Rashwan Tawfiq

Acting

Rashwan Tawfiq

Born 1933-02-02 · Cairo, Egypt

Rashwan Tawfek is an Egyptian actor who was born in Sayyeda Zeinab, Cairo in 1933. He got his Bachelor’s degree in acting and directing from the Higher Institute for Dramatic Arts and after graduating worked in Egyptian TV. After this, he joined a TV theater troupe that was getting started, and during this period of time was the star of a number of plays, including: “Sheia’ Fi Sadri” (Something in my Chest), “El Showaria El Khalfia” (The Backstreets), “Thawra Qareya” (Revolution of a Village), “Bayt El Fananeen” (House of Artists). Tawfek also performed with the Tafik El Hakim Theater Troupe, The Modern Theatre Troupe, and the National Theatre Troupe. After long years of acting in the theater, Tawfek moved to acting in TV drama at the end of the 1970s. The most famous serials that he acted in include: “Abna’i El-A’za’ Shukran” (Thank You, My Dears), “El Ayam” (The Days), “Mohamed Rusul Allah,” El Shahid We El Domou’” (Honey and Tears), “El Zayni Barakat,” “Len Ayesh Fe Galabab Abi” (I Won’t Live My Father’s Life).

Acting credits

El Dashash poster
5.6

After suffering a health crisis, a dodgy nightclub owner tries to turn over a new leaf — but with all the people he's crossed, it won't be easy.

El Dashash

2025

Eve on the Road poster
NR

Mona is torn between the love she has for Khaled, and her utter abhorrence of the male-dominant practices. When Khaled sweet-talks her into believing he is a liberal man, she marries him, only to be shocked by his real self and his controlling tendencies.

Eve on the Road

1968

Scarecrow poster
4.9

The story revolves around a grandfather who stole a rare masterpiece belonging to the late singer (Umm Kulthum) in his youth, but after years passes, he finds himself chased by those who want to have this piece, which makes him resort to the help of his only grandson.

Scarecrow

2019

The Law Doesn't Know Aisha poster
NR

Aisha, who sold her share in the house to save her husband Fahmy from going to prison after being accused of embezzlement, so that Fahmy marries a rich woman in order to grow his business and lives a double life, so what will Aisha do ?

The Law Doesn't Know Aisha

1987

Three Stories poster
7.0

The film combines 3 separate stories .. The first story (Dunia Allah) to Naguib Mahfouz and starring Salah Mansour and Nahed Sharif .. Tell the story of a courier in a government service approached the age of the pension did not enjoy his life at all decides to embezzlement of employees salaries and travel to Alexandria with one of the girls on the street to enjoy several weeks He was convinced that he did not harm anyone because all the employees did not need a salary except for one employee who was burdened with social burdens.

Three Stories

1968

Between Two Palaces poster
6.0

The life paths of the family of Mr. Ahmed Abdel Gawad during the period of the British occupation, and before the outbreak of the 1919 revolution, starting with the family's patriarch who lives a double life, his son Fahmy who joins a secret political organization, and the older son Yassin who follows his father's footsteps in pursuing women.

Between Two Palaces

1964

The People of the Cave poster
7.2

The epic tale of three people who wake up from their long sleep after three centuries, to find themselves in a different time other than the one in which they lived before, as they struggle to deal with this unrecognizable world.

The People of the Cave

2024

Qenaa Al Saadah poster
NR

A blind Chinese poet lives an extremely happy life, with a devoted wife by his side and a young son who represents his continuation in life. However, he discovers shocking truths about everyone around him when he suddenly regains his sight.

Qenaa Al Saadah

The Other Woman poster
NR

When he gets his Ph.D. from America and returns to his homeland, Mahmoud opens up his own business and recruits Hoda who loves him one-sidedly. Mahmoud, on the other hand, desires to get rich to propose to the well-off So'aad.

The Other Woman

1978

الطعم والسنارة poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

الطعم والسنارة

1988

Final Confession poster
6.2

Adham a faithful husband still mourning his deceased wife,visited one night by a woman in white revealing her secret love for him since college,and his wife true acts behind his back,but the big revelation was this woman is no longer from the living and its her ghost that paid him a visit.

Final Confession

1978

The Bridge poster
NR

When the mother's preoccupation with her career urges the grandfather to look after his grandson, he gradually notices the generational gap between them as the boy refuses to abide by his grandfather's teachings. They soon try to build a bridge to carry them to mutual understanding and respect.

The Bridge

1997

Struggle with life poster
10.0

Escaping his father's cruelty and indifference, Magdy leaves the house on a rainy night and a nightclub owner hits him with her car.

Struggle with life

1957

Akhouya Hayes W Ana Layes poster
NR

Egyptian comic comedy show, sarcastically Samir Ghanem and Dalal Abdel Azizi, Truhi story brothers brothers brother wants to live the lives of the rich and live the other living poverty and hardship, one of them to the other with the help of Dalal Abdul Aziz and a group of madmen one of the machinations to be replaced places And the other is dominated by money and the life of his brother, interspersed with the play comedy scenes and is considered one of the dramas of Samir Ghanem

Akhouya Hayes W Ana Layes

1992

Nadia poster
6.0

The twins (Nadia and Mona) live in peace in Cairo with their father, a university professor, and their French mother. While Nadia is shy, Mona is bold and free. Nadia is exposed to a fire accident, and the father dies, so the family is forced to travel to France, where Mona also dies, but after... Nadia writes to Dr. Medhat with a picture of Mona, and he is about to come to France to see her, so Nadia falls into trouble for fear of discovering her true nature.

Nadia

1969

A Crime in the Calm Neighbourhood poster
6.3

The story of the assassination of Lord Moyne, the British Minister for the Colonies, by a Jewish gang for his support of the Palestinians. The two killers are arrested by Major Abdullah, and Detective Ahmed Ezzat takes charge of the investigation, infiltrating the gang as events unfold.

A Crime in the Calm Neighbourhood

1967

حياة خطرة poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

حياة خطرة

1971

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

عريس في علبة

1961

The Basement poster
NR

A young woman runs away from her palace to investigate the disappearance of her father, who went missing under mysterious way. A lawyer appears to her claiming that he is from her fiancé and that he will help her find the investigation. He takes her to his mysterious palace, which contains a basement in which strange sounds are heard, to begin a series of investigations and an attempt to solve these mysteries.

The Basement

1990

جزيرة العشاق poster
NR

A group of colleagues in a government department go on vacation on one of the Red Sea beaches, during which a female employee meets Ahmed, the young man she loves, but her father refuses their marriage, so he goes to work in a lighthouse, after which their love renews again with the hope of marriage.

جزيرة العشاق

1968

The Penalty poster
8.7

A historical drama that shows the struggle of the Egyptian people against the British occupation and the numerous sacrifices people made in order to achieve freedom, equality and human dignity in a fight for the country they love dearly.

The Penalty

1965

Youm El Ahad El Damy poster
10.0

Three prisoners, Sultan, his brother Hamada and a highly dangerous convict, escape from jail and hide in Dr. Zaki's villa in Maadi. The villa's residents live in fear, while the police searches for the fugitives.

Youm El Ahad El Damy

1975

The Cursed poster
NR

Egyptian Adaption Of the great play "King lear" by William Shakespeare.

The Cursed

1979

Red mourning clothes poster
NR

In a dramatic context, Radwa (the only daughter of Adel and Wafa) marries Khaled and they travel abroad. The parents begin to feel a great sense of emptiness after their only daughter travels, while Khaled’s sister, Laila, suffers from her problem of not having children.

Red mourning clothes

1987