El Hedi ben Salem
Acting
Born: 1936-01-01 · Morocco
Died: 1976-01-01
Biography
El Hedi ben Salem was a Moroccan actor. He is best known as the lover and collaborator of provocative German director Rainer Werner Fassbinder. He died while in prison. Fassbinder dedicated his last film, Querelle (1982), to Salem. In 2012, a documentary on Salem's life entitled My Name Is Not Ali, premiered at the Montreal World Film Festival.
🎬 Movies (11)
My Name Is Not Ali
2011
Self (archive footage)
When Fear Eats the Soul
2007
Ali (archive footage)
Querelle
1982
Thanks
Fox and His Friends
1975
Salem the Moroccan (uncredited)
Like a Bird on a Wire
1975
Bodybuilder
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
1974
Ali
Martha
1974
Hotel Guest
Tenderness of the Wolves
1973
Französischer Soldat
Jail Bait
1973
The Merchant of Four Seasons
1972
Araber
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
1972
Set Production Assistant
