Acting
El Hedi ben Salem
- Born
- 1936-01-01 · Morocco
- Died
- 1976-01-01
- Filmography
- 13 titles on TMDB
About El Hedi ben Salem
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.
Backdrop from Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
Films & television
11 titles
Set Production Assistant
Thanks
Französischer Soldat
Salem the Moroccan (uncredited)
Self (archive footage)
Hotel Guest
Ali (archive footage)
Bodybuilder
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