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)IMDb 6.3Movie - 2007
When Fear Eats the SoulAli (archive footage)IMDb 10.0Movie - 1975
Fox and His FriendsSalem the Moroccan (uncredited)IMDb 7.2Movie - 1975
Like a Bird on a WireBodybuilderIMDb 5.9Movie - 1974
Ali: Fear Eats the SoulAliIMDb 7.7Movie - 1974
MarthaHotel GuestIMDb 7.0Movie - 1973
World on a WireBodyguardIMDb 7.3Show - 1973
Tenderness of the WolvesFranzösischer SoldatIMDb 5.7Movie - 1973
Jail BaitIMDb 6.2Movie - 1972
Eight Hours Don’t Make a DayDunkelhäutiger ArbeiterIMDb 7.7Show - 1972
The Merchant of Four SeasonsAraberIMDb 6.8Movie