El Hedi ben Salem
- Birthday: 1/1/1936
- Deathday: 1/1/1976
- Place of birth: Morocco
- Fame for: Acting
- Also known as: Elhedi Ben Salem, El Hedi Ben Salem, Salem El Heïdi, Salem El Hedi
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 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.
Filmography
