Rich Man, Poor Man
Chapter 1
Season 2, Episode 1 · Aired 1976-09-21
Synopsis
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.
In the series
This episode is part of Rich Man, Poor Man (1976) on ABC.
Brothers at war with class — the novelization of the American century in chapters.
Key cast
- Peter Strauss as Rudy Jordache
- Nick Nolte as Tom Jordache
- Susan Blakely as Julie Prescott
- Edward Asner as Axel Jordache