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El Hedi ben Salem

El Hedi ben Salem

Birthday: 1936-01-01 | Place of Birth: Morocco

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1975
Like a Bird on a Wire

as    Bodybuilder