El Hedi ben Salem
Acting·January 1, 1936·† January 1, 1976 — 40 years old·Morocco
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.
Known For
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
1974·7.7
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
1972·7.4
Querelle
1982·6.6
Fox and His Friends
1975·7.2
The Merchant of Four Seasons
1972·6.7
World on a Wire
1973·7.3
Martha
1974·7.0
Tenderness of the Wolves
1973·5.7
Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day
1972·7.7
Jail Bait
1973·6.1
Like a Bird on a Wire
1975·5.9
My Name Is Not Ali
2011·6.3
Filmography · 13
2011My Name Is Not AliSelf (archive footage)2007When Fear Eats the SoulAli (archive footage)1982QuerelleThanks1975Fox and His FriendsSalem the Moroccan (uncredited)1975Like a Bird on a WireBodybuilder1974MarthaHotel Guest1974Ali: Fear Eats the SoulAli1973World on a WireTVBodyguard1973Tenderness of the WolvesFranzösischer Soldat1973Jail Bait1972Eight Hours Don’t Make a DayTVDunkelhäutiger Arbeiter1972The Bitter Tears of Petra von KantSet Production Assistant1972The Merchant of Four SeasonsAraber