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El Hedi ben Salem

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: Acting

Born: Morocco, 1936-01-01

Died: 1976-01-01

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1972	The Merchant of Four Seasons	Araber	67
2	1973	Jail Bait		62
3	1973	Tenderness of the Wolves	Französischer Soldat	57
4	1974	Ali: Fear Eats the Soul	Ali	78
5	1974	Martha	Hotel Guest	70
6	1975	Like a Bird on a Wire	Bodybuilder	58
7	1975	Fox and His Friends	Salem the Moroccan (uncredited)	73
8	2007	When Fear Eats the Soul	Ali (archive footage)	100
9	2011	My Name Is Not Ali	Self (archive footage)	58

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1973	World on a Wire	Bodyguard	72