Bob Rafelson
- Directing
- February 21, 1933 · New York City, New York, USA
- July 23, 2022
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
- Reflections of a Philosopher King · Self
- America Lost and Found: The BBS Story · Self
- Soul Searching in 'Five Easy Pieces' · Self
- No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos · Self
- No Good Deed · Director
- Porn.com · Matty Bonkers, Director
- Afterthoughts · Self
- Poodle Springs · Director
- Who Is Henry Jaglom? · Self
- Hey, Hey, We're The Monkees · Self
- Blood and Wine · Director, Story
- Tales of Erotica · Rejected Customer (segment 'Wet') (uncredited), Director
- Leaving Las Vegas · Man At Mall
- Picture Windows · Director
- Picture Windows: Armed Response · Director
- Wet · Rejected Customer (uncredited), Director
- Man Trouble · Director
- Mountains of the Moon · Director, Screenplay
- 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, Producer
- Modesty · Self, Director
- Stay Hungry · Man on a Sidewalk with Painting (uncredited), Director
- The Mother and the Whore · Producer
- The King of Marvin Gardens · Director, Writer
- Film '72 · Self
- The Last Picture Show · Producer
- Five Easy Pieces · Man in Elevator (uncredited), Director
- Head · Self, Writer
- The Monkees · World's Oldest Flower Child (uncredited), Producer
- The Greatest Show on Earth · Producer
- The World of Sholom Aleichem · Script Editor