El Hedi ben Salem

Acting

El Hedi ben Salem

Born January 1, 1936Morocco11 credits

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
2011My Name Is Not Ali
as Self (archive footage)Movie
When Fear Eats the Soul
2007When Fear Eats the Soul
as Ali (archive footage)Movie
Fox and His Friends
1975Fox and His Friends
as Salem the Moroccan (uncredited)Movie
Like a Bird on a Wire
1975Like a Bird on a Wire
as BodybuilderMovie
Martha
1974Martha
as Hotel GuestMovie
World on a Wire
1973World on a Wire
as BodyguardTV
Tenderness of the Wolves
1973Tenderness of the Wolves
as Französischer SoldatMovie
Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day
1972Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day
as Dunkelhäutiger ArbeiterTV