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El Hedi ben Salem
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.
Also Known As
Elhedi Ben SalemEl Hedi Ben SalemSalem El HeïdiSalem El Hedi
Movie Appearances
7.7
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
as Ali
1974
5.7
Tenderness of the Wolves
as Französischer Soldat
1973
6.7
The Merchant of Four Seasons
as Araber
1972
7.2
Fox and His Friends
as Salem the Moroccan (uncredited)
1975
7.0
Martha
as Hotel Guest
1974
10.0
When Fear Eats the Soul
as Ali (archive footage)
2007
6.3
My Name Is Not Ali
as Self (archive footage)
2011
5.9
Like a Bird on a Wire
as Bodybuilder
1975
6.1
Jail Bait
1973
