Tawfiq Al-Deqen
Actor
Born May 3, 1924 in Egypt
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
كوبري الناموس
Wesh El Saad
Lack of Evidence
khalil
The Bulldozer
A File in Vice
wassfi
Youssef and Zeinab
(as Tewfik El Dekn)
Save Whatever is Possible
The Piper
Adieu Bonaparte
Saad the Orphan
All Is Well
Devilish Daughters
جمال الدين الأفغاني
ألف ليلة وليلة
مفتاح سر التاريخ
Missing Person
Awadeen
Jail Cell
Major General Al-Ghandour
Albarnas
The Half Meter Incident
عنتر
The End of the World is not Tomorrow
prison without bars
والد ليلى
The Professor and the Belly Dancer
بعزق شيكو بيكو
Half a Rabbit
Roshdi
Wedad, The Belly Dancer
An Egyptian Story
Hassan Beh El Ghalban
Al-Naqbawi
May He Rest in Peace
Al-khobz Al-mor
عوّاد
At the Minister's Door
Abdul Samad Effendi
The Devil Preaches
Tabaa El-Deek
Al-Aqwiyaa
Ismail Bey
Circle of doubt
لمعي مراد
محمد رسول الله
النمرود
Eldarb Elahmar
The Investigation Is Still Ongoing
Nafea
مع سبق الإصرار
The Savage
Baheya's father
Premeditated
dr. najeeb
I Have the Wallet
Zizo
Dreams Of El Tayer Boy
واحدة بعد واحدة ونص
رحلة داخل امرأة
أمين - زوج انشراح
Sunstroke
Gamil
Bent Gheir Kol Al-Banat
أمين
رحلة هادئة
Thousands Kisses
Fattouh's father
The Demons Husbands
المعلم الحرامي
Thousand Kisses and kiss
أبو فتوح
الحقيقة.. ذلك المجهول
Albint Alhulwat Alkadaba
ضيف الفيلم
Rendezvous with Soso
Behold How Bold Is Sokkar
The Quiet Nest
A World of Children
The Sinners
فهمي القليوبي - مدير الجمعية
And Life Is Back
إبراهيم الضبّ
Shouq
Viva Zalata
Leader of the Trickers
A Teenager from the Countryside
A house without love
Life is a Carnival
abu domah
Ehtaressy Min El Regal ya Mama
عتريس
Lesson Is Over, Idiot
دعونا نحب
Nothing Matters
Looking for Troubles
رئيس التحرير
Forbidden at the Wedding Night
Sorcerer
Bedour
In summer, we must love
Issawi
The Beauty and The Scoundrel
حنفي
A woman in love
Shaban
Wonderful Trip
Anisat wasaydat
ناجى فريد
Girls and love
امبراطورية المعلم
الساحر
The City's Lost Souls
فرغلى
The School of Mischief
عبدالوهاب ابولطفي
sons for sale
طُلبة
Something of Love
درويش
The deceivers
abdeen - عابدين
Al-Aneed
Abbas Masoud
The Most Honorable Sinner
Night and Jail Bars
Abou Rabiea
فتح الله - مدير الأرشيف
Men who are not afraid of death
خميس
El Banat Wel Mercedes
Alshayatin fi 'ajaza
المعلم أبوالرشد
Searching for a Scandal
Saber/Sami's Friend
Two-faced
موسى
A Woman from Cairo
مدير الشركة
Al Aseel
My Son
توفيق
The Den of the Wicked
لحظات خوف
عبده كمبل
Al-Shaima
Al Shaytan wal Kharif
لبيب
The kidnappers
حسين عزام
Forbidden
A call to life
Housing crisis
Abdel Mohaymin
Molok Al Shar
Zero hour
عوّاد
A Journey of Suffering
Sharaf
Raghabat Mamnou'aa
Lion of the Night
الأخرس علي عرابي
Bela Rahma
أبو دومة زعيم عصابة
Esabat El Shaytaan
El Ghufran
Ms. Manal Diary
Morsi Al-Anfushi
رجل في المصيدة
Youth in a Storm
عطية - مدير عام المصلحة
College Girls
Nada
Sands of Gold
A Woman and a Man
إسماعيل
برئ في المشنقة
Struggle with death
جودة
One in a Million
The fox and the chameleon
prisoner
End of the devils
عصام
Fun Band
سليم
The Three Madmen
Division officer Ezbat al-Ward
The Lottery Ticket Thief
The Land
Sheikh Sha'ban
Serial Killer of Women
توفيق الدقن (نفسه)
Girls' Secrets
Elham's father
Mama's Secretary
haridy
The Terror
Nashal raghm anfuh
Abu Fasada
A Schoolgirl's Romance
Tawfik
The People Inside
7 Days in Heaven
Ebn Al-Shaitan
The Crazy
Seraa All Mohtafeeen
دبّور
Diary of a Country Prosecutor
Three Women
المشعوذ (القصة 2)
Dala ilbanat
I'm The Doctor
Shanbu Fi Al-Musayda
Ali Capone
حب وخيانة
Ebn El-Hetta
The Bravest Man in the World
The Rebels
رجب أفندي - صحفي مريض
The Nile and the Life
Days Of Love
Shantat Hamza
Mister Fish
Abdelgwad
Cairo 30
والد إحسان/ شحاته تركى
Goodbye, Night
Abdo Mahfouz
A man and two women
خدني معاك
My Wife the General Manager
عبدالقوي
Khan El-Khalili
Al Moshaghiboun
رشاد مساعد يوسف
Widow Wanted
Hanafi
The Three Wise Men
علي عبدالسميع مالك محل لعب اطفال
Driven from Paradise
Mind and money
اسيزاريو اوكتافيوس
The Final Message
عبد الحفيظ
Nemar el-Talamzah
Tawfiq
Midnight story
Gharib - the maid
Adham Al-Sharqawi
Maghawri
I, He and She
El Nemsawi
All for Hanafy
Devil Girl
زوج ام شيرين القاسي
The Black Cat
Al- A'awar/Awad/ Mursi
Flame
The Next-Door Girl
Humbeke
The Tyrant
دعني والدموع
الفرافير
السيد
Prince of Cunningness
جعفر
Shadia Al-Jabal
Hemdan
The Safe Road
الريجيسير
His Majesty
Alley of The Pestle
Zaita
The Way Of The Devil
El Maganeen Fi Naeem
Kamal
Saladin
Prince of Akka
A Hero Till the End
Seraa El Gababera
Sonbull
Kollohom Awlady
Ustta Sayed
صراع مع الملائكة
Yawm El Hesab
زتاتي صاحب الكباريه
Serr el ghaeb
السبنسة
Abeed Al Gasad
من أفراد عصابة على عبدالفتاح
Almaz And Abdo El Hamouly
El dow' El khafet
Couples and summer
Nabil Mustafa
A Man in My Life
A Man in Our House
محمود الدباغ
Hayati hi althaman
H-3
نبيل افندي المحتال
No return
Money and Women
برعى
Lovers' Call
End of the Road
Kholkhal habibi
عطوة صبي اللوكاندة وضابط بوليس
They're Driving Me Crazy
ضابط المباحث
I'm accusing
Ismail Yassine in Prison
Love at the Circus
My Wife's Suitor
نبيل
Katia tarik
توفيق
The Secret of the Magic Hat
سجن العذارى
حنفي
صخرة الحب
Soultan
ابو سنة المكوجي
Khalid ibn el Walid
متمم بن نويرة
Shall I Kill My Husband?
سليم / سيد عبدالحميد
The Barred Road
Awad - عوض الصيدلي
I Love you Hassan
عبده دانص
Ghaltet Habibi
Ismail Yassine in Damascus
Shawki Abdel Salam
The Charmer
El-Kawakby
Son of Hamido
الباز أفندي
Port Said
محمود شيكو
The Thug
عبدالشكور
Land of Peace
Khalid
Farewell, Love
Land of Dreams
Safwat
Struggle in the Harbor
Ezzat
I'm The East
The Shore of Memories
Fortune is a Promise
مخرج
The Fools Alley
عبده عماره
The Devil of the Desert
Hanzala
دلوني يا ناس
الأستاذ رشدى - الصحفى
Women Can’t Lie
El naas makamat
Officer
Ana Wi Habibi
Assistant Store Manager
Orphans' money
The Dawn of Islam
Khabbab bin Al-Art
El Sab'a Afandi