Biography
El Hedi ben Salem is a Moroccan actor. He is best known as the lover and collaborator of provocative German director Rainer Werner Fassbinder. He died...read more
El Hedi ben Salem is 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.
Department
Acting
Birthday
1936-01-01
Place of Birth
Morocco
Also Known As
[ "Elhedi Ben Salem", "El Hedi Ben Salem", "Salem El Heïdi", "Salem El Hedi" ]
AWARDS
LEGAL
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