El Hedi ben Salem

El Hedi ben Salem

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

January 1, 1936

died

January 1, 1976

place of birth

Morocco

also known as

Elhedi Ben Salem · El Hedi Ben Salem · Salem El Heïdi · Salem El Hedi

total credits

9 movies

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.

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Known For

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

as Ali

Jail Bait

Jail Bait

Fox and His Friends

Fox and His Friends

as Salem the Moroccan (uncredited)

Martha

Martha

as Hotel Guest

Tenderness of the Wolves

Tenderness of the Wolves

as Französischer Soldat

The Merchant of Four Seasons

The Merchant of Four Seasons

as Araber

Filmography

9 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
7.7

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

1974as Ali
Jail Bait
6.1

Jail Bait

1973
Fox and His Friends
7.2

Fox and His Friends

1975as Salem the Moroccan (uncredited)
Martha
7.0

Martha

1974as Hotel Guest
Tenderness of the Wolves
5.7

Tenderness of the Wolves

1973as Französischer Soldat
The Merchant of Four Seasons
6.7

The Merchant of Four Seasons

1972as Araber
Like a Bird on a Wire
5.9

Like a Bird on a Wire

1975as Bodybuilder
When Fear Eats the Soul
10.0

When Fear Eats the Soul

2007as Ali (archive footage)
My Name Is Not Ali
6.3

My Name Is Not Ali

2011as Self (archive footage)