El Hedi ben Salem

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.

Casted

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

Played Ali

Average Rating

7.7

436 votes

Release Date

Mar 05, 1974

52 years ago
Fox and His Friends

Played Salem the Moroccan (uncredited)

Average Rating

7.2

143 votes

Release Date

Jun 06, 1975

51 years ago
The Merchant of Four Seasons

Played Araber

Average Rating

6.6

75 votes

Release Date

Mar 10, 1972

54 years ago
Martha

Played Hotel Guest

Average Rating

6.9

66 votes

Release Date

May 28, 1974

52 years ago
Tenderness of the Wolves

Played Französischer Soldat

Average Rating

5.6

45 votes

Release Date

Jul 12, 1973

53 years ago
Jail Bait

Average Rating

5.8

13 votes

Release Date

Jan 09, 1973

54 years ago
Like a Bird on a Wire

Played Bodybuilder

Average Rating

5.8

6 votes

Release Date

May 05, 1975

51 years ago
My Name Is Not Ali

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

5.8

5 votes

Release Date

Nov 07, 2011

14 years ago
When Fear Eats the Soul

Played Ali (archive footage)

Average Rating

10.0

1 votes

Release Date

Feb 01, 2007

19 years ago

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