El Hedi ben Salem
Actor
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.
Born1936-01-01
Place of BirthMorocco
Known For
7.7
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
RomanceDrama
7.3
World on a Wire
DramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
7.7
Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day
ComedyDrama
7.2
Fox and His Friends
Drama
5.7
Tenderness of the Wolves
HorrorCrime
6.3
My Name Is Not Ali
Documentary
6.2
Jail Bait
DramaTV Movie
6.7
The Merchant of Four Seasons
Drama
7.0
Martha
TV MovieDrama
10.0
When Fear Eats the Soul
Drama
5.9
Like a Bird on a Wire
MusicTV Movie