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Richard Lindheim, Co-Creator of CBS' 'The Equalizer,' Dies at 81

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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 toldThe 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.

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