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
10.0
When Fear Eats the Soul
2007 · Movie
7.7
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
1974 · Movie
7.2
Fox and His Friends
1975 · Movie
7.0
Martha
1974 · Movie
6.7
The Merchant of Four Seasons
1972 · Movie
6.1
Jail Bait
1973 · Movie
5.7
Tenderness of the Wolves
1973 · Movie
6.3
My Name Is Not Ali
2011 · Movie
5.9
Like a Bird on a Wire
1975 · Movie