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.

Other name:

Elhedi Ben Salem,

El Hedi Ben Salem,

Salem El Heïdi,

Salem El Hedi

Gender:

Male

Birthday:

Jan 1, 1936

Deathday:

1 thg 1, 1976

Place of birth:

Morocco