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 of a heart attack 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.
Gender
Male
IMDb Id
nm0373289
Known For Department
Acting
Also Known As
Elhedi Ben Salem
,
El Hedi Ben Salem
,
Salem El Heïdi
,
Salem El Hedi
,
Date of Birth
1936-01-01
Place of Birth
Morocco
Date of Death
1976-01-01
