El Hedi ben Salem
Actor
- Born
- January 1, 1936 · Morocco
- Died
- January 1, 1976 (age 40)
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
Acting9
- 2011My Name Is Not Ali as Self (archive footage)
- 2007When Fear Eats the Soul as Ali (archive footage)
- 1975Fox and His Friends as Salem the Moroccan (uncredited)
- 1975Like a Bird on a Wire as Bodybuilder
- 1974Martha as Hotel Guest
- 1974Ali: Fear Eats the Soul as Ali
- 1973Tenderness of the Wolves as Französischer Soldat
- 1973Jail Bait
- 1972The Merchant of Four Seasons as Araber