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El Hedi ben Salem

Acting
Known For

40 Years Old

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.

Born

Morocco on 1st January 1936

Died

1st January 1976

All Credits

World on a Wire Image
World on a Wire
Bodyguard
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul Image
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
Ali
Tenderness of the Wolves Image
Tenderness of the Wolves
Französischer Soldat
Fox and His Friends Image
Fox and His Friends
Salem the Moroccan (uncredited)
Martha Image
Martha
Hotel Guest
The Merchant of Four Seasons Image
The Merchant of Four Seasons
Araber
When Fear Eats the Soul Image
When Fear Eats the Soul
Ali (archive footage)
Jail Bait Image
Jail Bait
Like a Bird on a Wire Image
Like a Bird on a Wire
Bodybuilder
My Name Is Not Ali Image
My Name Is Not Ali
Self (archive footage)