Acting
El Hedi ben Salem
Born 1936-01-01 · Morocco · Died 1976-01-01
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.
ActorCastThanksSet Production Assistant
Known for
Viewing momentAli: Fear Eats the Soul
Viewing momentThe Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
Viewing momentQuerelle
Viewing momentFox and His Friends
Viewing momentThe Merchant of Four Seasons
Viewing momentTenderness of the Wolves
Viewing momentMartha
Viewing momentWorld on a Wire
Viewing momentJail Bait
Viewing momentEight Hours Don’t Make a Day
Viewing momentWhen Fear Eats the Soul
Viewing momentLike a Bird on a Wire
Viewing momentEight Hours Don't Make a Day
