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BornJanuary 1, 1936
DiedJanuary 1, 1976 (age 40)
Place of birthMorocco
Film credits9
El Hedi ben Salem
DeceasedKnown for Acting
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.
Filmography
My Name Is Not Ali
2011
as Self (archive footage)
When Fear Eats the Soul
2007
as Ali (archive footage)
Fox and His Friends
1975
as Salem the Moroccan (uncredited)
Like a Bird on a Wire
1975
as Bodybuilder
Martha
1974
as Hotel Guest
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
1974
as Ali
Tenderness of the Wolves
1973
as Französischer Soldat
Jail Bait
1973
The Merchant of Four Seasons
1972
as Araber