<P> The Equalizer is an American crime drama television series , originally airing on CBS from fall 1985 until late - spring 1989 . It starred Edward Woodward as a retired intelligence agent with a mysterious past , who uses the skills from his former career to exact justice on behalf of innocent people who are trapped in dangerous circumstances . The series combined elements of the spy , private investigator / police procedural , and vigilante genres . </P>
<P> The Equalizer is an American crime drama television series , originally airing on CBS from fall 1985 until late - spring 1989 . It starred Edward Woodward as a retired intelligence agent with a mysterious past , who uses the skills from his former career to exact justice on behalf of innocent people who are trapped in dangerous circumstances . The series combined elements of the spy , private investigator / police procedural , and vigilante genres . </P>
who starred in the original tv show the equalizer
who starred in the original tv show the equalizer
Edward Woodward
Edward Woodward