Beggarman, Thief is a 1977 novel written by Irwin Shaw. It was a sequel to his 1970 bestseller Rich Man, Poor Man and focuses on the surviving Jordache siblings, Gretchen and Rudolph; their deceased brother Thomas' teenage son Wesley Jordache; and Gretchen's adult son Billy Abbott.
The miniseries adapted from the original novel had a 1976-77 sequel entitled Rich Man, Poor Man Book II, broadcast prior to the publication of Beggarman, Thief and was not based on the second novel.
Adaptation A 3-hour television adaptation of Beggarman, Thief followed in 1979 on NBC, with different actors playing the same roles as the original ABC miniseries of Rich Man, Poor Man.
Starring Jean Simmons as Gretchen Burke, Tom's sister Glenn Ford as David Donnelly, Gretchen's producer Tovah Feldshuh as Monika Wolner, Billy's lover and Andrew Stevens as Billy Abbott, Gretchen's son, replacing James Carroll Jordan from the original miniseries sequel Special guest stars Lynn Redgrave as Kate Jordache, Tom's widow, replacing Kay Lenz from the original miniseries Bo Hopkins as Bunny Dwyer, Tom's first mate and introducing Tom Nolan as Wesley Jordache, Tom's son, replacing Gregg Henry from the original miniseries sequel
Other guest stars include Jean-Pierre Aumont, Dr. Joyce Brothers, Alex Cord, Anne Francis, Michael Gazzo, Marcel Hillaire, Anne Jeffreys, Christian Marquand, Robert Sterling, Susan Strasberg and Norbert Weisser.
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