EL HEDI BEN SALEM
El Hedi ben Salem
Gender: Male
Known for: Acting
Birthday: January 1, 1936
Deathday: January 1, 1976
Place of Birth: Morocco
Biography
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.
Notable work
Filmography
Starring
2011·
My Name Is Not AliSelf (archive footage)
Ali (archive footage)
Bodybuilder
1975·
Fox and His FriendsSalem the Moroccan (uncredited)
1974·
MarthaHotel Guest
Ali
1973·
World on a WireBodyguard
1973·
Jail BaitFranzösischer Soldat
Araber