Richard Lindheim
In a career spanning four decades, the veteran television executive also produced the NBC comedy B.J. and the Bear.
Richard Lindheim, the co-creator of the 1985 CBS series
The Equalizer, has died. He was 81.
The veteran television executive died Monday morning of heart failure, his son-in-law Ezra Dweck told
The Hollywood Reporter.
Lindheim had a four-decade-long career in television, taking in stints at CBS, NBC, Universal and Paramount, but is most closely associated with
The Equalizer which has spawned a film series starring Denzel Washington and an upcoming TV reboot on CBS starring Queen Latifah.
The Equalizer, which Lindheilm co-created with Michael Sloan, debuted on CBS in September 1985. The crime drama starred British actor Edward Woodward as a well-dressed, Jaguar-driving former intelligence officer who offered his specialist services to people in distress. The series ran for four seasons, ending in August 1989.
He was one of the creators of a pivotal 1980s crime show that served as the inspiration for two successful films and an upcoming high-profile TV reboot.
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,”
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,”
Lindheim’s son-in-law