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”.

Cast

Serial Killer of Women

Premeditated

(dr. najeeb)

Shall I Kill My Husband?

Adieu Bonaparte

The Nile and the Life

Khalid ibn el Walid

(متمم بن نويرة)

Lovers' Call

Farewell, Love

امبراطورية المعلم

(الساحر)

A Woman from Cairo

A man and two women

Save Whatever is Possible

La Shay'a Yuhem

The City's Lost Souls

(فرغلى)

Muluk alshari

Wedad, The Belly Dancer

رجال لا يخافون الموت

Flame

Aalem Wi Almma

Yawm El Hesab

(زتاتي صاحب الكباريه)

واحدة بعد واحدة ونص

The Most Honorable Sinner

Seraa El Gababera

(Sonbull)

Ebn Al-Shaitan

(The Crazy)

Girls' Secrets

(Elham's father)

A Schoolgirl's Romance

(Tawfik)

Jail Cell

(Major General Al-Ghandour)

The Lottery Ticket Thief

End of the devils

(عصام)

Bedour

In summer, we must love

(Issawi)

مسرحية كوبري الناموس

Looking for Troubles

(رئيس التحرير)

El Ghufran

The Land

(Sheikh Sha'ban)

Mister Fish

(Abdelgwad)

Driven from Paradise

The deceivers

(abdeen)

The School of Mischief

(عبدالوهاب ابولطفي)

The Shore of Memories

The Final Message

(Abdul Hafeez)

Mama's Secretary

(haridy)

Goodbye, Night

(Abdo Mahfouz)

All for Hanafy

Days Of Love

Saad the Orphan

Wonderful Trip

Land of Dreams

(Safwat)

Kollohom Awlady

(Ustta Sayed)

I Love you Hassan

(Abdo Danes)

سجن العذارى

Hayati hi althaman

My Son

(توفيق)

The Fools Alley

(عبده عماره)

The Rebels

(رجب أفندي - صحفي مريض)

Viva Zalata

(Leader of the Trickers)

An Egyptian Story

Thousands Kisses

(Fattouh's father)

Widow Wanted

(Hanafi)

The Bulldozer

Zuhour el Islam

(Khabbab bin Al-Art)

Ismail Yassine in Prison

I'm accusing

Ismail Yassine in Damascus

(Shawki Abdel Salam)

Port Said

(Mahmoud Chico)

May He Rest in Peace

دلع البنات

بيت بلا حنان

A call to life

Land of Peace

(Khalid)

Alshayatin fi 'ajaza

Gone with No Return

(Awadeen)

A Man in My Life

Diary of a Country Prosecutor

The Next-Door Girl

(Humbeke)

7 Days in Heaven

The Half Meter Incident

(عنتر)

Bent Gheir Kol Al-Banat

(أمين)

A Teenager from the Countryside

Ehtaressy Min El Regal ya Mama

(عتريس)

Night and Jail Bars

Khan El-Khalili

Saladin the Victorious

(Prince of Akka والي عكا)

A Journey of Suffering

(Sharaf)

My Wife's Suitor

(نبيل)

Al-Shaimaa

(Duraid bin Al Samma)

الأصيل

حب وخيانة

عبيد الجسد

My Wife the General Manager

(عبدالقوي)

Cairo 30

(والد إحسان/ شحاته تركى)

The Thug

(عبدالشكور)

The Sinners

(فهمي القليوبي - مدير الجمعية)

Forbidden

Sands of Gold

A Man in Our House

(محمود الدباغ)

Ala Bab El Wazeer

(Abdul Samad Effendi)

Albarnas

I Have the Wallet

(Zizo)

Housing crisis

(Abdel Mohaymin)

Women Can’t Lie

Searching for a Scandal

(Saber/Sami's Friend)

The Bravest Man in the World

Youssef and Zeinab

((as Tewfik El Dekn))

Ibn Hamidu

(الباز أفندي)

Half a Rabbit

(Roshdi)

The Demons Husbands

(المعلم الحرامي)

The Barred Road

(Awad)

The Devil of the Desert

(Hanzala)

Sunstroke

(Gamil)

The Piper

Life is a Carnival

(abu domah)

Prince Of Cunningness

(Jafar)

Wa la yazal al tahqiq mostameran

(Nafea)

They're Driving Me Crazy

(ضابط المباحث)

The Den of the Wicked

Alley of The Pestle

(Zaita)

Fun Band

(سليم)

Forbidden at the Wedding Night

(Sorcerer)

Sirr Taqiyyat Al Ikhfa

A File in Vice

(wassfi)

I, He and She

(El Nemsawi)

Eldarb Elahmar

The Savage

(Baheya's father)

Al-khobz Al-mor

(عوّاد)

Ms. Manal Diary

(Morsi Al-Anfushi)

I'm The Doctor

The People Inside

Three Women

His Majesty

Almaz And Abdo El Hamouly

Fortune is a Promise

(مخرج)

Albint Alhulwat Alkadaba

(ضيف الفيلم)

Something of Love

El Maganeen Fi Naeem

(Kamal)

Seraa All Mohtafeeen

(Dabuwr)

Al-Aqwiyaa

(Ismail Bey)

The Beauty and The Scoundrel

(حنفي)

Devilish Daughters

Ebn El-Hetta

Al Moshaghiboun

Zero hour

(عوّاد)

End of the Road

Katia tarik

A Woman and a Man

Soultan

(ابو سنة المكوجي)

A World of Children

Kholkhal habibi

The Three Wise Men

Abou Rabiea

(فتح الله - مدير الأرشيف)

Serr el ghaeb

Al Shaytan wal Kharif

Rendezvous with Soso

Lack of Evidence

(khalil)

Raghabat Mamnou'aa

The Life and Sufferings of Christ

(Caiaphas)

The Charmer

(El-Kawakby)

Wesh El Saad

Entaha El Dars Ya Ghabi

Ana Wi Habibi

(Assistant Store Manager)

Love at the Circus

Al Ro3b

H-3

(نبيل افندي المحتال)

College Girls

(Nada)

Ghaltet Habibi

Hassan Beh El Ghalban

(Al-Naqbawi)

Shadia Al-Jabal

(Hemdan)

El Sab'a Afandi

sons for sale

Anisat wasaydat

El Banat Wel Mercedes

Dark Waters

(Ezzat)

El naas makamat

(Officer)

The Three Madmen

(Division officer Ezbat al-Ward)

The Quiet Nest

برئ في المشنقة

Behold How Bold Is Sokkar

A Hero Till the End

The kidnappers

(حسين عزام)

Lion of the Night

(The mute Ali Orabi)

رجل في المصيدة

Youth in a Storm

One in a Million

وعادت الحياة

ذات الوجهين

(موسى)

Struggle with death

(جودة)

عصابة الشيطان

Shouq

A woman in love

(Shaban)

an abnormal girl

All Is Well

Shanbu Fi Al-Musayda

(Ali Capone)

Mind and money

(اسيزاريو اوكتافيوس)

The Devil Preaches

(Tabaa El-Deek)

سجن بلا قضبان

(والد ليلى)

The Professor and the Belly Dancer

(بعزق شيكو بيكو)

الضوء الخافت

Money and Women

(برعى)

Adham Al-Sharqawi

(Maghawri)

The Safe Road

(الريجيسير)

Shantat Hamza

صراع مع الملائكة

رحلة داخل امرأة

(أمين - زوج انشراح)

Girls and love

The fox and the chameleon

(prisoner)

Al-Aneed

(Abbas Masoud)

I Have the Wallet

(زيزو - ضيف شرف)

لحظات خوف

(عبده كمبل)

Couples and summer

(Nabil Mustafa)

Nemar el-Talamzah

(Tawfiq)

Midnight story

(Gharib - the maid)

Nashal raghm anfuh

(Abu Fasada)

Orphans' money

دلوني يا ناس

(الأستاذ رشدى - الصحفى)

The Black Cat

(Al- A'awar/Awad/ Mursi)

The End of the World is not Tomorrow

الحقيقة.. ذلك المجهول

ألف ليلة وليلة

(مفتاح سر التاريخ)

جمال الدين الأفغاني

محمد رسول الله

(النمرود)

Dreams Of El Tayer Boy

رحلة هادئة