El Hedi ben Salem
Birthday: 1936-01-01 | Place of Birth: MoroccoEl Hedi ben Salem is a Moroccan actor. He is best known as the lover and collaborator of provocative German director Rainer Werner Fassbinder. He died of a heart attack 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.
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Known For
Acting
Year
Title
Role
2011
My Name Is Not Ali
as Self (archive footage)
2007
When Fear Eats the Soul
as Ali (archive footage)
1975
Like a Bird on a Wire
as Bodybuilder
1974
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
as Ali
1974
Martha
as Hotel Guest
1973
Tenderness of the Wolves
as Französischer Soldat
