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El Hedi ben Salem

El Hedi ben Salem

Acting · Born 1936-01-01 · 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.

Known For

movie 7.7 Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
1974
movie 7.2 Fox and His Friends
Fox and His Friends
1975
movie 6.7 The Merchant of Four Seasons
The Merchant of Four Seasons
1972
tv 7.3 World on a Wire
World on a Wire
1973
movie 7.0 Martha
Martha
1974
movie 5.7 Tenderness of the Wolves
Tenderness of the Wolves
1973
tv 7.7 Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day
Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day
1972
movie 6.2 Jail Bait
Jail Bait
1973
movie 5.9 Like a Bird on a Wire
Like a Bird on a Wire
1975
movie 6.3 My Name Is Not Ali
My Name Is Not Ali
2011
movie 10.0 When Fear Eats the Soul
When Fear Eats the Soul
2007