
El Hedi ben Salem
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, ...
Personal Info
Known ForActing
GenderMale
BirthdateJanuary 1, 1936(40 years old)
Place of BirthMorocco
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1972

My Name Is Not Ali
as Self (archive footage)
5.8

When Fear Eats the Soul
as Ali (archive footage)
10.0

Fox and His Friends
as Salem the Moroccan (uncredited)
7.2

Like a Bird on a Wire
as Bodybuilder
5.8

Martha
as Hotel Guest
6.9

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
as Ali
7.7

World on a Wire
as Bodyguard
7.2

Tenderness of the Wolves
as Französischer Soldat
5.6

Jail Bait
5.8

Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day
as Dunkelhäutiger Arbeiter
7.6