Bob Rafelson
Directing
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
Directing18
movieNo Good Deed
2002
Director
moviePorn.com
2002
Director
moviePoodle Springs
1998
Director
movieBlood and Wine
1996
Director
movieTales of Erotica
1996
Director
tvPicture Windows
1995
Director
movieWet
1994
Director
movieMan Trouble
1992
Director
movieMountains of the Moon
1990
Director
movieBlack Widow
1987
Director
movieModesty
1981
Director
movieStay Hungry
1976
Director
movieFive Easy Pieces
1970
Director
movieHead
1968
Director
tvThe Monkees
1966
Director
Acting23
moviePorn.com
2002
Matty Bonkers
movieHey, Hey, We're The Monkees
1997
Self (archive footage)
movieTales of Erotica
1996
Rejected Customer (segment 'Wet') (uncredited)
movieLeaving Las Vegas
1995
Man At Mall
movieWet
1994
Rejected Customer (uncredited)
movieOn the tracks of a filmmaker
1988
Bob Rafelson
movieMora
1982
Gangster
movieModesty
1981
Self
movieStay Hungry
1976
Man on a Sidewalk with Painting (uncredited)
movieFive Easy Pieces
1970
Man in Elevator (uncredited)
movieHead
1968
Self (uncredited)
tvThe Monkees
1966
World's Oldest Flower Child (uncredited)
Production9
movieStay Hungry
1976
Producer
movieThe Last Picture Show
1971
Producer
movieFive Easy Pieces
1970
Producer
movieHead
1968
Producer
tvThe Monkees
1966
Producer
Writing9
movieMountains of the Moon
1990
Screenplay
movieStay Hungry
1976
Screenplay
movieHead
1968
Writer
tvThe Monkees
1966
Writer
movieThe World of Sholom Aleichem
1959
Script Editor
Creator1
tvThe Monkees
1966
Creator