El Hedi ben Salem

    El Hedi ben Salem

    Acting

    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.

    Born: 1/1/1936
    Morocco

    Filmography

    Like a Bird on a Wire
    1975
    Music

    Like a Bird on a Wire

    5.8
    The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
    1972
    Drama

    The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant

    7.4
    When Fear Eats the Soul
    2007
    Drama

    When Fear Eats the Soul

    10.0
    The Merchant of Four Seasons
    1972
    Drama

    The Merchant of Four Seasons

    6.6
    Tenderness of the Wolves
    1973
    Horror

    Tenderness of the Wolves

    5.6
    Querelle
    1982
    Drama

    Querelle

    6.6
    Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
    1974
    Romance

    Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

    7.7
    Fox and His Friends
    1975
    Drama

    Fox and His Friends

    7.2
    Martha
    1974
    TV Movie

    Martha

    6.9
    Jail Bait
    1973
    Drama

    Jail Bait

    5.8
    My Name Is Not Ali
    2011
    Documentary

    My Name Is Not Ali

    5.8