El Hedi ben Salem
Birthdate
January 1, 1936 (90 years old)
Place of Birth
Morocco
Date of Death
January 1, 1976
Known For
Acting
Details
Birthdate
January 1, 1936 (90 years old)
Place of Birth
Morocco
Date of Death
January 1, 1976
Known For
Acting
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.
El Hedi ben Salem's LGBTQ+ Titles
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
Set Production Assistant
Querelle
Thanks
Fox and His Friends
Salem the Moroccan (uncredited)
Acting (11)
2011
My Name Is Not Ali as Self (archive footage)
2007
When Fear Eats the Soul as Ali (archive footage)
1975
Fox and His Friends as Salem the Moroccan (uncredited)
1975
Like a Bird on a Wire as Bodybuilder
1974
Martha as Hotel Guest
1974
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul as Ali
1973
World on a Wire as Bodyguard (2 episodes)
1973
Tenderness of the Wolves as Französischer Soldat
1973
Jail Bait
1972
Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day as Dunkelhäutiger Arbeiter (4 episodes)
1972
The Merchant of Four Seasons as Araber