
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
2/21/1933
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Robert RafelsonБоб Рейфелсон
Bob Rafelson
Biography
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 Ra...
Known For

Leaving Las Vegas
as Man At Mall

Always … But Not Forever
as Sam

Head
as Self (uncredited)

Who Is Henry Jaglom?
as Self

Hey, Hey, We're The Monkees
as Self (archive footage)

No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
as Self

On the tracks of a filmmaker
as Bob Rafelson

Tales of Erotica
as Rejected Customer (segment 'Wet') (uncredited)

BBStory: An American Film Renaissance
as Self

Stay Hungry
as Man on a Sidewalk with Painting (uncredited)

Five Easy Pieces
as Man in Elevator (uncredited)

We Blew It
as Self

Mora
as Gangster

Wet
as Rejected Customer (uncredited)

Porn.com
as Matty Bonkers

Notre Dame de la Croisette
as Self

Sodankylä Forever
as Self

Afterthoughts
as Self

Reflections of a Philosopher King
as Self

Soul Searching in 'Five Easy Pieces'
as Self