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Bob Rafelson
Producer, Actor, Director, Writer, Editor, Additional Credits
Born February 21, 1933Died July 23, 2022 (89 years)
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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.
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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.
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Bob Rafelson Filmography
| 1981 | |
| 1976 | |
| 1974 | |
| 1973 | |
| 1972 | |
| 1971 | |
| 1970 | |
| 1969 | |
| 1968 | |
| 1965 | The Monkees (TV Series) |
| 1963 | Channing (TV Series) · as Associate Producer |
| 1963 | The Greatest Show on Earth (TV Series) |
| 2002 | Porn.com · as Matty Bonkers |
| 1996 | Tales of Erotica · as Rejected Customer (segment 'wet') (uncredited) |
| 1995 | Leaving Las Vegas · as Man At Mall |
| 1994 | Wet · as Rejected Customer (uncredited) |
| 1985 | Always, But Not Forever · as Sam |
| 1982 | Mora · as Gangster |
| 1976 | Stay Hungry · as Man On A Sidewalk With Painting (uncredited) |
| 1970 | Five Easy Pieces · as Man In Elevator (uncredited) |
| 1965 | The Monkees (TV Series) |
| 2003 | |
| 2002 | |
| 2002 | |
| 1998 | |
| 1996 | |
| 1996 | |
| 1994 | Picture Windows (TV Series) |
| 1994 | |
| 1992 | |
| 1990 | |
| 1987 | |
| 1981 | |
| 1976 | |
| 1972 | |
| 1970 | |
| 1968 | |
| 1965 | The Monkees (TV Series) |
| 1996 | |
| 1990 | Mountains of the Moon · as Screenplay |
| 1976 | Stay Hungry · as Screenplay |
| 1972 | |
| 1968 | |
| 1965 | The Monkees (TV Series) |
| 1963 | The Greatest Show on Earth (TV Series) |
| 2017 | We Blew It · as Self |
| 2010 | Sodankylä Forever (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2008 | No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos · as Self |
| 2007 | Making the Monkees · as Self |
| 1999 | Independent Lens (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | Hey, Hey We're the Monkees · as Self |
| 1997 | Hey, Hey, We're The Monkees · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1995 | Who Is Henry Jaglom? · as Self |
| 1981 | Notre Dame de la Croisette · as Self |
| 1971 | Film (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1968 | Head · as Self (uncredited) |
| 2002 |
| 2002 | Porn.com · as Written By |
| 1996 | Blood and Wine · as Story |
| 1994 | Wet · as Written By |
| 1980 | Brubaker · as Story |
| 1970 | Five Easy Pieces · as Story |
| 1960 | The Witness (TV Series) · as Story Editor |
| 1959 | The Play of the Week (TV Series) · as Adaptation |