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El Hedi ben Salem

El Hedi ben Salem

ActorCrew Jan 1 (died age 40) Morocco 1971–2011 (40 year career)
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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.

Known For

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
Film

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

Ali
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
Film

The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant

Set Production Assistant
Fox and His Friends
Film

Fox and His Friends

Salem the Moroccan (uncredited)
Querelle
Film

Querelle

Thanks
World on a Wire
Film

World on a Wire

Bodyguard
The Merchant of Four Seasons
Film

The Merchant of Four Seasons

Araber
Martha
Film

Martha

Hotel Guest
Tenderness of the Wolves
Film

Tenderness of the Wolves

Französischer Soldat

Filmography