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

Richard Jordan
as Gage

William Atherton

Melissa Anderson

John Cullum
as Executive

David Andrews
as Larkin

Patricia Kalember
as Colleen

J. Smith-Cameron

Lori Loughlin
as Jenny

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

Michael Moriarty

Amy Morton
as Gina

Dennis Boutsikaris
as Heaton

Anne Heywood
as `Manon'

Kevin Geer
as Morgan

Michael Cerveris
as Frank

Thomas G. Waites

Mark Soper
as Eugene

Kelly Curtis
as Vicki

Frank Converse
as Guthrie Browne

Karen Young
as Sandra Stahl

Christian Slater

Kevin Spacey
as Cole

Dennis Christopher

James Tolkan
as Ruger

Lenny Von Dohlen

Maureen Mueller

Sandy Dennis
as Kay

Michele Dotrice

Patricia Charbonneau

Ronald Hunter
as Binder

Verna Bloom
as Marian

Jose Edwin Soto

Ving Rhames
as Drug Dealer

Maureen Stapleton

Novella Nelson
as Miriam Blain

Warner Wolf
as Himself

Elizabeth Berridge
as Susan

George Plimpton
as Brandauer

Barbara Williams

Regina Baff
as Susan

David Leary
as Marty

Brian Bedford
as Polk

Michael Wincott
as Jordan

Moira Harris
as Linda

Robert Joy
as Stock

Terrence Mann
as Shadow Man

Jaime Tirelli
as Ramon

Jacqueline Brookes
as Phyllis

Tom Atkins
as Standish

Joe Silver
as Dzershinsky

Ray Sharkey
as Geoffrey Dryden

Joe Maruzzo
as Head

Dana Barron
as Melinda

Caitlin Clarke
as Jessie

Kario Salem
as Child Pornographer

Mitchell Lichtenstein
as Hayes

William Hickey
as Blind Man

Barbara Garrick
as Deborah

William Sadler
as Rick Dillon

Madeline Potter
as Simone

Joe Seneca
as Fossil

Laurence Fishburne
as Casey

Wendell Pierce
as Dr. Wolff

Laura Ashton
as Sydney

Laurie Metcalf
as Theresa

Barry Primus
as Walt

Robert X. Modica
as Booth

James Remar
as Tremaine

Todd Rolle
as Eugene

Anne Twomey
as Meredith

Macaulay Culkin
as Paul

Hector Elizondo

Laura San Giacomo
as Trudy

Tony Shalhoub
as Terrorist Leader

Burt Young
as Louie

Maria Holvoe
as Lisa

Daniel Faraldo
as Rivera

John Heard
as Parrish

Toni Kalem
as Sara

Bruce Payne
as Manager

Joseph Hindy
as Koslo

Howie Seago
as Ron

Roy Dotrice
as Prosecutor

Charles Hallahan
as George Cook

James Murtaugh
as Barry Konig

John DeVries
as Michael

Gwen Verdon
as Kelly Sterling

Jennifer Grey
as Valerie

David Johansen
as Garnet

Kenneth Ryan
as Max

Frances Ruffelle
as Sylvie

Ann Wedgeworth
as Irene Baylor

Andreas Katsulas
as Briggs

Ellen Hamilton Latzen
as Mindy

Robert Swan
as Joe

Brad Sullivan
as Joshua

J.T. Walsh
as Sam Griffith

Madeleine Potter
as Zena

Carlos Ocasio
as Roberto

Ashley Crow
as Samantha

Paul Guilfoyle (II)
as Max

Mary Joan Negro
as Rebecca

Kevin Conway
as Allen Waite

David Harris
as Hammer

E.G. Marshall
as Sen. Blake

Patricia Clarkson
as Deborah

Ilan Mitchell-Smith
as Anthony

Michael Levin
as Morgan

Bradley Whitford
as Dillart

John Laughlin
as Jake

Earl Hindman
as Lt. Elmer

Tim De Zarn
as Stoller

Stewart Copeland
as Mann

Austin Pendleton
as Jonah

Joe Urla
as Stephan

Lycia Naff
as Amy

Keliher Walsh
as Lea Danski

Jennifer Van Dyck
as Sandra

Cordelia González
as Friedman

Keith David
as Cristo

Cynthia Nixon
as Jackie

Deborah Hedwall
as Claire

Shirley Knight
as Kay

Marisa Berenson
as Andrea Browne

Robin Curtis
as Ginger

Luke Reilly
as Ross Webster

Adam Horovitz
as Ronnie

Kim Delaney
as Sally Ann

Lewis J. Stadlen
as Cooper

Joseph Mascolo
as Costa

Corey Carrier
as Mickey

Jean De Baer
as Detective Bishop

Vanessa Angel
as Christine

Mako
as Racketeer

Lauren Tom
as Mrs. Tom

Melissa Leo
as Irina

Will Patton
as Braxton

Stephen McHattie
as Eddie Washburn

Fred Williamson
as Lt. Warren

Saul Rubinek
as Jason

Ed Lauter
as Rowan

Liane Alexandra Curtis
as Elaine

Lisa Pelikan
as Anne Fitzgerald/Diane Synder

Quentin Crisp
as Frick

Charles Keating
as Whitten

Michael Margotta
as Norell

Emily Hebner
as Lorraine Turner

John Bedford Lloyd
as Scanlon

Pat Hingle
as Waldo

Richard Hamilton
as Frank

Randy Danson
as Sarah

Sylvia Sydney
as Judge

Charles Brown
as Oliver Gant

Roger Chang
as Vincent

Anne Jackson
as Mrs. Fields

Nitchie Barrett
as Dana

Mike Nussbaum
as Grocery-Store Owner

Jana Schneider
as Elizabeth

John Goodman
as Winter

Christopher Collet

Ludmilla Bokievsky
as Zara

Charles Cioffi
as Lt. Kramer

Stephen Lang
as Morrison

Dan O'Herlihy
as Payne

Tom Signorelli
as Dio

Phyllis Newman
as Gwen Hunter

Jim Dale
as Gilbert

Bobby Di Cicco
as Anza Serrato

Ann McDonough
as Melanie

Michael Kemmerling
as Jag

Ron Frazier
as Coe

Tony Musante
as Parker

Perry Lang
as Bobby

Robert John Burke
as O'Toole

William H. Macy
as Dr. Spaulding

J.J. Johnston
as Polinski

Tom Quinn
as Stan

Caris Corfman
as Monica

Liliana Komorowska
as Sarka

Josef Sommer
as Rasher

Tito Nunez
as Goat

Tom Klunis
as Parmely

Larry Keith
as Dr. Quentin

Lois Smith
as Dorothy

Kristen Vigard
as Rachel

Starletta DuPois
as Female Detective

Matthew Stamm
as Billy

Tony Long
as Young

Margaret Klenck
as Laura

Bobby Rivers
as Perley

Albert Macklin
as Dack

Lucy Vargas
as Alicia

Melissa Joan Hart
as Laura

John Cameron Mitchell
as Ed

David Margulies
as Whitman

Olga Bellin
as Ruth

George Cambus
as Kamarov

Michael Lerner
as Amar

Michael Genet
as Ben

Stephen James
as Harcourt

Yvonne Wilder
as Letty

George Gerdes
as Yuri

Frankie Faison
as Zudo

Caroline Lagerfelt
as Evelyn

James Hong
as Sirit Bansari

Paul McCrane
as Crocker

William Converse-Roberts
as Kelly

David Chandler
as Aurelio

Thomas A. Carlin
as Jeremy

Kitty Crooks
as Joan

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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