El Hedi ben Salem
ActingBorn 1936-01-01Morocco
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 (11 titles)
movieWhen Fear Eats the Soul
2007 · ★ 10.0
tvEight Hours Don’t Make a Day
1972 · ★ 7.7
movieAli: Fear Eats the Soul
1974 · ★ 7.7
tvWorld on a Wire
1973 · ★ 7.3
movieFox and His Friends
1975 · ★ 7.2
movieMartha
1974 · ★ 7.0
movieThe Merchant of Four Seasons
1972 · ★ 6.8
movieMy Name Is Not Ali
2011 · ★ 6.3
movieJail Bait
1973 · ★ 6.2
movieLike a Bird on a Wire
1975 · ★ 5.9
movieTenderness of the Wolves
1973 · ★ 5.7