El Hedi ben Salem
January 1, 1936 (89 years old) in Morocco
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
Credits
- 2011 ·My Name Is Not Alias Self (archive footage)
- 2007 ·When Fear Eats the Soulas Ali (archive footage)
- 1975 ·Fox and His Friendsas Salem the Moroccan (uncredited)
- 1975 ·Like a Bird on a Wireas Bodybuilder
- 1974 ·Marthaas Hotel Guest
- 1974 ·Ali: Fear Eats the Soulas Ali
- 1973 ·World on a Wireas Bodyguard
- 1973 ·Tenderness of the Wolvesas Französischer Soldat
- 1973 ·Jail Baitas
- 1972 ·The Merchant of Four Seasonsas Araber