Bob Rafelson
Known for DirectingBorn 1933-02-21 — died 2022-07-23New York City, New York, USA
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.
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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
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