El Hedi ben Salem
Acting
40 years oldMoroccoBiography
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.
Personal Details
Also Known As
Elhedi Ben Salem
El Hedi Ben Salem
Salem El Heïdi
Salem El Hedi
Movies (11)
5.8
My Name Is Not Ali
as Self (archive footage)
2011
10.0
When Fear Eats the Soul
as Ali (archive footage)
2007
6.6
Querelle
Thanks (Crew)
1982
7.2
Fox and His Friends
as Salem the Moroccan (uncredited)
1975
5.8
Like a Bird on a Wire
as Bodybuilder
1975
6.9
Martha
as Hotel Guest
1974
7.7
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
as Ali
1974
5.6
Tenderness of the Wolves
as Französischer Soldat
1973
5.8
Jail Bait
1973
7.4
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
Set Production Assistant (Crew)
1972
6.6
The Merchant of Four Seasons
as Araber
1971
