El Hedi ben Salem
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1936-01-01 (40 years old)
Deathday
1976-01-01
Place of Birth
Morocco
Also known As
Elhedi Ben Salem
El Hedi Ben Salem
Salem El Heïdi
Salem El Hedi
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.
Acting
1974
as Ali
1973
as Französischer Soldat
1972
as Araber
1975
as Salem the Moroccan (uncredited)
1974
as Hotel Guest
2007
as Ali (archive footage)
2011
as Self (archive footage)
1975
as Bodybuilder
1973
Production
1972
as Set Production Assistant
1982
as Thanks
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