Person Details

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Aliases: Elhedi Ben Salem , El Hedi Ben Salem , Salem El Heïdi , Salem El Hedi

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Morocco

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Movie Involvements: 10

TV Involvements: 1


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

World on a Wire
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7

World on a Wire

(1973) Bodyguard
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
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8
Fox and His Friends
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7

Fox and His Friends

(1975) Salem the Moroccan (uncredited)
The Merchant of Four Seasons
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7
Martha
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7

Martha

(1974) Hotel Guest
Tenderness of the Wolves
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6

Tenderness of the Wolves

(1973) Französischer Soldat
My Name Is Not Ali
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6

My Name Is Not Ali

(2011) Self (archive footage)
Like a Bird on a Wire
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6

Like a Bird on a Wire

(1975) Bodybuilder

Acting

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
1982 Thanks
1972 Set Production Assistant
Year Role Movie/Tv

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