Acting · 1936
El Hedi ben Salem
Born Jan 1, 1936·Morocco·Died Jan 1, 1976 (40)
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.
Filmography
11 titles- 2011
My Name Is Not AliSelf (archive footage)6.3Movie - 2007
When Fear Eats the SoulAli (archive footage)10.0Movie - 1975
Fox and His FriendsSalem the Moroccan (uncredited)7.2Movie - 1975
Like a Bird on a WireBodybuilder5.9Movie - 1974
Ali: Fear Eats the SoulAli7.7Movie - 1974
MarthaHotel Guest7.0Movie - 1973
World on a WireBodyguard7.3Show - 1973
Tenderness of the WolvesFranzösischer Soldat5.7Movie - 1973
Jail Bait6.2Movie - 1972
Eight Hours Don’t Make a DayDunkelhäutiger Arbeiter7.7Show - 1972
The Merchant of Four SeasonsAraber6.7Movie