Richard Lindheim, the co-creator of the 1985 series
The Equalizer, has sadly passed away at 81.
Lindheim died of heart failure on Monday (January 18) at the age of 81, according to Deadline.
After creating the hit series
The Equalizer in the 80s,
Lindheim became a television executive, working at such companies as Paramount, NBC, and Universal Studios. He was serving as an executive producer on CBS’ upcoming reboot of
The Equalizer, starring
“He was watching dailies of
The Equalizer til the last day; he was so excited to see the show go into production and was ready to tune in and watch the premiere,”