El Hedi ben Salem
Age: 40 | From: Morocco
Person Details
Birthday: 1936-01-01 21:09:01
Death: 1976-01-01 21:09:01
Aliases: Elhedi Ben Salem , El Hedi Ben Salem , Salem El Heïdi , Salem El Hedi
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Morocco
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 10
TV Involvements: 1
Most Famous Work
Biography
El Hedi ben Salem is a Moroccan actor. He is best known as the lover and collaborator of provocative German director Rainer Werner Fassbinder. He died of a heart attack 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.
Most Famous Work
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
(1974) Ali
World on a Wire
(1973) Bodyguard
Fox and His Friends
(1975) Salem the Moroccan (uncredited)
The Merchant of Four Seasons
(1972) Araber
Martha
(1974) Hotel Guest
Tenderness of the Wolves
(1973) Französischer Soldat
Like a Bird on a Wire
(1975) Bodybuilder
When Fear Eats the Soul
(2007) Ali (archive footage)Acting
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2007 | Ali (archive footage) | |
| 1975 | Salem the Moroccan (uncredited) | |
| Bodybuilder | ||
| 1974 | Ali | |
| Hotel Guest | ||
| 1973 | Bodyguard | |
| Französischer Soldat | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1972 | Araber | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Crew
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Thanks | |
| 1972 | Set Production Assistant | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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