Bob Rafelson
Director
Biography
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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.
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Filmography
Leaving Las Vegas
as Man At Mall 1995
Five Easy Pieces
as Man in Elevator (uncredited) 1970
Head
as Self (uncredited) 1968
Stay Hungry
as Man on a Sidewalk with Painting (uncredited) 1976
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
as Self 2009
We Blew It
as Self 2017
Tales of Erotica
as Rejected Customer (segment 'Wet') (uncredited) 1996
Porn.com
as Matty Bonkers 2002
Wet
as Rejected Customer (uncredited) 1994
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
as Self 1997
Always … But Not Forever
as Sam 1985
Hey, Hey, We're The Monkees
as Self (archive footage) 1997
America Lost and Found: The BBS Story
as Self 2010
Notre Dame de la Croisette
as Self 1983
Soul Searching in 'Five Easy Pieces'
as Self 2010
Afterthoughts
as Self 2002
Mora
as Gangster 1982