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 works of legendary noir authors James M. Cain, Raymond Chandler, and Dashiell Hammett.
Acting
Movie
Leaving Las Vegas
as Man At Mall
1995
Movie
Five Easy Pieces
as Man in Elevator (uncredited)
1970
Movie
Head
as Self (uncredited)
1968
Movie
Stay Hungry
as Man on a Sidewalk with Painting (uncredited)
1976
TV
The Monkees
as World's Oldest Flower Child (uncredited)
1966
Movie
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
as Self
2009
Movie
We Blew It
as Self
2017
Movie
Tales of Erotica
as Rejected Customer (segment 'Wet') (uncredited)
1996
Movie
Porn.com
as Matty Bonkers
2002
Movie
Wet
as Rejected Customer (uncredited)
1994
Movie
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
as Self
1997
Movie
Always … But Not Forever
as Sam
1985
Movie
Hey, Hey, We're The Monkees
as Self (archive footage)
1997
Movie
Notre Dame de la Croisette
as Self
1983
Movie
Afterthoughts
as Self
2002
Movie
Mora
as Gangster
1982
Movie
Modesty
as Self
1981
Movie
America Lost and Found: The BBS Story
as Self
2010
Movie
Soul Searching in 'Five Easy Pieces'
as Self
2010
Movie
On the tracks of a filmmaker
as Bob Rafelson
1988
Movie
BBStory: An American Film Renaissance
as Self
2010
Movie
Reflections of a Philosopher King
as Self
2010
Crew
Movie
The Last Picture Show
Producer
1971
Movie
Five Easy Pieces
Director
1970
Movie
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Director
1981
Movie
Black Widow
Director
1987
Movie
No Good Deed
Director
2002
Movie
The Mother and the Whore
Producer
1973
Movie
Blood and Wine
Director
1996
Movie
Head
Director
1968
Movie
The King of Marvin Gardens
Director
1972
Movie
Stay Hungry
Director
1976
Movie
Mountains of the Moon
Director
1990
Movie
Man Trouble
Director
1992