El Hedi ben Salem
Born: 1936-01-01
Birthplace: Morocco
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, premiered at the Montreal World Film Festival.
Known For
Querelle
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
Martha
Tenderness of the Wolves
Fox and His Friends
Jail Bait
The Merchant of Four Seasons
My Name Is Not Ali
Like a Bird on a Wire
Top Movie Credits
Querelle
Thanks
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
Set Production Assistant
Martha
Hotel Guest
Tenderness of the Wolves
Französischer Soldat
Fox and His Friends
Salem the Moroccan (uncredited)
The Merchant of Four Seasons
Araber
My Name Is Not Ali
Self (archive footage)
Like a Bird on a Wire
Bodybuilder