This was a riveting series that me and my whole family watched every week. I just couldn't wait for each episode to air. I would have been around 15 years old at the time. Falconetti scared the hell out of me!
William Smith said after he played Falconetti he was so hated that once walking down the street someone threw a stone or brick at him from their car. Nobody would do that too close to him
William Smith as Falconetti was one of the scariest men ever and even 40 years later has left a great impression in possibly the best TV drama ever. TV stations need to show Rich Man Poor Man again it had everything. Nick Nolte also was a stand out performance along with Peter Strauss. Need more uploads. Thankyou.
They used to have all of the episodes of "Rich Man Poor Man" Book 1 on here, but they have since been removed. Apparently NBC Entertainment acquired the rights to this Mini-Series, which originally was an ABC-TV production, Go figure...🤔
Tim Christopherson, yes. After 42 years, it would seem that it could've stayed put. What good is any film if it's locked away so that no one can ever see it?
Greatest thing ever seen on TV. Couldn't wait for the next weeks episode back the. Especially the one where Falconetti 1st meets Tom after beating that dude in the warehouse. Falconetti; "Well don't let me stop ya." Tom; "OK."
As a teenager in the UK I remember seeing parts of this TV series, it was him who made an impression, my blood would run cold whenever he was on screen, I knew his character was big trouble. Great acting and a sad loss.
Would YOU mess with this guy? That sinister grin and way of making an entire room feel uncomfortable will go down in history as one of the most legendary villainous performances in this history of television!
Anxiety Entertainment, you are 100% right! Never have I found a more diabolical character in television drama than Falconetti. Smith played the role with perfection. He made "Rich Man, Poor Man" rocket through the clouds.
It was amazing how vengeance ruled his life, then you realize he never had “a life” to begin with and refused to try to learn and risk love. He didn’t grow from his pain, but into it. Thank you.
abdel legendair Watching him now in this clip still gives me the heebie-jeebies like he did when the show first came out. William Smith was a classic badass. Right up there with Sonny Landham.
I talked with Bill many years ago, not long after this miniseries wrapped. He told me that this role made him the single most reviled man in the world. While on location on a movie, he went into a small cafe to get something to eat, and the waitress said, "We don't serve your kind in here." He then introduced himself as a Hollywood actor, showed her his driver's license, then told her that he even had a young son, but she still refused to serve him. Welcome to Hollywood.
by the time william smith played the role of falconetti, he was already an extremely experienced american actor -- years of mostly good guy television and movie roles under his belt
He's one of the all-time great bad-guys, both on television and on the big-screen. I don't even know if he's still alive? If he is, he's gotta be in his 80's.
Out of every type of entertainment in the 70's movies and T.V. I liked RMPM the best. The mini-series, the second one, the first was a WW2 drama from 1975. Nothing got me going like Tom Jordach fights. Not even "Rocky." Not the " Godfather" or "Star Wars" or "Animal House" "Taxi Driver" Ali vs. Forman, "The Warriors." Every one of those films and events I knew would be immortal classics the instant I saw them. That's how great "Rich Man, Poor Man" was. What happened was when "Roots" came out the following year, that mini- series blew away all others from that format..I was kinda pissed because I knew it would hurt RMPM's legacy. For me it was "Roots" for white people. A story of their American history. The rough side of the American dream. Just like "Roots" faced the abomination of slavery, the realization of the "dream" can often come on somebody else's back..Irwin Shaw was a genius with this story, the great American novel via television mini-series...Nick Nolte sprung from this like a Brando. He owned it from the first second. William Smith, one of the great villains with dark charisma and that evil smile finally got to be a quasi- good guy in "Every which you can."
Falconetti made me love Tom even more. Him walking away from a fight, so very hard for him to do this. He does not need to get physical to win a fight or make his point made. Of course it makes their ultimate confrontations so much better.
Was that George Maharis? I would love to read their comments about each other. They had such an unforgettable chemistry on screen. Two gifted actors in top form.
if that's true it never wouldve worked. Saxons character was kind of vulnerable and theres nothing vulnerable about smith. Hes as much an Alpha Male as Bruce was. When you throw Jim Kelly in the mix that's way too much testosterone for the screen to handle. Smith wouldve unintentionally upstaged Bruce without trying.
William Smith as Falconetti... anyone who could inspire that much fear and hate is doing a great job on screen, and Smith brings credibility to the role as a genuine hard case. I would like to see the other clip in the ship's galley, when Tom comes looking for Falconetti and throws the drink at him, and Falconetti spits it back, before they set up the big fight on the lower deck.
But oh so cool and quiet Tom Jordache was one up on him every time until he was ambushed at the end by 2 of Falconetti's Thug losers like himself....and this after he begged for mercy from Tom!!
Heard William Smith defeated Arnold Swarzenegger in armwrestling when they made Conan. William Smith played Conans father the blacksmith. However William Smith has been an proffessional armwresler. Ha ha ha kuriosa
One of the absolute best all time mini series. I've never seen it shown on any TV outlet...Netflix etc. Someone must own the rights and won't release it.
Where is the Fight scene from the boat when Tom and falconetti threw down ? I can't find it here.. . That was a great old school. TV fight . The whole series was well acted with a great storyline. I watched it as a teenager and recall identifying with Nolte b/c all the sh*t he got into without meaning it reminded me of me at that time . Made me sad to watch but could not shut it off .
That was a great fight when Tom fought Falconetti below deck. I remember Tom was waiting for Falconetti to show up, and when he does, he leaps off an upper walkway, right at Tom, then the fists start flying. 😅
Nick Nolte was a good match in his role. The whole cast was great. With one exception: the woman who played Tom's ex-wife, did not suit this movie.I could almost hear ROCKY -- Selvestor Stalone, yelling A D R I A N!! LOL!! She wasnt a good fit, for Tom -- NICK NOLTE. I was glad Tom found some happiness and found a real true love, GLAD he found his son. Such a sad ending. Great series. I absolutely LOVED it.
I respect your opinion, but I love Talia. I believe she represented a very entitled, bratty girl who believed she could manipulate, deceive, and lie her way to what she wanted. She and Tommy were stark contrasts to each other. I like that dynamic.
Probably one of Big Bill's finest acting performances was in the fight scene with Nolte. He had to act like someone Nolte's character could give a severe beatdown to when in real life he could've turned Nolte inside out without breaking a sweat. Same with Eastwood in Any Which Way You Can just to name a couple examples. Wtf, he probably could've taken them both at the same time. I bet Chuck Norris tells William Smith jokes.
I heard he originally built himself up by shifting bricks for a living. His part in this was fantastic, any actor who could inspire that much hate and fear is doing a fine job.
+Rob Cornwell I remember him as the good natured Joe Riley in the Laredo series, and when I first watched RMPM, it took me a little time to catch on that it was Smith. I also didn't know until fairly recently that he was in a (short lived) series, The Asphalt Jungle, even before Laredo. I checked out an episode, and actually recognized him by his voice before I recognized his face. I know he's in his 80's now, but I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if he still cuts an imposing and formidable figure--for any age.
lol Really, these guys need to get out of the basement and into a gym.... Was Smith a prizefighter ? He looks tough but what are his credentials.. Oleg Taktarov who plays the bad guy or tough guy in a few more recent flicks like Predators etc really did have an MMA background and I can tell real stories about him Example : I saw him fight up in Buffalo N.Y a 30 minute war with another professional , blood eveywhere . Randy Couture is another example from the Expendables. The guy won both the heavyweight and Light heavyweight UFC championship . His endurance /recovery time is legendendary to the point where a scientist who monitored his lactic acid build up defined hs recuperation as almost inhuman.. His acting chops aren't up to Taktarovs or Smiths though..
If I am not mistaken, he was pushing 35 when he finally made it in Hollywood. He had been a successful model before that. I believe substance abuse definitely aged him. Miracle he survived it.
This was a riveting series that me and my whole family watched every week. I just couldn't wait for each episode to air. I would have been around 15 years old at the time. Falconetti scared the hell out of me!
Falconetti was perhaps the most frightening bad dude ever!!
William Smith said after he played Falconetti he was so hated that once walking down the street someone threw a stone or brick at him from their car. Nobody would do that too close to him
William Smith as Falconetti was one of the scariest men ever and even 40 years later has left a great impression in possibly the best TV drama ever. TV stations need to show Rich Man Poor Man again it had everything. Nick Nolte also was a stand out performance along with Peter Strauss. Need more uploads. Thankyou.
They used to have all of the episodes of "Rich Man Poor Man" Book 1 on here, but they have since been removed. Apparently NBC Entertainment acquired the rights to this Mini-Series, which originally was an ABC-TV production, Go figure...🤔
Those Rich Man Poor Man scenes should be a go to resource for how to handle a bully.
Tim Christopherson, yes. After 42 years, it would seem that it could've stayed put. What good is any film if it's locked away so that no one can ever see it?
Greatest thing ever seen on TV. Couldn't wait for the next weeks episode back the. Especially the one where Falconetti 1st meets Tom after beating that dude in the warehouse. Falconetti; "Well don't let me stop ya." Tom; "OK."
Dla mnie to Nick Nolte grający Toma Jordahe był gwiazda serialu.
RIP William Smith aka Falconetti 🙏
As a teenager in the UK I remember seeing parts of this TV series, it was him who made an impression, my blood would run cold whenever he was on screen, I knew his character was big trouble. Great acting and a sad loss.
The evil Falconetti brought the "Rich Man, Poor Man" storyline line to incredible heights!
Would YOU mess with this guy? That sinister grin and way of making an entire room feel uncomfortable will go down in history as one of the most legendary villainous performances in this history of television!
Anxiety Entertainment, you are 100% right! Never have I found a more diabolical character in television drama than Falconetti. Smith played the role with perfection. He made "Rich Man, Poor Man" rocket through the clouds.
Very menacing guy bet he could handle himself in the real world.💪
He was up for the role of Caine in the tv series Kung Fu but ultimately the producers deemed him too menacing!
Yeah
Great movie
Standing ovation for Nick Nolte
Norte was good enough to deserve to be on the same screen with the master William Smith.
The only one who could stand up to Falconetti!!!!.....Tom Jordache/Nick Nolte was great!!!!!!.....
still one of the best series William smith was awesome as falconetti
Class scene, even after all these years 👌
Loved this series (book 1) in 1976..... Great Cast - Great Stories - Great Music.. 😎
In my mind Falconetti is the willain of all time, the casting would have been gold to see.
It was amazing how vengeance ruled his life, then you realize he never had “a life” to begin with and refused to try to learn and risk love. He didn’t grow from his pain, but into it. Thank you.
The badest bad guy ever. William Smith really should have won an Emmy outstanding performance
If you read all about his life it is so fascinating. HE did a lot more than just act! RIP
I just read his wiki page. You are right, fascinating human being.
Falconetti was number 2 of the greatest villain of all time. Darth Vader was # 1
What about Annibal lecter ?
In a fight between Falconetti and Darth Vader, I'd place bets on Falconetti.
I would say The Emperor, particularly toward the end of episode 6. "I'm afraid the shield will be fully operational "😅
Tom (to Falconetti): You want it that badly?! You got it!
Beats him to a pulp.
Imagine a fight between falconetti and Francis begbie !?!?
Rest In Peace Mr William Smith, who played Falconetti, he passed away on Monday July 5, 2021,he was 88 years old.
Good guy in real life!!!!
R.I.P. Falconetti
❤❤RIP William❤❤
we were little kids then, Smith was in tv the one we hated, now he is the one we have a lot of respect for him and the one we appreciate more
abdel legendair Watching him now in this clip still gives me the heebie-jeebies like he did when the show first came out. William Smith was a classic badass. Right up there with Sonny Landham.
I talked with Bill many years ago, not long after this miniseries wrapped. He told me that this role made him the single most reviled man in the world. While on location on a movie, he went into a small cafe to get something to eat, and the waitress said, "We don't serve your kind in here." He then introduced himself as a Hollywood actor, showed her his driver's license, then told her that he even had a young son, but she still refused to serve him. Welcome to Hollywood.
tiff, it is amazing how people take TV too seriously. Big Bill Smith was simply working at a great job in film.
Thank you for this great anecdote. He was too good at his job. 😊
Now that’s acting,when it looks real it jumps out of the screen.
by the time william smith played the role of falconetti, he was already an extremely experienced american actor -- years of mostly good guy television and movie roles under his belt
Smith looks badass here…..He always had a hard look to him.
Until about two years ago they had all Rich Man Poor Man episodes on CZcams.
He's one of the all-time great bad-guys, both on television and on the big-screen. I don't even know if he's still alive? If he is, he's gotta be in his 80's.
Yup, mid 80s the last surviving member of Laredo. Working out is likely partially responsible.
Out of every type of entertainment in the 70's movies and T.V. I liked RMPM the best. The mini-series, the second one, the first was a WW2 drama from 1975. Nothing got me going like Tom Jordach fights. Not even "Rocky." Not the " Godfather" or "Star Wars" or "Animal House" "Taxi Driver" Ali vs. Forman, "The Warriors." Every one of those films and events I knew would be immortal classics the instant I saw them. That's how great "Rich Man, Poor Man" was. What happened was when "Roots" came out the following year, that mini- series blew away all others from that format..I was kinda pissed because I knew it would hurt RMPM's legacy. For me it was "Roots" for white people. A story of their American history. The rough side of the American dream. Just like "Roots" faced the abomination of slavery, the realization of the "dream" can often come on somebody else's back..Irwin Shaw was a genius with this story, the great American novel via television mini-series...Nick Nolte sprung from this like a Brando. He owned it from the first second. William Smith, one of the great villains with dark charisma and that evil smile finally got to be a quasi- good guy in "Every which you can."
Beautiful summary. Thank you.
Falconetti made me love Tom even more. Him walking away from a fight, so very hard for him to do this. He does not need to get physical to win a fight or make his point made.
Of course it makes their ultimate confrontations so much better.
To me best fight scene was Tom kicking the boxers ass in the hotel room. Best mini series ever.
My Favorite Scene
Was that George Maharis? I would love to read their comments about each other. They had such an unforgettable chemistry on screen. Two gifted actors in top form.
@@nomiddlenamenmn427It was him.
@@nomiddlenamenmn427Joey Quayles was his character name. He was begging for it and Tom obliged.
did you know bruce lee wanted william smith to play the john saxon role in enter the dragon.
if that's true it never wouldve worked. Saxons character was kind of vulnerable and theres nothing vulnerable about smith. Hes as much an Alpha Male as Bruce was. When you throw Jim Kelly in the mix that's way too much testosterone for the screen to handle. Smith wouldve unintentionally upstaged Bruce without trying.
Smith would've been great in that role; in most movies he dominated and would've been a scarier more formidable foe actually
Big Bad Bill Smith,nobody more intimidating than him on film!
William Smith as Falconetti... anyone who could inspire that much fear and hate is doing a great job on screen, and Smith brings credibility to the role as a genuine hard case. I would like to see the other clip in the ship's galley, when Tom comes looking for Falconetti and throws the drink at him, and Falconetti spits it back, before they set up the big fight on the lower deck.
Falconetti was one mean dude ...
But oh so cool and quiet Tom Jordache was one up on him every time until he was ambushed at the end by 2 of Falconetti's Thug losers like himself....and this after he begged for mercy from Tom!!
Heard William Smith defeated Arnold Swarzenegger in armwrestling when they made Conan. William Smith played Conans father the blacksmith. However William Smith has been an proffessional armwresler. Ha ha ha kuriosa
Still class!👌
One of the absolute best all time mini series. I've never seen it shown on any TV outlet...Netflix etc. Someone must own the rights and won't release it.
go tom go
Where is the Fight scene from the boat when Tom and falconetti threw down ? I can't find it here.. . That was a great old school. TV fight . The whole series was well acted with a great storyline. I watched it as a teenager and recall identifying with Nolte b/c all the sh*t he got into without meaning it reminded me of me at that time . Made me sad to watch but could not shut it off .
Falconetti vs rickson gracie !!!!!
That was a great fight when Tom fought Falconetti below deck. I remember Tom was waiting for Falconetti to show up, and when he does, he leaps off an upper walkway, right at Tom, then the fists start flying. 😅
Ironically, William Smith has a Masters degree in Russian and quit school just before getting his PhD
That is interesting. I think he played a Villain on a Magnum episode who was Russian KGB. Mahybe I am thinking of another TV Series.
William Smith was a Renaissance man.
RIP William Smith actor who played racist villain Falconetti.
Le meilleur feuilleton de tout les temps. Vive les USA!!!
Nick Nolte was a good match in his role. The whole cast was great. With one exception: the woman who played Tom's ex-wife, did not suit this movie.I could almost hear ROCKY -- Selvestor Stalone, yelling A D R I A N!! LOL!! She wasnt a good fit, for Tom -- NICK NOLTE. I was glad Tom found some happiness and found a real true love, GLAD he found his son. Such a sad ending. Great series. I absolutely LOVED it.
I respect your opinion, but I love Talia. I believe she represented a very entitled, bratty girl who believed she could manipulate, deceive, and lie her way to what she wanted. She and Tommy were stark contrasts to each other. I like that dynamic.
Probably one of Big Bill's finest acting performances was in the fight scene with Nolte. He had to act like someone Nolte's character could give a severe beatdown to when in real life he could've turned Nolte inside out without breaking a sweat. Same with Eastwood in Any Which Way You Can just to name a couple examples. Wtf, he probably could've taken them both at the same time. I bet Chuck Norris tells William Smith jokes.
I heard he originally built himself up by shifting bricks for a living. His part in this was fantastic, any actor who could inspire that much hate and fear is doing a fine job.
+Rob Cornwell I remember him as the good natured Joe Riley in the Laredo series, and when I first watched RMPM, it took me a little time to catch on that it was Smith. I also didn't know until fairly recently that he was in a (short lived) series, The Asphalt Jungle, even before Laredo. I checked out an episode, and actually recognized him by his voice before I recognized his face. I know he's in his 80's now, but I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if he still cuts an imposing and formidable figure--for any age.
I think he lost a fight to Joe Namath of all people in CC Rider...in real life Joe would have gotten the stuffing kicked out of him by Smith.
they are actors. What does it matter who could beat who up? It was good acting regardless.
lol Really, these guys need to get out of the basement and into a gym.... Was Smith a prizefighter ? He looks tough but what are his credentials.. Oleg Taktarov who plays the bad guy or tough guy in a few more recent flicks like Predators etc really did have an MMA background and I can tell real stories about him Example : I saw him fight up in Buffalo N.Y a 30 minute war with another professional , blood eveywhere . Randy Couture is another example from the Expendables. The guy won both the heavyweight and Light heavyweight UFC championship . His endurance /recovery time is legendendary to the point where a scientist who monitored his lactic acid build up defined hs recuperation as almost inhuman.. His acting chops aren't up to Taktarovs or Smiths though..
Can't find the fight scene on the ship. It used to be post years ago.
It was a great fight. It even had a great start when Falconetti leaps off an upper walk way, right at Tom, before they start fighting. 😅
He was/is the bad'est!!!!!
Nick Nolte aged fast after rich man poor man I wonder if it was substance abuse .
If I am not mistaken, he was pushing 35 when he finally made it in Hollywood. He had been a successful model before that. I believe substance abuse definitely aged him. Miracle he survived it.
Do you have it fight scene?
On veut voir le combat entre falconetti et Jordan !!!!
Rich Man Poor Man episodes
On Robi Robe channel 🥳🥳
@river2walk look at that acting. He was better than Bronson.
Where the fight lol
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