"Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II" Chapter I (1976)

Director:

Lou Antonio

Writers:

Millard Lampell (written by)
Irwin Shaw (characters)

TV Series:

"Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II" (1976)

Original Air Date:

21 September 1976 (Season 1, Episode 1)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

The series kicks off in 1968, with U.S. Senator Rudy Jordache disillusioned about politics and concerned about his stepson Billy Abbott, and Wesley Jordache, the son of his murdered brother Tom. |

Plot Keywords:

Sequel | Family Relationships

Cast

Peter Strauss	...	Rudy Jordache
Gregg Henry	...	Wesley Jordache
James Carroll Jordan	...	Billy Abbott
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Willie Aames	...	Young Wesley Jordache
Susan Blakely	...	Julie Prescott
Davey Davison	...	Virginia Calderwood
Arlo Guthrie	...	Himself
Van Johnson	...	Marsh Goodwin
Kay Lenz	...	Kate Jordache
Frank Maxwell	...	Coach Keppler
Tim McIntire	...	Brad Knight
Ray Milland	...	Duncan Calderwood
Claudette Nevins	...	Mrs. Martindale
Nick Nolte	...	Tom Jordache (archive footage)
William Redfield	...	Martindale
Dick Sargent	...	Eddie Heath
William Smith	...	Falconetti
Susan Sullivan	...	Maggie Porter

Philip Abbott	...	John Franklin
John Anderson	...	Scotty
Sorrell Booke	...	Phil Greenberg
George Gaynes	...	Max Vincent
Peter Haskell	...	Charles Estep
Leigh McCloskey	...	Billy
G.D. Spradlin	...	Senator Dillon
Barry Sullivan	...	Senator Paxton
Ken Swofford	...	Al Barber
Dimitra Arliss	...	Maria Falconetti
Kimberly Beck	...	Diane Porter
Penny Peyser	...	Ramona Scott
Lynne Randall	...	Lucy
Madeleine Sherwood	...	Mrs. Hunt
Laraine Stephens	...	Claire Estep
Cassie Yates	...	Annie Adams

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Universal TV

Trivia:

RMPM novelist Irwin Shaw offered potential characters and plot lines when RMPM- Book II was in development, but while the producers said the suggestions would make a great novel, they didn't believe his ideas would work for television.