Acting
El Hedi ben Salem
DE, FR, EN cinema · 11 credits
Born
1 January 1936
Died
1 January 1976 (aged 40)
Birthplace
Morocco
Also known as Elhedi Ben Salem · El Hedi Ben Salem · Salem El Heïdi · Salem El Hedi
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
Filmography
My Name Is Not Ali
as Self (archive footage)
When Fear Eats the Soul
as Ali (archive footage)
Querelle
Thanks
Fox and His Friends
as Salem the Moroccan (uncredited)
Like a Bird on a Wire
as Bodybuilder
Martha
as Hotel Guest
Tenderness of the Wolves
as Französischer Soldat
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
Set Production Assistant