Personal Info
Birth date
1930-06-02 (95 Years)
Day of death
2005-08-01
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Cairo, Egypt
Also known as
أحمد توفيق
احمد توفيق
أحمد محمود توفيق
Ahmed Tawfiq
Biography
Ahmed Tawfik is an Egyptian actor and director, his real name is (Ahmed Mahmoud Tawfik), he was born in 1933, he obtained a bachelor’s degree from the Institute of Dramatic Arts and also studied Law and Arts. The director Salah Abu Seif discovered him and presented him for the first time through a small role in the movie ( There is no time for love), then the movie (Cairo 30) in 1966, after which his works continued between cinema and television, known for (Miramar, Barefoot on the Gold Bridge, Something of Fear, Gossip over the Nile, The Captain), and besides acting, he worked in directing Television series, and among the series that he directed: (The only witness, I will not live in my father's jilbab, Al-Hassan Al-Basri, Omar bin Abdul Aziz). He died in 2005 of heart disease.
Filmography
Harun Al Rashid
10
Overview:
The story of the Abbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid, which depicts the era of the Abbasid state and its historical glory, focusing on the personal life of the Abbasid caliph who was famous for his infatuation with women, and shedding light on his amorous exploits and the feuds of the harem inside the palace.I Won't Live in My Father's Robes
8.3
Overview:
The events of the series revolve around the story of the rise from the bottom to the top of Abdel Ghafour Al Borai (Noor Al Sharif), starting from the agency of Hajj Ibrahim Sardinah (Abdul Rahman Abu Zahra) until he becomes a private business owner who makes a fortune, during which he has admired Fatima (Abla Kamel), a saleswoman. Al-Kushari, whom he admired, passes the days and marries Fatima and gives birth to his son Abdel-Wahhab (Mohamed Riyad), and four girls (Sunni, Bahira, Nafisa, and Nazira), and despite the availability of the elements of happiness in the life of Abdel Ghafour Al-Borai, he suffered from the separation of his only son. About him, and Abdel Wahab's insistence on building a very special world away from his father and his influence.When the Fox Passed By
NYR
Overview:
A social comedy series that tells the story of a conman, Nadim Bahns, and his partner Makram. Nadim justifies his scams by claiming that he's an artist, who has a skill that not many people possess.Wa Tawalat Al Ahdath Asefa
NYR
Overview:
Brigadier Rushdi Ibrahim is chasing the head of the largest gold smuggling gangs, a very intelligent criminal known as ElBaradei, who has the skill in beating the police and Brigadier General Rushdie with the most intelligence and even contacts Brigadier General Rushdia by phone to challenge him, and the pursuit between them continues amid unusual dramatic events.Price of Fear
NYR
Overview:
The events revolve around (Jaber), who returns to his town after several years he spent expatriate, and falls in love with (noble) despite his circumstances, and then the villagers live in terror because of a defect in the oil wells.Break the Impasse
NYR
Overview:
The series showcases a money-investing company and what its owner is exposed to after the decision to confiscate his money, so he resorts to keeping his money with the gardener, who finds himself at a loss when he turns into a millionaire overnight.Miramar
7.5
Overview:
Zuhra has nothing to do but to runaway after her family forced her to marry an old rich man. She goes to Alexandria where she works in a motel and there she meets people with different ideologies and thoughts about life.The Egg and the Stone
7
Overview:
A philosophy teacher finds himself and his ethics surrounded by a corrupt society, and as he's mistaken for an exorcist and fortune-teller. He uses logic and psychological tricks to practice wizardry, until he masters it and controls people, meanwhile losing his ethics.Violet Flower
NYR
Overview:
In a social drama framework, the events of the film revolve around when Kamal falls seriously ill, and hides the matter from everyone. He gets to know the widow Hayat, who works in a nightclub and is coveted by the manager Rashid. A love story arises between Kamal and Hayat, and their lives.Bit of Fear
6.571
Overview:
Based on Tharwat Abaza's short story, 'Shey min al Khawf' takes place in a rural Egyptian village. Atris' reign of terror on the villagers is put to the test when a public act of defiance is carried out by Fu'ada, the object of his affection.Son of Wealth
4.5
Overview:
Farid Ezz El-Din, is a wealthy spoiled young man. After his father flees the country and smuggles all his money, he is forced to manage all his business. Farid is arrested on charges of fraud but before he was tried, he escapes with the help of his housekeeper, Kazem.Cairo 30
7.5
Overview:
Mahgoub is a villager who moves to Cairo in search of a better life. When he enlists friend Salem's help to find him a job, Salem not only gets him a job at the ministry where he works but he finds him a bride as well. But the bride is the mistress of Qasem Bek, who will be visiting her once a week.A Bit of Torment
8
Overview:
When her stepfather tries to rape her, Amal kills him and flees. She finds refuge in the house of the fine artist Ahmed Khaled who falls for her, but his protégé, the sculptor Sherif, also falls for her and competes with Ahmed to win her favor.Deposit with Honors
NYR
Overview:
About the general manager of the modern buildings company named Sherbini, enjoys a high status among his employees in the company, and follow events and discover that El Sherbini has a certificate of forgery, but he feared to be clear.Whom Should We Shoot?
6.5
Overview:
The film describes the political and economical corruption in 70s’ Egypt, through the relationship between a powerful man and his wife’s ex-fiance.Gossip Over the Nile
6.5
Overview:
Set against the backdrop of the 1967 Six-Day War, the movie adaptation of Naguib Mahfouz's novel follows the escapist, drug-fueled riverboat meetings of a group of frustrated Egyptians from various walks of life.Miracle from heaven
7
Overview:
A young employee prepares to travel to Alexandria to work as a singer in one of its clubs, but his friends take him to Ras El Bar, and in the summer resort he meets a young woman who made him stop traveling, as he caught a cold while trying to save her from drowning. She had pretended that she was about to drown, and a very fast love developed between them. And her uncle sees them.I Want a Solution
NYR
Overview:
It is impossible to live between Doria and her diplomatic husband, Medhat, who asks him for a divorce, but he refuses. She is forced to go to court and file a divorce. Doria falls into the maze of the courts and is exposed to a series of problems and obstacles that undermine her dignity. Things get complicated when the husband comes with false witnesses testifying against her in secret. She loses her case after more than four years.Darb Al Rahba
5
Overview:
Kamal is arrested with his mistress in the act of adultery. They also arrest her friend Ebtisam, who comes across her home, despite her innocence.No Time for Love
6.5
Overview:
Hamza "a member of the volunteer National Guard" meets up with the teacher Fawzya "Faten", after the fire of Cairo broke out, the British trying to capture all the volunteers in the National Guard , Hamza hiding in the house of one of his friend, and Fawzya help him, and she is trying to formation its own cell in order to hit the English forces in the Canal zone.The Mix-up
9
Overview:
Ihsan is a simple employee in the Ministry of Culture from the house to the office and vice versa his work colleague Nargis loves and plans to marry him. He is surprised by one of the security authorities arrested and directed a number of charges, which does not know the cause and continues to haunt himWelad Eleih
9
Overview:
Najib discovers that the businessman's salary is doing a lot of illegal work, and he delivers dangerous documents condemning the man to his secretary. However, the salary men decide to get rid of Najib, so he escapes the secretary's secret of documents for fear of her life.Barefoot on the Gold Bridge
7.5
Overview:
Camelia loves acting, gets to know the director and producer Ahmed Sameh, who agrees with her to star in his new movie. Aziz, the influential man, approaches her, but she repels him. She agrees with Ahmed to marry, and Aziz threatens to kill him.Dawn of Islam
6
Overview:
This is the story of young Hassem, the son of a powerful sheik, set at the beginning of Hegira. When the youngster's uncle is murdered, Hassem decides to go to Mecca with a view to finding the culprit and punishing him. But what he discovers there is not the murderer but the prophet Muhammad. Touched by grace, Hassem converts to the new religion and comes back to his village to propagate the new faith. Which is not to his father's liking, since the Muslim religion is opposed to feudal rights and privileges. The infuriated sheik curses his son and starts persecuting the new converts.Acting
2001Son of Wealth as Unknown
1999When the Fox Passed By (28 Episodes) as Unknown
1997The Captain as Al-Hakimdar Ismail
1995Break the Impasse (14 Episodes) as Unknown
1994The Mix-up as Unknown
1990Darb Al Rahba as Kamal Shahdy
1990The Egg and the Stone as Jasser Sahwan
1989Welad Eleih as Unknown
1988Price of Fear (1 Episode) as Unknown
1982Wa Tawalat Al Ahdath Asefa (16 Episodes) as عبدالستار
1977Violet Flower as Unknown
1977عاصفة على بحر هادئ (7 Episodes) as عوني
1976Barefoot on the Gold Bridge as Shukri Abdel Hamid
1975Whom Should We Shoot? as Qasim Al-Ganzouri
1975I Want a Solution as حسن مدكور - محامي مدحت
1971Gossip Over the Nile as Mustafa Rashid
1971Dawn of Islam as Unknown
1969Miramar as Ali Bakir
1969A Bit of Torment as Unknown
1969Bit of Fear as رشدي
1966Cairo 30 as سالم الإخشيدي
1963No Time for Love as Shukary
Directing
1997Harun Al Rashid (41 Episodes) ... Director
1996I Won't Live in My Father's Robes (36 Episodes) ... Director
1978Deposit with Honors ... Director
1969زوجات وأزواج ... Director
1967زهرة الصبار ... Director
1966She, I, and His Highness ... Director
1961عريس في علبة ... Director
Production
1956Miracle from heaven ... Assistant Production Manager