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Bob Rafelson
New York City, New York, USA
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 Piec…
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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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2017
We Blew It
Movie Self
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2010
America Lost and Found: The BBS Story
Movie Self
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2010
BBStory: An American Film Renaissance
Movie Self
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2010
Soul Searching in 'Five Easy Pieces'
Movie Self
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2010
Reflections of a Philosopher King
Movie Self
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2009
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
Movie Self
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2002
No Good Deed
Movie Director
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2002
Porn.com
Movie Matty Bonkers
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2002
Afterthoughts
Movie Self
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1998
Poodle Springs
Movie Director
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1997
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
Movie Self
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1997
Hey, Hey, We're The Monkees
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1996
Blood and Wine
Movie Director
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1996
Tales of Erotica
Movie Rejected Customer (segment 'Wet') (uncredited)
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1995
Leaving Las Vegas
Movie Man At Mall
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1995
Picture Windows
TV show Director
More credits
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1995
Picture Windows: Armed Response
Movie Director
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1994
Wet
Movie Rejected Customer (uncredited)
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1992
Man Trouble
Movie Director
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1990
Mountains of the Moon
Movie Director
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1988
On the tracks of a filmmaker
Movie Bob Rafelson
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1987
Black Widow
Movie Director
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1985
Always … But Not Forever
Movie Sam
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1983
Notre Dame de la Croisette
Movie Self
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1982
Mora
Movie Gangster
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1981
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Movie Director
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1981
Modesty
Movie Self
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1976
Stay Hungry
Movie Man on a Sidewalk with Painting (uncredited)
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1973
The Mother and the Whore
Movie Producer
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1972
The King of Marvin Gardens
Movie Director
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1971
Film '72
TV show Self
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1971
The Last Picture Show
Movie Producer
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1970
Five Easy Pieces
Movie Man in Elevator (uncredited)
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1968
Head
Movie Self (uncredited)
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1966
The Monkees
TV show World's Oldest Flower Child (uncredited)
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1963
The Greatest Show on Earth
TV show Producer
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1959
The World of Sholom Aleichem
Movie Script Editor
