2022-07-23
1933-02-2193 years, 8 months, and 14 days old
Place of birth:
New York City, New York, USA
Adult:
No
Gender:
Male
Biography
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.
Images Gallery
Best Credits: 23
| Title | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hey, Hey, We're The Monkees | Self (archive footage) | 8.4 | 1997-01-22 | 1.8784 | ||
Modesty | Self | 9 | 1981-01-07 | 1.1552 | ||
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos | Self | 5.6 | 2009-01-11 | 1.2163 | ||
Always … But Not Forever | Sam | 4.4 | 1985-10-04 | 1.0271 | ||
Head | Self (uncredited) | 6.2 | 1968-11-06 | 1.8758 | ||
On the tracks of a filmmaker | Bob Rafelson | 0 | 1988-01-01 | 0.7701 | ||
BBStory: An American Film Renaissance | Self | 0 | 2010-11-23 | 0.9627 | ||
Reflections of a Philosopher King | Self | 0 | 2010-11-23 | 0.8216 | ||
We Blew It | Self | 5.2 | 2017-11-08 | 0.9398 | ||
Leaving Las Vegas | Man At Mall | 7.2 | 1995-10-27 | 5.999 |