Rich Man, Poor Man 

An examination of the trials and tribulations of the Jordache family, from the period following World War II to the late 1960s.

Stars:

Peter Strauss, Nick Nolte, Susan Blakely

Won 4 Golden Globes. Another 6 wins & 26 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Peter Strauss	...	Rudy Jordache 9 episodes, 1976
Nick Nolte	...	Tom Jordache 9 episodes, 1976
Susan Blakely	...	Julie Prescott 9 episodes, 1976
Dorothy McGuire	...	Mary Jordache 7 episodes, 1976
Tim McIntire	...	Brad Knight 6 episodes, 1976
Ray Milland	...	Duncan Calderwood 5 episodes, 1976
Robert Reed	...	Teddy Boylan 5 episodes, 1976
Bill Bixby	...	Willie Abbott 4 episodes, 1976
Norman Fell	...	Smitty 4 episodes, 1976
Lawrence Pressman	...	Bill Denton 4 episodes, 1976
Helen Craig	...	Martha 4 episodes, 1976
Kim Darby	...	Virginia Calderwood 3 episodes, 1976
Murray Hamilton	...	Sid Gossett 3 episodes, 1976
Herbert Jefferson Jr.	...	Roy Dwyer 3 episodes, 1976
Van Johnson	...	Marsh Goodwin 3 episodes, 1976
William Smith	...	Falconetti 3 episodes, 1976
Talia Shire	...	Teresa Santoro 3 episodes, 1976
Edward Asner	...	Axel Jordache 2 episodes, 1976
Dorothy Malone	...	Irene Goodwin 2 episodes, 1976
Dick Sargent	...	Eddie Heath / ... 2 episodes, 1976
Eddie Barth	...	Papadakis 2 episodes, 1976
Craig Stevens	...	Asher Berg 2 episodes, 1976
Nate Esformes	...	Alsie 2 episodes, 1976
Jo Ann Harris	...	Gloria Bartley 2 episodes, 1976
Harvey Jason	...	Pinky 2 episodes, 1976
Charles Tyner	...	Matusik 2 episodes, 1976
Allen Price	...	Billy 2 episodes, 1976
Walter Lott	...	Mr. McKinley / ... 2 episodes, 1976
Anthony James	...	Wayne 2 episodes, 1976
George Brenlin	...	Barry 2 episodes, 1976
Terence Locke	...	O'Hara 2 episodes, 1976
W.T. Zacha	...	Third Mate 2 episodes, 1976
Bernie Kuby	...	Postman 2 episodes, 1976
Mike Evans	...	Arnold Simms 2 episodes, 1976
Eric Friedman	...	Billy Abbott 2 episodes, 1976

Storyline

An examination of the trials and tribulations of the Jordache family, from the period following World War II to the late 1960s.

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Plot Keywords:

repetition in title | family relationships | tv mini series | johny falconetti | based on novel | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 February 1976 (USA)

Also Known As:

Rich Man, Poor Man

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min (12 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Alex North's main opening theme originally appeared in the 1956 Clark Gable film "The King and Four Queens."

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Goofs

After the fight with Tom Jordache, Falconetti is taken off the ship with his left eye bandaged up. When we see him later he has his right eye covered with the black patch.

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Quotes

Mary Jordache: [to Tom] It takes a lot of pain and love to raise a boy, maybe I gave so much to Rudy, there wasn't enough left over for you.

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Connections

Referenced in Pulp Fiction (1994)

User Reviews

Why no DVD or even VHS for such a good series

I saw this series on TV in the 1970's and it was excellent. Great acting by Nick Nolte as the wild one and Peter Strauss as the good guy. It mystifies me that this series was never distributed on DVD or even VHS, when other not even a quarter as good series than this one, have come out on DVD or VHS. I'm positive Rich Man, Poor Man, would sell very well. Everybody would buy it.