Acting · Morocco · Born January 1, 1936
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.
MovieMy Name Is Not Ali
2011
as Self (archive footage)
MovieWhen Fear Eats the Soul
2007
as Ali (archive footage)
MovieFox and His Friends
1975
as Salem the Moroccan (uncredited)
MovieLike a Bird on a Wire
1975
as Bodybuilder
MovieMartha
1974
as Hotel Guest
MovieAli: Fear Eats the Soul
1974
as Ali
TVWorld on a Wire
1973
as Bodyguard
MovieTenderness of the Wolves
1973
as Französischer Soldat
MovieJail Bait
1973
TVEight Hours Don’t Make a Day
1972
as Dunkelhäutiger Arbeiter
MovieThe Merchant of Four Seasons
1972
as Araber
