El Hedi ben Salem
Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: January 1, 1936
Day of Death: January 1, 1976 (40 years old)
Place of Birth: Morocco
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.
