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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.

My Name Is Not Ali
as Self (archive footage)

When Fear Eats the Soul
as Ali (archive footage)

Fox and His Friends
as Salem the Moroccan (uncredited)

Like a Bird on a Wire
as Bodybuilder

Martha
as Hotel Guest

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
as Ali

World on a Wire
as Bodyguard

Tenderness of the Wolves
as Französischer Soldat

Jail Bait

Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day
as Dunkelhäutiger Arbeiter

The Merchant of Four Seasons
as Araber