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
The Merchant of Four Seasons
Querelle
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
Jail Bait
Martha
Fox and His Friends
Tenderness of the Wolves
When Fear Eats the Soul
Like a Bird on a Wire
Top Movie Credits
The Merchant of Four Seasons
Araber
Querelle
Thanks
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
Set Production Assistant
Martha
Hotel Guest
Fox and His Friends
Salem the Moroccan (uncredited)
Tenderness of the Wolves
Französischer Soldat
When Fear Eats the Soul
Ali (archive footage)
Like a Bird on a Wire
Bodybuilder