Bob Rafelson
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bob Rafelson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- 2017 · We Blew It as Self
- 2010 · America Lost and Found: The BBS Story as Self
- 2010 · BBStory: An American Film Renaissance as Self
- 2010 · Reflections of a Philosopher King as Self
- 2010 · Soul Searching in 'Five Easy Pieces' as Self
- 2010 · Sodankylä Forever as Self
- 2009 · No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos as Self
- 2002 · Porn.com as Matty Bonkers
- 2002 · Afterthoughts as Self
- 1997 · Who Is Henry Jaglom? as Self
- 1997 · Hey, Hey We're The Monkees as Self (archive footage)
- 1995 · Leaving Las Vegas as Man At Mall
- 1994 · Wet as Rejected Customer (uncredited)
- 1988 · On the tracks of a filmmaker as Bob Rafelson
- 1985 · Always … But Not Forever as Sam
- 1983 · Notre Dame de la Croisette as Self
- 1982 · Mora as Gangster
- 1981 · Modesty as Self
- 1976 · Stay Hungry as Man on a Sidewalk with Painting (uncredited)
- 1970 · Five Easy Pieces as Man in Elevator (uncredited)
- 1968 · Head as Bob Rafelson (uncredited)
- 1966 · The Monkees as