El Hedi ben Salem
Acting
Born January 1, 1936 — Died January 1, 1976
From Morocco
Also known as Elhedi Ben Salem, El Hedi Ben Salem, Salem El Heïdi
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, ...
Filmography
My Name Is Not Ali
Self (archive footage)
20116.3
When Fear Eats the Soul
Ali (archive footage)
200710.0
Fox and His Friends
Salem the Moroccan (uncredited)
19757.2
Like a Bird on a Wire
Bodybuilder
19755.9
Martha
Hotel Guest
19747.0
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
Ali
19747.7
Tenderness of the Wolves
Französischer Soldat
19735.7
Jail Bait
19736.1
The Merchant of Four Seasons
Araber
19726.7