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3 unusual facts about Rich Man, Poor Man


Jo Ann Harris

She also had a co-starring role in the short-lived 1977 ABC police series Most Wanted (starring Robert Stack) as well as a small role in the Rich Man, Poor Man (TV mini-series).

Martin Starger

He also pushed the limits of television broadcast presiding over pioneering miniseries and specials such as Roots and Rich Man, Poor Man.

Peter Strauss Ranch

In 1976, Peter Strauss purchased the property after being moved by the area's natural beauty while filming the mini-series Rich Man, Poor Man at nearby Malibu Lake.


Beggarman, Thief

The miniseries adapted from the original novel had a sequel entitled Rich Man, Poor Man Book II, but it was broadcast prior to the publication of Beggarman, Thief and was not based on the second novel.

Cassie Yates

She appeared in various television series, including McMillan & Wife, Rich Man, Poor Man Book II, The Bionic Woman, The Streets of San Francisco, Vega$, Simon & Simon, Magnum, P.I., Hotel, Cagney & Lacey, Thirtysomething and Murder, She Wrote.

John Edward Chilberg II

John is mostly known as the art director in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock at Paramount Pictures, and his work in television series like Dragnet, Dynasty, The Colbys, and miniseries as Rich Man, Poor Man.

Kay Lenz

Lenz made guest appearances in The Streets of San Francisco, Gunsmoke, MacGyver, McCloud, Cannon, and Petrocelli, and played a lead role in the film White Line Fever (1975) before being cast in the miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man in 1976, for which she was nominated for an Emmy Award.

Kimberly Beck

She also had a role in Rich Man, Poor Man Book II with Peter Strauss and a host of other well-received television mini-series.

Poor Man's Fortune

The band has performed with several of Celtic music’s most famous musicians including Jean Michel Veillon, Yvon Riou,Yann-Fañch Perroches and Fañch Landreau of the Breton band Skolvan, John Skelton and James Keane.

Over the years, Poor Man's Fortune has become well-respected as the top performer of Breton Music in North America, but with heavy doses of other traditional forms including Cajun Music, Music of Scotland, Irish Music, Music of Galicia, Cantabria and Asturias, Kwela, French folk music and the Music of Quebec.

Poor man's tropheus

The Poor man's tropheus, Hypsophrys nematopus is a species of cichlid native to Central America where it can be found in Lake Xiloa, Lake Managua, Lake Masaya and Lake Nicaragua and in riverine habitats on the Atlantic coasts of Costa Rica and Nicaragua.

Rich Man

There are actually two versions of "Rich Man": The CD-version of Under the Water-Line plays the regular and best-known version, while the LP plays an early version.

Rich Man, Poor Man Book II

Las Vegas and Aspen, playgrounds of the rich and famous and powerful, were two of the settings for the series.

Under the Water-Line

Under The Water-Line is the debut album from the Dutch band Ten Sharp and contains the hit singles "You", "Ain't My Beating Heart" and "Rich Man".


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