El Hedi ben Salem

El Hedi ben Salem

  • Birthday: 1936-01-01
  • Deathday: 1976-01-01
  • Place of birth: Morocco
  • Also know as: Elhedi Ben Salem

Biography

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.

Filmography

My Name Is Not Ali

2011

As Self (archive footage)

When Fear Eats the Soul

2007

As Ali (archive footage)

Like a Bird on a Wire

1975

As Bodybuilder

Jail Bait

1973

As

Martha

1974

As Hotel Guest

Tenderness of the Wolves

1973

As Französischer Soldat

Fox and His Friends

1975

As Salem the Moroccan (uncredited)

Production

The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant

1972

As Set Production Assistant

Querelle

1982

As Thanks

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