El Hedi ben Salem

Acting

El Hedi ben Salem

Born 1 January 1936 · Morocco · Died 1 January 1976 at 40

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

Highlights

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul1974 · Film · Ali
Fox and His Friends1975 · Film · Salem the Moroccan (uncredited)
World on a Wire1973 · Series · Bodyguard
The Merchant of Four Seasons1972 · Film · Araber
Martha1974 · Film · Hotel Guest
Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day1972 · Series · Dunkelhäutiger Arbeiter

Filmography

Movies

7 films

Fox and His Friends1975 · Film · Salem the Moroccan (uncredited)
Like a Bird on a Wire1975 · Film · Bodybuilder
Martha1974 · Film · Hotel Guest
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul1974 · Film · Ali
Tenderness of the Wolves1973 · Film · Französischer Soldat
Jail Bait1973 · Film
The Merchant of Four Seasons1972 · Film · Araber

Filmography

Series

2 shows

World on a Wire1973 · Series · Bodyguard
Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day1972 · Series · Dunkelhäutiger Arbeiter