El Hedi ben Salem
El Hedi ben Salem
Person

El Hedi ben Salem

Actor 1936-01-01 Morocco

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.

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY
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Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

1974 · Ali

Fox and His Friends

Fox and His Friends

1975 · Salem the Moroccan (uncredited)

The Merchant of Four Seasons

The Merchant of Four Seasons

1972 · Araber

World on a Wire

World on a Wire

1973 · Bodyguard

Martha

Martha

1974 · Hotel Guest

Tenderness of the Wolves

Tenderness of the Wolves

1973 · Französischer Soldat

Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day

Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day

1972 · Dunkelhäutiger Arbeiter

Jail Bait

Jail Bait

1973 · Movie

Like a Bird on a Wire

Like a Bird on a Wire

1975 · Bodybuilder

My Name Is Not Ali

My Name Is Not Ali

2011 · Self (archive footage)

When Fear Eats the Soul

When Fear Eats the Soul

2007 · Ali (archive footage)