El Hedi ben Salem

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.

Known For

When Fear Eats the Soul 2007 ★ 10.0
Fox and His Friends 1975 ★ 7.2
Like a Bird on a Wire 1975 ★ 5.9
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul 1974 ★ 7.7
Martha 1974 ★ 7.0
World on a Wire 1973 ★ 7.3
Tenderness of the Wolves 1973 ★ 5.7
Jail Bait 1973 ★ 6.1
Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day 1972 ★ 7.7
The Merchant of Four Seasons 1972 ★ 6.7