Tawfik Ameen Muhammad Ahmad al-Sheikh El Deken 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”.
Movie | The Next-Door Girl | 2025 | |
Movie | Lack of Evidence | khalil | 1987-03-25 |
Movie | Wesh El Saad | Unknown | 1987-06-04 |
Movie | Youssef and Zeinab | (as Tewfik El Dekn) | 1986-01-01 |
Movie | A File in Vice | wassfi | 1986-06-07 |
Movie | Adieu Bonaparte | 1985-05-17 | |
Movie | The Piper | 1985-12-24 | |
Movie | Save Whatever is Possible | 1985-12-30 | |
Movie | Albarnas | 1984-01-01 | |
Movie | Jail Cell | 1984-01-02 | |
Movie | Gone with No Return | 1984-04-08 | |
Movie | Devilish Daughters | 1984-06-30 | |
Movie | All Is Well | 1984-10-22 | |
Movie | Aalem Wi Almma | 1983-04-29 | |
Movie | Wadad alghazia | 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 |
Movie | سجن بلا قضبان | والد ليلى | 1983-09-12 |
Movie | Ala Bab El Wazeer | 1982-03-29 | |
Movie | Al-khobz Al-mor | عوّاد | 1982-04-26 |
Movie | May He Rest in Peace | Unknown | 1982-06-14 |
Movie | An Egyptian Story | 1982-09-27 | |
Movie | Hassan Beh El Ghalban | Unknown | 1982-09-06 |
Movie | The Devil Preaches | Unknown | 1981-07-30 |
Movie | Eldarb Elahmar | 1980-01-09 | |
Movie | Al-Aqwiyaa | 1980-08-16 | |
Movie | Premeditated | dr. najeeb | 1979-02-05 |
Movie | El Motawahesha | Baheya's father | 1979-02-19 |
Movie | Wa la yazal al tahqiq mostameran | 1979-10-29 | |
Movie | Bent Gheir Kol Al-Banat | أمين | 1978-01-01 |
Movie | Sunstroke | Unknown | 1978-02-18 |
Movie | واحدة بعد واحدة ونص | 1978-05-01 | |
Movie | I Have the Wallet | Zizo | 1978-11-13 |
Series | Dreams Of El Tayer Boy | 1978-08-05 | |
Movie | Behold How Bold Is Sokkar | 1977-01-01 | |
Movie | Albint Alhulwat Alkadaba | ضيف الفيلم | 1977-01-01 |
Movie | Rendezvous with Soso | 1977-01-01 | |
Movie | The Demons Husbands | المعلم الحرامي | 1977-09-12 |
Movie | Viva Zalata | Leader of the Triggers | 1976-05-24 |
Movie | A Teenager from the Countryside | 1976-05-10 | |
Movie | بيت بلا حنان | 1976-01-01 | |
Movie | Shouq | 1976-05-31 | |
Movie | وعادت الحياة | 1976-07-26 | |
Movie | The Quiet Nest | 1976-10-18 | |
Movie | A World of Children | 1976-09-24 | |
Movie | The Sinners | Fahmy | 1976-09-23 |
Movie | Looking for Troubles | رئيس التحرير | 1975-03-30 |
Movie | Forbidden at the Wedding Night | Sorcerer | 1975-01-01 |
Movie | La Shay'a Yuhem | 1975-04-10 | |
Movie | Lesson Is Over, Idiot | Unknown | 1975-07-24 |
Movie | Life is a Carnival | abu domah | 1975-12-11 |
Movie | Ehtaressy Min El Regal ya Mama | عتريس | 1975-08-18 |
Movie | Entaha El Dars Ya Ghabi | 1975-07-24 | |
Movie | امبراطورية المعلم | الساحر | 1974-02-09 |
Movie | The City's Lost Souls | Unknown | 1974-01-28 |
Movie | Anisat wasaydat | 1974-04-29 | |
Movie | Bedour | 1974-10-14 | |
Movie | امرأة عاشقة | Unknown | 1974-07-08 |
Movie | In summer, we must love | الدجال | 1974-08-19 |
Movie | The Beauty and The Scoundrel | حنفي | 1974-07-12 |
Movie | Alshayatin fi 'ajaza | Unknown | 1973-01-14 |
Movie | ذات الوجهين | Unknown | 1973-01-14 |
Movie | Searching for a Scandal | Saber/Sami's Friend | 1973-01-14 |
Movie | El Banat Wel Mercedes | 1973-01-01 | |
Movie | A Woman from Cairo | Unknown | 1973-01-08 |
Movie | The Most Honorable Sinner | Unknown | 1973-06-11 |
Movie | Rijal laa yakhafun almawt | Unknown | 1973-02-05 |
Movie | Something of Love | Unknown | 1973-08-06 |
Movie | sons for sale | 1973-09-17 | |
Movie | The School of Mischief | عبدالوهاب ابولطفي | 1973-12-31 |
Movie | Abou Rabiea | فتح الله - مدير الأرشيف | 1973-03-26 |
Movie | Muluk alshari | Unknown | 1972-04-14 |
Movie | Housing crisis | Abdel Mohaymin | 1972-03-08 |
Movie | Raghabat Mamnou'aa | 1972-01-01 | |
Movie | Zero hour | 1972-01-24 | |
Movie | Forbidden | 1972-06-13 | |
Movie | The kidnappers | حسين عزام | 1972-08-14 |
Movie | My Son | توفيق | 1972-11-06 |
Movie | The Den of the Wicked | 1972-10-16 | |
Movie | Al Shaytan wal Kharif | 1972-08-14 | |
Movie | College Girls | Unknown | 1971-01-11 |
Movie | شباب في عاصفة | 1971-03-08 | |
Movie | برئ في المشنقة | Unknown | 1971-01-01 |
Movie | Sands of Gold | 1971-01-01 | |
Movie | A Woman and a Man | 1971-01-01 | |
Movie | Ms. Manal Diary | 1971-04-26 | |
Movie | رجل في المصيدة | 1971-04-12 | |
Movie | Lion of the Night | 1971-11-29 | |
Movie | One in a Million | Unknown | 1971-10-25 |
Movie | عصابة الشيطان | 1971-08-09 | |
Movie | Safah Al Nesa | 1970-01-01 | |
Movie | The Land | Sheikh Sha'ban | 1970-01-26 |
Movie | Fun Band | 1970-08-10 | |
Movie | The Three Madmen | Unknown | 1970-05-25 |
Movie | Struggle with death | Unknown | 1970-11-30 |
Movie | Three Women | 1969-01-27 | |
Movie | دلع البنات | 1969-01-01 | |
Movie | Diary of a Country Prosecutor | 1969-02-24 | |
Movie | Al Ro3b | Unknown | 1969-07-21 |
Movie | Seraa All Mohtafeeen | Dabuwr | 1969-03-03 |
Movie | The People Inside | 1969-04-28 | |
Movie | Ebn Al-Shaitan | The Crazy | 1969-03-31 |
Movie | The Rebels | 1968-01-02 | |
Movie | The Bravest Man in the World | 1968-05-24 | |
Movie | The Nile and the Life | 1968-01-01 | |
Movie | Days Of Love | 1968-01-01 | |
Movie | Ebn El-Hetta | 1968-05-27 | |
Movie | Shanbu Fi Al-Musayda | علي كابوني | 1968-09-02 |
Movie | I'm The Doctor | 1968-09-25 | |
Movie | Shantat Hamza | 1967-09-18 | |
Movie | رجل وامرأتان | 1966-04-12 | |
Movie | My Wife the General Manager | Aboul Kheir Hassanein | 1966-01-20 |
Movie | Goodbye, Night | Unknown | 1966-08-24 |
Movie | Cairo 30 | 1966-10-31 | |
Movie | The Three Wise Men | 1965-06-28 | |
Movie | Mind and money | اسيزاريو اوكتافيوس | 1965-02-10 |
Movie | Al Moshaghiboun | 1965-12-13 | |
Movie | The Safe Road | الريجيسير | 1964-01-01 |
Movie | Shadiat aljabal | 1964-01-01 | |
Movie | All for Hanafy | 1964-01-01 | |
Movie | Prince Of Cunningness | Unknown | 1964-01-02 |
Movie | The Final Message | Unknown | 1964-11-29 |
Movie | Al-Lahb | Unknown | 1964-04-26 |
Movie | I, He and She | El Nemsawi | 1964-06-11 |
Movie | Adham Al-Sharqawi | Unknown | 1964-06-28 |
Movie | an abnormal girl | Unknown | 1964-05-18 |
Movie | Saladin the Victorious | Prince of Akka | 1963-02-25 |
Movie | El Maganeen Fi Naeem | 1963-03-11 | |
Movie | A Hero Till the End | Unknown | 1963-02-25 |
Movie | His Majesty | 1963-11-04 | |
Movie | Tariq Al Shaitan | 1963-06-02 | |
Movie | Alley of The Pestle | 1963-09-21 | |
Movie | Serr el ghaeb | 1962-02-19 | |
Movie | Almaz And Abdo El Hamouly | 1962-01-14 | |
Movie | Yawm El Hesab | Unknown | 1962-05-01 |
Movie | صراع الجبابرة | Unknown | 1962-12-27 |
Movie | H-3 | نبيل افندي المحتال | 1961-02-20 |
Movie | A Man in Our House | Mahmoud El-Dabbagh | 1961-04-17 |
Movie | A Man in My Life | 1961-06-21 | |
Movie | الضوء الخافت | Unknown | 1961-12-29 |
Movie | They're Driving Me Crazy | Investigation officer | 1960-02-29 |
Movie | Love at the Circus | Unknown | 1960-01-01 |
Movie | Kholkhal habibi | 1960-05-02 | |
Movie | End of the Road | 1960-09-12 | |
Movie | Lovers' Call | 1960-10-20 | |
Movie | Mal wa Nisaa | برعى | 1960-11-27 |
Movie | Shall I Kill My Husband? | Unknown | 1959-05-05 |
Movie | Sirr Taqiyyat Al Ikhfa | 1959-05-26 | |
Movie | Katia tarik | 1959-06-15 | |
Movie | My Wife's | Unknown | 1959-08-31 |
Movie | Khalid ibn el Walid | Unknown | 1958-01-01 |
Movie | The Charmer | El-Kawakby | 1958-01-01 |
Movie | The Barred Road | 1958-04-22 | |
Movie | Ghaltet Habibi | 1958-04-14 | |
Movie | Soultan | Unknown | 1958-10-05 |
Movie | The Thug | 1957-04-29 | |
Movie | Land of Peace | Khalid | 1957-01-02 |
Movie | Ibn Hamidu | الباز أفندي | 1957-08-07 |
Movie | Dark Waters | Ezzat | 1956-01-16 |
Movie | Farewell, Love | 1956-10-29 | |
Movie | The Fools Alley | abdo emara | 1955-01-02 |
Movie | Fortune is a Promise | Unknown | 1955-07-03 |
Movie | الناس مقامات | 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 | El Sab'a Afandi | 1951-03-23 | |
Movie | The life and sufferings of Christ | Caiaphas | 1938-07-07 |