Rich Man, Poor Man Based on the best-selling 1969 novel by Irwin Shaw, the series follows the divergent career courses of the impoverished German American Jordache brothers. Details Casts Season Lists Title Rich Man, Poor Man Genres Drama Soap First Air Date 1976-02-01 Last Air Date 1976-03-15 Episode Runtime 01 Hours 00 Minutes Total Season(s) 1 Total Episode(s) on All Seasons 12 Runtime 60 Production Companies Universal Television, Harve Bennett Productions Peter Strauss Rudy Jordache Nick Nolte Tom Jordache Susan Blakely Julie Prescott Ed Asner Axel Jordache Dorothy McGuire Mary Jordache Bill Bixby Willie Abbott Ray Milland Duncan Calderwood Robert Reed Teddy Boylan Murray Hamilton Sid Gossett Dorothy Malone Irene Goodwin Gloria Grahame Sue Prescott Lynda Day George Linda Quayles George Maharis Joey Quayles Andrew Duggan Col. Deiner Tim McIntire Brad Knight William Smith Falconetti Norman Fell Smitty Lawrence Pressman Bill Denton Van Johnson Marsh Goodwin Craig Stevens Asher Berg Kay Lenz Kate Jordache Jo Ann Harris Gloria Bartley Helen Craig Martha Kim Darby Virginia Calderwood Herbert Jefferson Jr. Roy Dwyer Talia Shire Teresa Santoro Dick Sargent Eddie Heath Mike Evans Arnold Simms Dick Butkus Al Funducci Fionnula Flanagan Clothilde Dennis Dugan Claude Tinker George Wyner Dr. Fetterman Aneta Corsaut Miss Erdlatz Leigh McCloskey Billy Gordon Jump Dr. Simms John Larroquette Barone Season 1 12 Episodes 1976-02-01