El Hedi ben Salem

El Hedi ben Salem

Actor

Morocco
January 1, 1936

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 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.

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El Hedi ben Salem 1

Representative Works

Querelle
Querelle
6.6
/ English
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
7.7
/ German
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
7.4
/ German
The Merchant of Four Seasons
The Merchant of Four Seasons
6.7
/ German
Fox and His Friends
Fox and His Friends
7.2
/ German
Tenderness of the Wolves
Tenderness of the Wolves
5.7
/ German
Martha
Martha
7.0
/ German
My Name Is Not Ali
My Name Is Not Ali
6.3
/ German
Jail Bait
Jail Bait
6.2
/ German
When Fear Eats the Soul
When Fear Eats the Soul
10.0
/ French
Like a Bird on a Wire
Like a Bird on a Wire
5.9
/ German

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Querelle
1982Nominee

Best Performance

Querelle

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
1974Winner

Best Performance

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
1972Nominee

Best Performance

The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant

Career Highlights

The Merchant of Four Seasons
1972Highlight

Best Performance

The Merchant of Four Seasons

Fox and His Friends
1975Highlight

Best Performance

Fox and His Friends

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