TV series

Rich Man, Poor Man

The story of the Jordache brothers, whose lives follow very different paths.

1976★ 7.9 · 32Ended1 seasonDramaSoap

Overview

Based on the best-selling 1969 novel by Irwin Shaw, the series follows the divergent career courses of the impoverished German American Jordache brothers.

Images

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Cast

Peter Strauss
as Rudy Jordache

Nick Nolte
as Tom Jordache

Susan Blakely
as Julie Prescott

Ed Asner
as Axel Jordache

Dorothy McGuire
as Mary Jordache

Bill Bixby
as Willie Abbott

Ray Milland
as Duncan Calderwood

Robert Reed
as Teddy Boylan

Murray Hamilton
as Sid Gossett

Dorothy Malone
as Irene Goodwin

Gloria Grahame
as Sue Prescott

Lynda Day George
as Linda Quayles

Crew

Jon Epstein
Producer

Harve Bennett
Executive Producer

Dean Riesner
Teleplay

Irwin Shaw
Novel

Alex North
Original Music Composer

Ben Bishop
Unit Manager

Seasons

Miniseries

Miniseries

Episodes: 12