Personal Info
Birthday
January 1, 1936
Place of Birth
Morocco
Known For
Acting
El Hedi ben Salem
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.
Acting Filmography (11)
No Backdrop
6.3
My Name Is Not Ali
Movie2011
No Backdrop
10.0
When Fear Eats the Soul
Movie2007
7.2
Fox and His Friends
Movie1975
5.9
Like a Bird on a Wire
Movie1975
7.0
Martha
Movie1974
7.7
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
Movie1974
7.3
World on a Wire
TV Series1973
5.7
Tenderness of the Wolves
Movie1973
6.1
Jail Bait
Movie1973
7.7
Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day
TV Series1972
6.7
The Merchant of Four Seasons
Movie1972