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Bob Rafelson

Film Director / Screenwriter / Film Producer / Writer | * 02/21/1933 († 89, 07/23/2022) | New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
Robert Jay Rafelson (February 21, 1933 – July 23, 2022) was an American film director, writer and producer. He is regarded as one of the key figures in the founding of the New Hollywood movement of the 1970s. Among his best-known films as a director include those made as part of the company he co-founded, Raybert/BBS Productions, Five Easy Pieces (1970) and The King of Marvin Gardens (1972) as well as acclaimed later films, The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981) and Mountains of the Moon (1990). Other films he produced as part of BBS include two of the most significant films of the era, Easy Rider (1969) and The Last Picture Show (1971). Easy Rider, Five Easy Pieces and The Last Picture Show... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Documentaries | Comedies

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Awards & Nominations for Bob Rafelson

Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay Academy Award for Best Picture
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Movies with Bob Rafelson as Actor(17)

as himself2017 We Blew It
as himself2002 Afterthoughts
as Matty Bonkers2002 Porn.com
as himself1997 Who Is Henry Jaglom?
as Man At Mall1995 Leaving Las Vegas
as Rejected Customer (uncredited)1994 Wet
as Sam1985 Always
as Gangster1982 Mora
as himself1981 Modesty
as Man on a Sidewalk with Painting (uncredited)1976 Stay Hungry
as Man in Elevator (uncredited)1970 Five Easy Pieces
as Himself (uncredited)1968 Head

TV Shows/Series with Bob Rafelson as Actor(1)

Movies with Bob Rafelson as Crew(28)

Directing/Director2002 No Good Deed
Directing/Director2002 Porn.com
Directing/Director1998 Poodle Springs
Directing/Director1996 Tales of Erotica
Directing/Director1996 Blood and Wine
Writing/Story1996 Blood and Wine
Directing/Director1994 Wet
Directing/Director1992 Man Trouble
Directing/Director1990 Mountains of the Moon
Writing/Screenplay1990 Mountains of the Moon
Directing/Director1987 Black Widow
Directing/Director1981 Modesty
Directing/Director1981 The Postman Always Rings Twice
Production/Producer1981 The Postman Always Rings Twice
Directing/Director1976 Stay Hungry
Production/Producer1976 Stay Hungry
Writing/Screenplay1976 Stay Hungry
Directing/Director1972 The King of Marvin Gardens
Production/Producer1972 The King of Marvin Gardens
Writing/Writer1972 The King of Marvin Gardens
Production/Producer1971 The Last Picture Show
Directing/Director1970 Five Easy Pieces
Production/Producer1970 Five Easy Pieces
Writing/Story1970 Five Easy Pieces
Directing/Director1968 Head
Production/Producer1968 Head
Writing/Writer1968 Head
Writing/Script Editor1959 The World of Sholom Aleichem

TV Shows/Series with Bob Rafelson as Crew(5)

Directing/Director1966 The Monkees
Writing/Writer1966 The Monkees
Production/Producer1966 The Monkees
Creator/Creator1966 The Monkees
Production/Producer1963 The Greatest Show on Earth

Full Name: Bob Rafelson
Born: Tuesday, 02/21 1933 (February) in New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
Died: Saturday, 07/23 2022 (July) in Aspen (aged: 89)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Dartmouth College, Horace Mann School, Trinity-Pawling School
Children: Peter Rafelson
Other names for Bob Rafelson (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Robert Rafelson"
Bob Rafelson frequently works together with these people:
Jack Nicholson (11x, Actor)
Peter Bogdanovich (9x, Actor)
Greg Carson (8x, Crew)
Henry Jaglom (7x, Crew)
Ellen Burstyn (5x, Actress)
Harold Schneider (5x, Crew)
Dennis Hopper (4x, Actor)
Mike Figgis (4x, Crew)
Michael Small (4x, Crew)
László Kovács (4x, Crew)
Micky Dolenz (3x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:10572, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024