El Hedi ben Salem
El Hedi ben Salem is a Moroccan actor. He is best known as the lover and collaborator of provocative German director Rainer Werner Fassbinder. He died of a heart attack 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.
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- Born:
- Jan 1, 1936 In Morocco
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 6
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Eight Hours Don't Make a Day 1972-10-29
- Latest Project:
- Movie When Fear Eats the Soul 2007-02-01
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | When Fear Eats the Soul | Ali (archive footage) | 2007-02-01 |
| Movie | Fox and His Friends | Salem the Moroccan (uncredited) | 1975-06-06 |
| Movie | Jail Bait | 1973-01-09 | |
| Movie | World on a Wire | Bodyguard | 1973-10-14 |
| Movie | Tenderness of the Wolves | Französischer Soldat | 1973-07-12 |
| Movie | Eight Hours Don't Make a Day | 1972-10-29 |