El Hedi ben Salem
Personal Information
- Occupation: Actor
- Birthday: 01 Jan, 1936
- Death day: 01 Jan, 1976 ( 49 years old )
- Place of birth: Morocco
- Also known as: Elhedi Ben Salem, El Hedi Ben Salem, Salem El Heïdi, Salem El Hedi
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.
Credits
- 2011 - Jannat 'Ali ( movie ) as Self (archive footage)
- 2007 - Quand la peur dévore l'âme ( movie ) as Ali (archive footage)
- 1975 - Faustrecht der Freiheit ( movie ) as Salem the Moroccan (uncredited)
- 1975 - Wie ein Vogel auf dem Draht ( movie ) as Bodybuilder
- 1974 - Martha ( movie ) as Hotel Guest
- 1974 - Angst essen Seele auf ( movie ) as Ali
- 1973 - Welt am Draht ( tv ) as Bodyguard
- 1973 - Die Zärtlichkeit der Wölfe ( movie ) as Französischer Soldat
- 1973 - Wildwechsel ( movie )
- 1972 - Händler der vier Jahreszeiten ( movie ) as Araber