El Hedi ben Salem
Known for: Acting
Born: January 1, 1936
Died: January 1, 1976
Place of birth: Morocco
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.
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Filmography
11 movies · 2 TV shows, newest first
6.3
My Name Is Not Ali
2011
10.0
When Fear Eats the Soul
2007
6.6
Querelle
1982
7.2
Fox and His Friends
1975
5.9
Like a Bird on a Wire
1975
7.0
Martha
1974
7.7
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
1974
7.3
World on a Wire
1973
5.7
Tenderness of the Wolves
1973
6.2
Jail Bait
1973
7.7
Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day
1972
7.4
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
1972
6.7
The Merchant of Four Seasons
1972