El Hedi ben Salem
ActingJanuary 1, 1936— January 1, 1976 (age 40)
Morocco
Also Known As
Elhedi Ben Salem, El Hedi Ben Salem, Salem El Heïdi, Salem El Hedi
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.
Movies
(9 total)
Fox and His Friends
19757.2
as Salem the Moroccan (uncredited)
The Merchant of Four Seasons
19726.6
as Araber
Martha
19746.9
as Hotel Guest
Tenderness of the Wolves
19735.6
as Französischer Soldat
Like a Bird on a Wire
19755.8
as Bodybuilder
My Name Is Not Ali
20115.8
as Self (archive footage)
When Fear Eats the Soul
200710.0
as Ali (archive footage)
TV Shows
(2 total)
World on a Wire
19737.2
as Bodyguard
Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day
19727.6
as Dunkelhäutiger Arbeiter