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El Hedi ben Salem
Born 1936-01-01Morocco
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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
My Name Is Not AliSelf (archive footage)When Fear Eats the SoulAli (archive footage)Fox and His FriendsSalem the Moroccan (uncredited)Like a Bird on a WireBodybuilderMarthaHotel GuestAli: Fear Eats the SoulAliTenderness of the WolvesFranzösischer SoldatJail BaitRoleThe Merchant of Four SeasonsAraber