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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.
The roles that explain the career.
9 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | My Name Is Not Ali | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 1975 | Fox and His Friends | Salem the Moroccan (uncredited) | Film |
| 1975 | Like a Bird on a Wire | Bodybuilder | Film |
| 1974 | Ali: Fear Eats the Soul | Ali | Film |
| 1974 | Martha | Hotel Guest | Film |
| 1973 | Jail Bait | Film | |
| 1973 | Tenderness of the Wolves | Französischer Soldat | Film |
| 1973 | World on a Wire | Bodyguard | TV |
| 1972 | The Merchant of Four Seasons | Araber | Film |
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