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.
Known for
ActingBirthday
January 1, 1936Deathday
January 1, 1976Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
11Place of birth
MoroccoAlso known as
Elhedi Ben Salem, El Hedi Ben Salem, Salem El Heïdi, Salem El HediCast credits
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
AliTenderness of the Wolves
Französischer SoldatThe Merchant of Four Seasons
AraberWhen Fear Eats the Soul
Ali (archive footage)My Name Is Not Ali
Self (archive footage)Like a Bird on a Wire
BodybuilderJail Bait
Fox and His Friends
Salem the Moroccan (uncredited)Martha
Hotel Guest