El Hedi ben Salem
Born
January 1, 1936
Died
January 1, 1976 (40 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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
My Name Is Not Ali
Self (archive footage)
5.8
2011
When Fear Eats the Soul
Ali (archive footage)
10.0
2007
Fox and His Friends
Salem the Moroccan (uncredited)
7.3
1975
Like a Bird on a Wire
Bodybuilder
5.8
1975
Martha
Hotel Guest
7.0
1974
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
Ali
7.8
1974
World on a Wire
Bodyguard · (2 episodes)
7.2
1973
Tenderness of the Wolves
Französischer Soldat
5.7
1973
Jail Bait
6.2
1973
The Merchant of Four Seasons
Araber
6.7
1972