El Hedi ben Salem
El Hedi ben Salem is a Moroccan actor. He is best known as the lover and collaborator of provocative German director Rainer Werner Fassbinder. He died of a heart attack 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.
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- Born:
- Jan 1, 1936 In Morocco
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 10
- First Appeared:
- In the movie The Merchant of Four Seasons 1972-03-10
- Latest Project:
- Movie My Name Is Not Ali 2011-11-07
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | My Name Is Not Ali | Self (archive footage) | 2011-11-07 |
| Movie | When Fear Eats the Soul | Ali (archive footage) | 2007-02-01 |
| Movie | Like a Bird on a Wire | Bodybuilder | 1975-05-05 |
| Movie | Fox and His Friends | Salem the Moroccan (uncredited) | 1975-06-06 |
| Movie | Ali: Fear Eats the Soul | Ali | 1974-03-05 |
| Movie | Martha | Hotel Guest | 1974-05-28 |
| Movie | Jail Bait | 1973-01-09 | |
| Movie | Tenderness of the Wolves | Französischer Soldat | 1973-07-12 |
| Series | World on a Wire | Bodyguard | 1973-10-14 |
| Movie | The Merchant of Four Seasons | Araber | 1972-03-10 |