El Hedi ben Salem
Acting
January 1, 1936
Died January 1, 1976 (40 years old)
Morocco
11
Acting Credits
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.
Known For
Filmography
My Name Is Not Ali
2011
as Self (archive footage)
6.3
When Fear Eats the Soul
2007
as Ali (archive footage)
10
Fox and His Friends
1975
as Salem the Moroccan (uncredited)
7.2
Like a Bird on a Wire
1975
as Bodybuilder
5.9
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
1974
as Ali
7.7
Martha
1974
as Hotel Guest
7
Tenderness of the Wolves
1973
as Französischer Soldat
5.7
Jail Bait
1973
6.2
World on a Wire
1973
as Bodyguard
7.3
The Merchant of Four Seasons
1972
as Araber
6.7
Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day
1972
as Dunkelhäutiger Arbeiter
7.7