El Hedi ben Salem
Acting
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.
Born: January 1, 1936 · Morocco
Filmography (11)
Querelle
1982
Thanks
Fox and His Friends
1975
Actor: Salem the Moroccan…
Like a Bird on a Wire
1975
Actor: Bodybuilder
Martha
1974
Actor: Hotel Guest
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
1974
Actor: Ali
TV
World on a Wire
1973
Actor: Bodyguard
Tenderness of the Wolves
1973
Actor: Französischer Sold…
Jail Bait
1973
Actor
TV
Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day
1972
Actor: Dunkelhäutiger Arb…
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
1972
Set Production Assistant
The Merchant of Four Seasons
1972
Actor: Araber