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Bob Rafelson

Bob Rafelson

Director · Born 1933-02-21 · New York City, New York, USA

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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.

Directed

  1. Five Easy Pieces (1970) — Director
  2. The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981) — Director
  3. Black Widow (1987) — Director
  4. No Good Deed (2002) — Director
  5. Blood and Wine (1996) — Director
  6. Head (1968) — Director
  7. The King of Marvin Gardens (1972) — Director
  8. Stay Hungry (1976) — Director
  9. Mountains of the Moon (1990) — Director
  10. Man Trouble (1992) — Director
  11. The Monkees (1966) — Director
  12. Poodle Springs (1998) — Director
  13. Tales of Erotica (1996) — Director
  14. Porn.com (2002) — Director
  15. Wet (1994) — Director
  16. Modesty (1981) — Director
  17. Picture Windows: Armed Response (1995) — Director
  18. Picture Windows (1995) — Director

Also appeared in

  1. Leaving Las Vegas (1995) — Man At Mall
  2. Five Easy Pieces (1970) — Man in Elevator (uncredited)
  3. Head (1968) — Self (uncredited)
  4. Stay Hungry (1976) — Man on a Sidewalk with Painting (uncredited)
  5. The Monkees (1966) — World's Oldest Flower Child (uncredited)
  6. No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos (2009) — Self
  7. We Blew It (2017) — Self
  8. Tales of Erotica (1996) — Rejected Customer (segment 'Wet') (uncredited)
  9. Porn.com (2002) — Matty Bonkers
  10. Wet (1994) — Rejected Customer (uncredited)
  11. Who Is Henry Jaglom? (1997) — Self
  12. Film '72 (1971) — Self
  13. Always … But Not Forever (1985) — Sam
  14. Hey, Hey, We're The Monkees (1997) — Self (archive footage)
  15. Notre Dame de la Croisette (1983) — Self
  16. Afterthoughts (2002) — Self
  17. Mora (1982) — Gangster
  18. Modesty (1981) — Self
  19. America Lost and Found: The BBS Story (2010) — Self
  20. Soul Searching in 'Five Easy Pieces' (2010) — Self
  21. On the tracks of a filmmaker (1988) — Bob Rafelson
  22. BBStory: An American Film Renaissance (2010) — Self
  23. Reflections of a Philosopher King (2010) — Self