Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1936-01-01
Day of Death
1976-01-01
Place of Birth
Morocco
El Hedi ben Salem
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.
Filmography (9)
⭐ 6.3
Role:
Self (archive footage)
My Name Is Not Ali
2011
⭐ 10.0
Role:
Ali (archive footage)
When Fear Eats the Soul
2007
⭐ 7.2
Role:
Salem the Moroccan (uncredited)
Fox and His Friends
1975
⭐ 5.9
Role:
Bodybuilder
Like a Bird on a Wire
1975
⭐ 7.0
Role:
Hotel Guest
Martha
1974
⭐ 7.7
Role:
Ali
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
1974
⭐ 5.7
Role:
Französischer Soldat
Tenderness of the Wolves
1973
⭐ 6.1
Role:
Unknown
Jail Bait
1973
⭐ 6.7
Role:
Araber