El Hedi ben Salem
Born	Morocco
Died	1982 Nîmes, France

El Hedi ben Salem (El Hedi ben Salem m'Barek Mohammed Mustafa) (c1935^[1] – 1982), was a Moroccan actor best known for his work with German film director Rainer Werner Fassbinder.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Filmography 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Biography

El Hedi ben Salem was the lover of Rainer Werner Fassbinder from 1971 to 1974, though he also had a wife and two children in Morocco. During this period, he played several roles in Fassbinder's films. He is best known for his role of Ali in Ali: Fear Eats the Soul. After seriously injuring three people by stabbing, he was deported to France, where he killed himself in prison. Fassbinder dedicated his last film Querelle to him.

[edit] Filmography

• 1972 The Merchant of Four Seasons
• 1973 Jail Bait
• 1973 Tenderness of Wolves
• 1973 Welt am Draht
• 1974 Martha
• 1974 Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
• 1975 Fox and His Friends

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• El Hedi ben Salem at the Internet Movie Database

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