Known For
Directing
Born
Feb 21, 1933
Died
Jul 23, 2022
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Credits
37 titles
Bob Rafelson
Biography
Robert "Bob" Rafelson (February 21, 1933-July 23, 2022) was an American film director, writer and producer. He was most famous for directing and co-writing the film Five Easy Pieces, starring Jack Nicholson, as well as being one of the creators of the pop group and TV series, The Monkees (with Raybert/BBS Productions partner Bert Schneider). Rafelson was born in New York City, the son of a hat manufacturer. His uncle was screenwriter and playwright Samson Raphaelson. Rafelson and Nicholson have been collaborators for over thirty years. Nicholson and Rafelson wrote and produced and Rafelson directed Head, starring the Monkees, in 1968, followed by Five Easy Pieces. In subsequent years, Rafelson directed Nicholson in four more films, including The King of Marvin Gardens (1972), The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981), Man Trouble (1992), and Blood and Wine (1996). Rafelson has adapted the works of legendary noir authors James M. Cain, Raymond Chandler, and Dashiell Hammett.
Known For
Filmography
We Blew It
Self
BBStory: An American Film Renaissance
Self
America Lost and Found: The BBS Story
Self
Soul Searching in 'Five Easy Pieces'
Self
Reflections of a Philosopher King
Self
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
Self
No Good Deed
Director
Porn.com
Matty Bonkers
Afterthoughts
Self
Poodle Springs
Director
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
Self
Hey, Hey, We're The Monkees
Self (archive footage)
Blood and Wine
Director
Tales of Erotica
Rejected Customer (segment 'Wet') (uncredited)
Leaving Las Vegas
Man At Mall
Picture Windows
Director
Picture Windows: Armed Response
Director
Wet
Rejected Customer (uncredited)
Man Trouble
Director
Mountains of the Moon
Director
On the tracks of a filmmaker
Bob Rafelson
Black Widow
Director
Always … But Not Forever
Sam
Notre Dame de la Croisette
Self
Mora
Gangster
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Director
Modesty
Self
Stay Hungry
Man on a Sidewalk with Painting (uncredited)
The Mother and the Whore
Producer
The King of Marvin Gardens
Director
Film '72
Self
The Last Picture Show
Producer
Five Easy Pieces
Man in Elevator (uncredited)
Head
Self (uncredited)
The Monkees
World's Oldest Flower Child (uncredited)
The Greatest Show on Earth
Producer
The World of Sholom Aleichem
Script Editor