El Hedi ben Salem
Known for Acting · 11 credits
- Born
- 1936-01-01
- Died
- 1976-01-01
- Place of birth
- Morocco
- Also known as
- Elhedi Ben Salem · El Hedi Ben Salem · Salem El Heïdi · Salem El Hedi
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.
Known For
TV Shows (2)
Movies (9)
The Merchant of Four Seasons
1972
as Araber
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
1974
as Ali
Jail Bait
1973
Fox and His Friends
1975
as Salem the Moroccan (uncredited)
Martha
1974
as Hotel Guest
Tenderness of the Wolves
1973
as Französischer Soldat
Like a Bird on a Wire
1975
as Bodybuilder
When Fear Eats the Soul
2007
as Ali (archive footage)
My Name Is Not Ali
2011
as Self (archive footage)
About El Hedi ben Salem
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. With 11 credits spanning from 1972 to 2011, El Hedi ben Salem has appeared in 9 films and 2 TV shows.
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Most Popular El Hedi ben Salem Movies
- The Merchant of Four Seasons (1972) — as Araber
- Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974) — as Ali
- Jail Bait (1973)
- Fox and His Friends (1975) — as Salem the Moroccan (uncredited)
- Martha (1974) — as Hotel Guest
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