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