Biography
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.
Filmography
Cast Credits
My Name Is Not Ali
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2011
When Fear Eats the Soul
Character: Ali (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2007
Fox and His Friends
Character: Salem the Moroccan (uncredited)
MOVIE • 1975
Like a Bird on a Wire
Character: Bodybuilder
MOVIE • 1975
Martha
Character: Hotel Guest
MOVIE • 1974
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
Character: Ali
MOVIE • 1974
World on a Wire
Character: Bodyguard
TV • 1973
Tenderness of the Wolves
Character: Französischer Soldat
MOVIE • 1973
Jail Bait
Character:
MOVIE • 1973
The Merchant of Four Seasons
Character: Araber
MOVIE • 1972
Crew
