<Li> Edward Woodward as Robert McCall : A veteran operative of The Company who becomes disillusioned with sacrificing ordinary people for the perceived greater good . He quits and takes out a newspaper advert offering his services to those who need it as The Equalizer . McCall himself is divorced , a `` lost dad '' long estranged from his son , Scott ( William Zabka ) . Scott comes back into his life as a young adult who is at first bitterly critical of his father 's world , but then becomes drawn into that world to the dismay of both of his parents . McCall also lost a woman he was in love with , a fellow operative named Manon Brevard , and discovers that she had secretly given birth to his daughter Yvette . McCall appears to be independently wealthy , as although he almost never takes payment for his work , he owns a high - end apartment , is always well dressed and drives a Jaguar XJ6 car ( registered 5809 - AUG ) . He enjoys classical music ( playing the piano himself ) , fine wine and dining and is occasionally seen dating and trying to live a `` normal '' life , only for work or his past to get in the way . His Father , William , was a British Army officer , killed in Egypt in 1952 when McCall was 19 and also an Army Officer . His mother was American , a working class entertainer and his father was disinherited by his family and shunned by his regiment for seen to be marrying beneath himself . Woodward was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Actor in a Drama series four years in a row for his performance , but never won . </Li>
<Li> Edward Woodward as Robert McCall : A veteran operative of The Company who becomes disillusioned with sacrificing ordinary people for the perceived greater good . He quits and takes out a newspaper advert offering his services to those who need it as The Equalizer . McCall himself is divorced , a `` lost dad '' long estranged from his son , Scott ( William Zabka ) . Scott comes back into his life as a young adult who is at first bitterly critical of his father 's world , but then becomes drawn into that world to the dismay of both of his parents . McCall also lost a woman he was in love with , a fellow operative named Manon Brevard , and discovers that she had secretly given birth to his daughter Yvette . McCall appears to be independently wealthy , as although he almost never takes payment for his work , he owns a high - end apartment , is always well dressed and drives a Jaguar XJ6 car ( registered 5809 - AUG ) . He enjoys classical music ( playing the piano himself ) , fine wine and dining and is occasionally seen dating and trying to live a `` normal '' life , only for work or his past to get in the way . His Father , William , was a British Army officer , killed in Egypt in 1952 when McCall was 19 and also an Army Officer . His mother was American , a working class entertainer and his father was disinherited by his family and shunned by his regiment for seen to be marrying beneath himself . Woodward was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Actor in a Drama series four years in a row for his performance , but never won . </Li>
who played the equalizer in the original tv series
who played the equalizer in the original tv series
Edward Woodward
Edward Woodward