
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.

Leaving Las Vegas
1995 · as Man At Mall

Five Easy Pieces
1970 · as Man in Elevator (uncredited)

Head
1968 · as Self (uncredited)

Stay Hungry
1976 · as Man on a Sidewalk with Painting (uncredited)

Who Is Henry Jaglom?
1997 · as Self

We Blew It
2017 · as Self

Wet
1994 · as Rejected Customer (uncredited)

Tales of Erotica
1996 · as Rejected Customer (segment 'Wet') (uncredited)

Mora
1982 · as Gangster

No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
2009 · as Self

BBStory: An American Film Renaissance
2010 · as Self

Afterthoughts
2002 · as Self

Always … But Not Forever
1985 · as Sam

Hey, Hey, We're The Monkees
1997 · as Self (archive footage)

Porn.com
2002 · as Matty Bonkers

Modesty
1981 · as Self

Notre Dame de la Croisette
1983 · as Self

On the tracks of a filmmaker
1988 · as Bob Rafelson