Rich Man, Poor Man is a 1976 American television miniseries based on the 1969 novel of the same name by Irwin Shaw that aired on ABC in one or two-hour episodes mostly on Monday nights over seven week
Nick Nolte as Tom Jordache
Susan Blakely and Peter Strauss as Rudy Jordache and Julie Prescott
Dorothy McGuire and Ed Asner as Mary and Axel Jordache
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Peter Lawrence Strauss is an American television and film actor, known for his roles in several television miniseries in the 1970s and 1980s. He is an Emmy winner and five-time Golden Globe Awards nom
Rich Man, Poor Man (miniseries)
…be a critical and ratings success and were the forerunner for similar projects based on literary works, such as Roots and Shōgun. The miniseries stars Peter Strauss, Nick Nolte and Susan Blakely. The nine-part miniseries won four Primetime Emmy Awards of the 23 for which it was nominated, and won four of its six…
Strauss in 1976