The Equalizer (1985 - 1989)

The Equalizer

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A cult favorite about an enigmatic former government agent who turns vigilante, offering his services as a one-man security force to people facing apparently insurmountable odds. Star Edward Woodward received Emmy nominations all four seasons, but never won (though he did win a Golden Globe in 1987).

Starring: Edward Woodward, Robert Lansing, Steven Williams

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Seasons

The Equalizer: Season 4

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1988, CBS, 22 episodes

The Equalizer: Season 3

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1987, CBS, 22 episodes

The Equalizer: Season 2

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1986, CBS, 22 episodes

The Equalizer: Season 1

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1985, CBS, 22 episodes

Cast

Edward Woodward
as Robert McCall

Robert Lansing
as Control

Steven Williams
as Lt. Burnett

Ron O'Neal
as Lt. Isadore Smalls

Keith Szarabajka
as Mickey Kostmayer

Chad Redding
as Sgt. Alice Shepherd

Maureen Anderman
as Pete O'Phelan

Eddie Jones
as Lt. Brannigan

William Atherton

Melissa Anderson

John Cullum
as Executive

David Andrews
as Larkin

Lori Loughlin
as Jenny

J. Smith-Cameron

Patricia Kalember
as Colleen

Cameron Johann
as Rick

Jon Polito
as Gianni

Alberta Watson
as Carla

Vincent D'Onofrio
as Marley Jr.

Leonardo Cimino
as Marley Sr.

George DiCenzo
as Dorgan

Katherine Cortez

Lewis Van Bergen
as Zahn

George Morfogen
as Vezay Holden

Joe Morton
as Slate

Dennis Boutsikaris
as Heaton

Anne Heywood
as `Manon'

Michael Moriarty

Amy Morton
as Gina

Kevin Geer
as Morgan

Mark Soper
as Eugene

Kelly Curtis
as Vicki

Thomas G. Waites

Michael Cerveris
as Frank

Christian Slater

Dennis Christopher

Michele Dotrice

Patricia Charbonneau

Ronald Hunter
as Binder

Verna Bloom
as Marian

Sandy Dennis
as Kay

Jose Edwin Soto

Maureen Stapleton

Elizabeth Berridge
as Susan

Karen Young
as Sandra Stahl

Lenny Von Dohlen

Novella Nelson
as Miriam Blain

Warner Wolf
as Himself

Kevin Spacey
as Cole

Barbara Williams

George Plimpton
as Brandauer

Ving Rhames
as Drug Dealer

Frank Converse
as Guthrie Browne

Maureen Mueller

James Tolkan
as Ruger

Regina Baff
as Susan

Brian Bedford
as Polk

David Leary
as Marty

Michael Wincott
as Jordan

Moira Harris
as Linda

Robert Joy
as Stock

Terrence Mann
as Shadow Man

Jacqueline Brookes
as Phyllis

Jaime Tirelli
as Ramon

Tom Atkins
as Standish

Burt Young
as Louie

Joe Maruzzo
as Head

Barry Primus
as Walt

James Murtaugh
as Barry Konig

Caitlin Clarke
as Jessie

Laurie Metcalf
as Theresa

Jennifer Grey
as Valerie

William Hickey
as Blind Man

Todd Rolle
as Eugene

David Johansen
as Garnet

John Heard
as Parrish

Bruce Payne
as Manager

Hector Elizondo

Joe Seneca
as Fossil

Laura San Giacomo
as Trudy

Joe Silver
as Dzershinsky

Laura Ashton
as Sydney

William Sadler
as Rick Dillon

Daniel Faraldo
as Rivera

Maria Holvoe
as Lisa

Kenneth Ryan
as Max

Ann Wedgeworth
as Irene Baylor

Howie Seago
as Ron

Joseph Hindy
as Koslo

Dana Barron
as Melinda

John DeVries
as Michael

Charles Hallahan
as George Cook

Tony Shalhoub
as Terrorist Leader

Barbara Garrick
as Deborah

Toni Kalem
as Sara

Andreas Katsulas
as Briggs

Anne Twomey
as Meredith

Roy Dotrice
as Prosecutor

Ellen Hamilton Latzen
as Mindy

Ray Sharkey
as Geoffrey Dryden

Gwen Verdon
as Kelly Sterling

James Remar
as Tremaine

Kario Salem
as Child Pornographer

Mitchell Lichtenstein
as Hayes

Robert X. Modica
as Booth

Madeline Potter
as Simone

Frances Ruffelle
as Sylvie

Macaulay Culkin
as Paul

Wendell Pierce
as Dr. Wolff

Laurence Fishburne
as Casey

Robert Swan
as Joe

Brad Sullivan
as Joshua

Michael Levin
as Morgan

J.T. Walsh
as Sam Griffith

Adam Horovitz
as Ronnie

Emily Hebner
as Lorraine Turner

Madeleine Potter
as Zena

John Laughlin
as Jake

Earl Hindman
as Lt. Elmer

Keith David
as Cristo

Cynthia Nixon
as Jackie

Deborah Hedwall
as Claire

David Harris
as Hammer

Will Patton
as Braxton

Luke Reilly
as Ross Webster

Marisa Berenson
as Andrea Browne

Patricia Clarkson
as Deborah

Joe Urla
as Stephan

Michael Margotta
as Norell

Quentin Crisp
as Frick

Charles Keating
as Whitten

Corey Carrier
as Mickey

Lycia Naff
as Amy

Vanessa Angel
as Christine

Jean De Baer
as Detective Bishop

John Bedford Lloyd
as Scanlon

E.G. Marshall
as Sen. Blake

Mako
as Racketeer

Cordelia González
as Friedman

Stephen McHattie
as Eddie Washburn

Kim Delaney
as Sally Ann

Tim De Zarn
as Stoller

Liane Alexandra Curtis
as Elaine

Ed Lauter
as Rowan

Stewart Copeland
as Mann

Ashley Crow
as Samantha

Jennifer Van Dyck
as Sandra

Randy Danson
as Sarah

Shirley Knight
as Kay

Richard Hamilton
as Frank

Lauren Tom
as Mrs. Tom

Melissa Leo
as Irina

Ilan Mitchell-Smith
as Anthony

Bradley Whitford
as Dillart

Fred Williamson
as Lt. Warren

Robin Curtis
as Ginger

Saul Rubinek
as Jason

Lewis J. Stadlen
as Cooper

Lisa Pelikan
as Anne Fitzgerald/Diane Synder

Carlos Ocasio
as Roberto

Austin Pendleton
as Jonah

Keliher Walsh
as Lea Danski

Joseph Mascolo
as Costa

Kevin Conway
as Allen Waite

Sylvia Sydney
as Judge

Mary Joan Negro
as Rebecca

Pat Hingle
as Waldo

Paul Guilfoyle (II)
as Max

Roger Chang
as Vincent

Perry Lang
as Bobby

Charles Brown
as Oliver Gant

Tom Quinn
as Stan

Ann McDonough
as Melanie

William H. Macy
as Dr. Spaulding

Liliana Komorowska
as Sarka

Christopher Collet

Dan O'Herlihy
as Payne

Josef Sommer
as Rasher

Bobby Di Cicco
as Anza Serrato

Tony Musante
as Parker

Michael Kemmerling
as Jag

John Goodman
as Winter

Tito Nunez
as Goat

Tom Klunis
as Parmely

Anne Jackson
as Mrs. Fields

Robert John Burke
as O'Toole

Ron Frazier
as Coe

Caris Corfman
as Monica

Jana Schneider
as Elizabeth

Lois Smith
as Dorothy

Mike Nussbaum
as Grocery-Store Owner

Charles Cioffi
as Lt. Kramer

Matthew Stamm
as Billy

Tony Long
as Young

Bobby Rivers
as Perley

Margaret Klenck
as Laura

Jim Dale
as Gilbert

Phyllis Newman
as Gwen Hunter

Nitchie Barrett
as Dana

Kristen Vigard
as Rachel

J.J. Johnston
as Polinski

Ludmilla Bokievsky
as Zara

Starletta DuPois
as Female Detective

Larry Keith
as Dr. Quentin

Tom Signorelli
as Dio

Stephen Lang
as Morrison

John Cameron Mitchell
as Ed

George Cambus
as Kamarov

Melissa Joan Hart
as Laura

Olga Bellin
as Ruth

George Gerdes
as Yuri

Michael Lerner
as Amar

Caroline Lagerfelt
as Evelyn

Stephen James
as Harcourt

Yvonne Wilder
as Letty

Albert Macklin
as Dack

Frankie Faison
as Zudo

James Hong
as Sirit Bansari

Michael Genet
as Ben

Paul McCrane
as Crocker

David Margulies
as Whitman

Lucy Vargas
as Alicia

Kitty Crooks
as Joan

David Chandler
as Aurelio

Thomas A. Carlin
as Jeremy

William Converse-Roberts
as Kelly

Kenneth Solarino
as Jeremy

Graham Beckel
as Hershey

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Series Details

TV Network:	CBS
Premiere Date:	Sep 18, 1985
Genre:	Action & Adventure

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