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
Fox and His Friends
My Name Is Not Ali
The Merchant of Four Seasons
Tenderness of the Wolves
Martha
Jail Bait
When Fear Eats the Soul
Top Movie Credits
Querelle
Thanks
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
Set Production Assistant
Fox and His Friends
Salem the Moroccan (uncredited)
My Name Is Not Ali
Self (archive footage)
The Merchant of Four Seasons
Araber
Tenderness of the Wolves
Französischer Soldat
Martha
Hotel Guest
When Fear Eats the Soul
Ali (archive footage)