- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- February 21, 1933
- Place of Birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- July 23, 2022
Bob Rafelson
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…
Filmography
movieWe Blew It
2017 · Self
movieBBStory: An American Film Renaissance
2010 · Self
movieReflections of a Philosopher King
2010 · Self
America Lost and Found: The BBS Story
movieAmerica Lost and Found: The BBS Story
2010 · Self
movieSoul Searching in 'Five Easy Pieces'
2010 · Self
movieNo Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
2009 · Self
movieNo Good Deed
2002 · Director
moviePorn.com
2002 · Matty Bonkers, Director
movieAfterthoughts
2002 · Self
moviePoodle Springs
1998 · Director
movieWho Is Henry Jaglom?
1997 · Self
movieHey, Hey, We're The Monkees
1997 · Self (archive footage)
movieBlood and Wine
1996 · Director, Story
movieTales of Erotica
1996 · Rejected Customer (segment 'Wet') (uncredited), Director, Writer
movieLeaving Las Vegas
1995 · Man At Mall
tvPicture Windows
1995 · Director
moviePicture Windows: Armed Response
1995 · Director
movieWet
1994 · Rejected Customer (uncredited), Director
movieMan Trouble
1992 · Director
movieMountains of the Moon
1990 · Director, Screenplay
movieOn the tracks of a filmmaker
1988 · Bob Rafelson
movieBlack Widow
1987 · Director
movieAlways … But Not Forever
1985 · Sam
movieNotre Dame de la Croisette
1983 · Self
movieMora
1982 · Gangster
movieThe Postman Always Rings Twice
1981 · Director, Producer
movieModesty
1981 · Self, Director
movieStay Hungry
1976 · Man on a Sidewalk with Painting (uncredited), Director, Producer, Screenplay
movieThe Mother and the Whore
1973 · Producer
movieThe King of Marvin Gardens
1972 · Director, Writer, Producer
Film '72
tvFilm '72
1971 · Self
movieThe Last Picture Show
1971 · Producer
movieFive Easy Pieces
1970 · Man in Elevator (uncredited), Director, Story, Producer
movieHead
1968 · Self (uncredited), Director, Writer, Producer
tvThe Monkees
1966 · World's Oldest Flower Child (uncredited), Writer, Director, Producer, Creator
The Greatest Show on Earth
tvThe Greatest Show on Earth
1963 · Producer
movieThe World of Sholom Aleichem
1959 · Script Editor