- 1977 · Rendezvous with Soso as
- 1977 · Albint Alhulwat Alkadaba as ضيف الفيلم
- 1976 · The Quiet Nest as
- 1976 · وعادت الحياة as
- 1976 · Shouq as
- 1976 · Viva Zalata as Leader of the Trickers
- 1976 · A Teenager from the Countryside as
- 1976 · بيت بلا حنان as
- 1975 · Life is a Carnival as abu domah
- 1975 · Ehtaressy Min El Regal ya Mama as عتريس
- 1975 · Entaha El Dars Ya Ghabi as
- 1975 · Lesson Is Over, Idiot as
- 1974 · Bedour as
- 1974 · In summer, we must love as Issawi
- 1974 · The Beauty and The Scoundrel as حنفي
- 1974 · امرأة عاشقة as
- 1974 · Anisat wasaydat as
- 1974 · امبراطورية المعلم as الساحر
- 1974 · The City's Lost Souls as
- 1973 · The School of Mischief as عبدالوهاب ابولطفي
- 1973 · Something of Love as
- 1973 · The deceivers as abdeen
- 1973 · The Most Honorable Sinner as
- 1973 · Night and Jail Bars as
- 1973 · Abou Rabiea as فتح الله - مدير الأرشيف
- 1973 · رجال لا يخافون الموت as
- 1973 · الأصيل as
- 1973 · Searching for a Scandal as Saber/Sami's Friend
- 1973 · Alshayatin fi 'ajaza as
- 1973 · ذات الوجهين as
- 1973 · A Woman from Cairo as
- 1973 · El Banat Wel Mercedes as
- 1972 · My Son as توفيق
- 1972 · The kidnappers as حسين عزام
- 1972 · A call to life as
- 1972 · Housing crisis as Abdel Mohaymin
- 1972 · Zero hour as
- 1972 · A Journey of Suffering as Sharaf
- 1971 · Lion of the Night as
- 1971 · One in a Million as
- 1971 · عصابة الشيطان as
- 1971 · Ms. Manal Diary as Morsi Al-Anfushi
- 1971 · رجل في المصيدة as
- 1971 · شباب في عاصفة as
- 1971 · College Girls as Nada
- 1971 · A Woman and a Man as
- 1971 · برئ في المشنقة as
- 1971 · Sands of Gold as
- 1970 · Struggle with death as goda
- 1970 · Fun Band as سليم
- 1970 · The Three Madmen as Division officer Ezbat al-Ward
- 1970 · Safah Al Nesa as
- 1970 · Serial Killer of Women as
- 1969 · Mama's Secretary as haridy
- 1969 · Girls' Secrets as Elham's father
- 1969 · Al Ro3b as
- 1969 · A Schoolgirl's Romance as Tawfik
- 1969 · The People Inside as
- 1969 · 7 Days in Heaven as
- 1969 · Ebn Al-Shaitan as The Crazy
- 1969 · Seraa All Mohtafeeen as Dabuwr
- 1969 · Diary of a Country Prosecutor as
- 1969 · دلع البنات as
- 1968 · I'm The Doctor as
- 1968 · Shanbu Fi Al-Musayda as Ali Capone
- 1968 · Ebn El-Hetta as
- 1968 · The Bravest Man in the World as
- 1968 · The Rebels as
- 1967 · Shantat Hamza as
- 1967 · Mister Fish as Abdelgwad
- 1966 · Goodbye, Night as
- 1966 · رجل وامرأتان as
- 1966 · Khan El-Khalili as
- 1965 · Al Moshaghiboun as
- 1965 · Widow Wanted as Hanafi
- 1965 · The Three Wise Men as
- 1965 · Driven from Paradise as
- 1965 · Mind and money as اسيزاريو اوكتافيوس
- 1964 · The Final Message as Abdul Hafeez
- 1964 · Adham Al-Sharqawi as Maghawri
- 1964 · an abnormal girl as
- 1964 · Prince Of Cunningness as Jafar
- 1964 · All for Hanafy as
- 1964 · The Safe Road as الريجيسير
- 1964 · Shadiat aljabal as
- 1963 · His Majesty as
- 1963 · Alley of The Pestle as Zaita
- 1963 · Tariq Al Shaitan as
- 1963 · El Maganeen Fi Naeem as Kamal
- 1962 · صراع الجبابرة as سنبل
- 1962 · Kollohom Awlady as Ustta Sayed
- 1961 · A Man in My Life as
- 1960 · Ismail Yassine in Prison as
- 1959 · Shall I Kill My Husband? as
- 1958 · Ghaltet Habibi as
- Future · The Next-Door Girl as
- 1962 · Yawm El Hesab as
- 1962 · Serr el ghaeb as
- 1962 · Almaz And Abdo El Hamouly as
- 1961 · الضوء الخافت as
- 1961 · Hayati hi althaman as
- 1961 · H-3 as نبيل افندي المحتال
- 1960 · Lovers' Call as
- 1960 · End of the Road as
- 1960 · They're Driving Me Crazy as ضابط المباحث
- 1960 · Love at the Circus as
- 1959 · Katia tarik as
- 1959 · Sirr Taqiyyat Al Ikhfa as
- 1959 · سجن العذارى as
- 1958 · Soultan as ابو سنة المكوجي
- 1958 · I Love you Hassan as
- 1958 · The Barred Road as Awad
- 1958 · The Charmer as El-Kawakby
- 1957 · The Thug as Abdul Shakur
- 1957 · أرض الأحلام as
- 1957 · Land of Peace as Khalid
- 1956 · Farewell, Love as
- 1955 · Fortune is a Promise as مخرج
- 1954 · The Devil of the Desert as Hanzala
- 1954 · Women Can’t Lie as
- 1954 · الناس مقامات as
- 1953 · Ana Wi Habibi as Assistant Store Manager
- 1951 · Zuhour el Islam as Khabbab bin Al-Art
- 1951 · El Sab'a Afandi as
- 1938 · The life and sufferings of Christ as Caiaphas