Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
January 1, 1936
Died
January 1, 1976 (40 years old)
Place of Birth
Morocco
Also Known As
- Elhedi Ben Salem
- El Hedi Ben Salem
- Salem El Heïdi
- Salem El Hedi
El Hedi ben Salem
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.
