The Equalizer co-creator Richard Lindheim dies at the age of 81 from heart failure just weeks before the reboot of show is set to premiere
- Lindheim passed as a result of heart failure, Deadline reports
- The writer and producer was most famous for co-creating the Golden Globe-winning series with Michael Sloan
- It served as the inspiration for two successful films as well as an upcoming high-profile TV reboot of the same name
- While the original series ran for four seasons from 1985 until 1989, a starry new reboot of The Equalizer is set to premiere on CBS on February 7th, immediately following the Super Bowl
- Lindheim was a decorated TV veteran who worked for over 40 years in show business, maintaining executive positions at Universal Studios, Paramount as well as NBC
Richard Lindheim, one of the creators of pivotal 1980s crime show The Equalizer, passed away on Monday at the age of 81.
Lindheim passed as a result of heart failure, Deadline reports.
The writer and producer was most famous for co-creating the Golden Globe-winning series with Michael Sloan, and it served as the inspiration for two successful films as well as an upcoming high-profile TV reboot of the same name.
Rest in peace: The Equalizer co-creator Richard Lindheim passed away on Monday at the age of 81 as a result of heart failure
While the original series ran for four seasons from 1985 until 1989, a starry new reboot of The Equalizer is set to premiere on CBS on February 7th, immediately following the Super Bowl.
In the interim, Lindheim‘s seminal show also served as the basis for two gritty crime films starring Denzel Washington: 2014‘s The Equalizer followed by a sequel four years later.
Lindheim was a decorated TV veteran who worked for over 40 years in show business, maintaining executive positions at Universal Studios, Paramount as well as NBC.
Original material> The writer and producer was most famous for co-creating the Golden Globe-winning series The Equalizer with Michael Sloan, starring Edward Woodward
He missed the premiere: Lindheim's passing comes just week's before the reboot of the series is set to premiere, after the Super Bowl on February 7th; the show stars Queen Latifah
He served as an executive producer on the upcoming CBS reboot of The Equalizer.
'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 Ezra Dweck said after his passing.
The new iteration of the show stars Oscar nominee Queen Latifah, along with Sex And The City vet Chris Noth as well as Adam Goldberg and Lorraine Toussaint.
Lindheim‘s seminal show also served as the basis for two gritty crime films starring Denzel Washington: 2014‘s The Equalizer followed by a sequel four years later
'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 Ezra Dweck said after his passing
The story follows a former operative who uses her skills to help victims of crime with nowhere else to turn.
While previous iterations of the story featured a male lead, first with Edward Woodward in the original TV show followed by Denzel in the films, the reboot does a gender-swap by placing Latifah in the starring role.
Lindheim is survived by his wife, son, daughter and two grandchildren.
While previous iterations of the story featured a male lead: The reboot does a gender-swap by placing Latifah in the starring role
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