About
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.
Filmography
My Name Is Not Ali2011 · Self (archive footage)
When Fear Eats the Soul2007 · Ali (archive footage)
Fox and His Friends1975 · Salem the Moroccan (uncredited)
Like a Bird on a Wire1975 · Bodybuilder
Martha1974 · Hotel Guest
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul1974 · Ali
Tenderness of the Wolves1973 · Französischer Soldat
Jail Bait1973
The Merchant of Four Seasons1972 · Araber