Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II (1976)

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Rich Man, Poor Man Book II is an American television miniseries that aired on ABC in one-hour episodes at 9:00pm ET/PT on Tuesday nights between September 21, 1976 and March 8, 1977. A sequel to Rich Man, Poor Man that had aired the previous season, it focused on the further exploits and conflicts of the Jordache family.

Original Release

09/21/1976 on ABC

US Release

09/21/1976

Cast

Gregg Henry	Wesley Jordache
Peter Strauss	Rudy Jordache
James Carroll Jordan	Billy Abbott
Susan Sullivan	Maggie Porter
William Smith	Falconetti
Peter Haskell	Charles Estep
Kimberly Beck	Diane Porter
Cassie Yates	Annie Adams
Penny Peyser	Ramona
Kay Lenz	Kate Jordache

(see additional cast & crew)

#	Title	Air Date
1	Chapter I	Tuesday, 21 September 1976
2	Chapter II	Tuesday, 28 September 1976
3	Chapter III	Tuesday, 05 October 1976
4	Chapter IV	Tuesday, 19 October 1976
5	Chapter V	Tuesday, 26 October 1976
6	Chapter VI	Tuesday, 09 November 1976
7	Chapter VII	Tuesday, 16 November 1976
8	Chapter VIII	Tuesday, 23 November 1976
9	Chapter IX	Tuesday, 30 November 1976
10	Chapter X	Tuesday, 07 December 1976
11	Chapter XI	Tuesday, 21 December 1976
12	Chapter XII	Tuesday, 28 December 1976
13	Chapter XIII	Tuesday, 04 January 1977
14	Chapter XIV	Tuesday, 11 January 1977
15	Chapter XV	Tuesday, 18 January 1977
16	Chapter XVI	Tuesday, 01 February 1977
17	Chapter XVII	Tuesday, 08 February 1977
18	Chapter XVIII	Tuesday, 15 February 1977
19	Chapter XIX	Tuesday, 22 February 1977
20	Chapter XX	Tuesday, 01 March 1977
21	Chapter XXI	Tuesday, 08 March 1977
22	Chapter 22	Tuesday, 15 March 1977

Directors

Jules Irving, James Sheldon, Harry Falk, Ted Post, Bill Bixby, Joan Darling, Lou Antonio, Karen Arthur, Alex Segal, David Friedkin, Paul Stanley

Writers

Irwin Shaw, Ann Beckett, Millard Lampell, Michael Gleason, Elizabeth Wilson, Robert Presnell Jr., Robert Hamilton

Cast

Gregg Henry	Wesley Jordache
Peter Strauss	Rudy Jordache
James Carroll Jordan	Billy Abbott
Susan Sullivan	Maggie Porter
William Smith	Falconetti
Peter Haskell	Charles Estep
Kimberly Beck	Diane Porter
Cassie Yates	Annie Adams
Penny Peyser	Ramona
Kay Lenz	Kate Jordache
Laraine Stephens	Claire Estep
Peter Donat	Arthur Raymond
John Anderson	Scotty
Barry Sullivan	Sen. Paxton
Dimitra Arliss	Maria Falconetti
Jason Kincaid	Ken Catani
Ken Swofford	Al Barber
Colleen Camp	Vicki St. John
Sorrell Booke	Phil Greenberg
G.D. Spradlin	Sen. Dillon

Producers

Michael Gleason	Executive Producer
Jon Epstein	Producer
Carl Vitale	Producer

Editors

Larry Strong, Jerrold L. Ludwig, Douglas Stewart, Anthony Milch

1977	Emmy	Outstanding Film Editing in a Drama Series	Nominated
1977	Emmy	Outstanding Lead Actress for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series	Nominated