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.

Acted Movies

Martha (1974)

Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Writers: Rainer Werner Fassbinder,

Cast: Adrian Hoven, Barbara Valentin, El Hedi ben Salem, Gisela Fackeldey, Günter Lamprecht, Karlheinz Böhm, Margit Carstensen, Ortrud Beginnen, Peter Chatel, Wolfgang Schenck,

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)

Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Cast: Anita Bucher, Barbara Valentin, Brigitte Mira, Doris Mattes, El Hedi ben Salem, Elma Karlowa, Gusti Kreissl, Irm Hermann, Katharina Herberg, Margit Symo,