The series starred British actor Edward Woodward as Robert McCall an ex senior operative for an agency known as The Company.  Robert voluntarily retired from an occupation that usually doesn’t let its employees leave alive,  he left the agency to make a normal life for himself and also to get to know his son Scott (William Zabka) whom he has not seen for some time.  He decides to use his professional skills to aid helpless people who are being tormented  by human predators usually free of charge,  he takes out an ad in the local  newspaper that say’s  Got a problem,  need help,  odds against you,  Call The Equalizer 212-555-4200.  Although McCall’s clients came from all walks of life they shared one thing in common they all had a problem that conventional legal authorities  such as the courts and the police could not handle.  When the job called for additional help McCall would often borrow agency personnel Mickey Kostmayer (Keith Szarabajka) to assist in the problem solving and he did much of McCall’s legwork.  When on a case McCall’s methods of persuasion varied,  he genuinely tried to resolve his clients problems without the use of force.  At first he would simply inform an offending person in a fair but firm manner to please stop their wrong doing when that failed  some threats or intimidation followed.  His final solution would be violence but only as a last resort.  Through out the series we see McCall travel around in a Satin Black 1984 Jaguar XJ6 Series III.

Edward Woodward

Edward Woodward is an English actor he is best known for his role in spy series Callan. He has appeared in TV series such as Laurence Olivier Presents,  The Equalizer, Crusade,  Messiah,  The Bill and EastEnders.  His films include The Wicker Man,  Who Dares Wins,  A Christmas Carol and Hot Fuzz.  In 1969 and 1970 he was Television Actor of the Year and in 1970 won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor for his title role in Callan and in 1978 was appointed an Officer of the British Empire (OBE).

William Zabka

William Zabka is an American actor best known for playing bully types in several popular 80s films such as his role as Johnny Lawrence in 1984′s The Karate Kid he was also in The Karate Kid Part II (1986),  Just One of the Guys (1985) and Back to School (1986).  He has been in TV movies such as To the Ends of Time,  Epoch,  Python and Python II.  He has also appeared in TV series such as Er, Gimme a Break and The Greatest American Hero.

Keith Szarabajka

Keith Szarabajka acting resume is extensive, appearing in numerous television programs including Angel, The X-Files,  Star Trek Voyager,  Charmed,   24,  Max Steel,  The Inside,  Law & Order and Babylon 5 but he is best known for his role as Mickey Kostmayer in the 1980s hit show The Equalizer.  He has contributed his voice to several audio books and did the voice of Emile Dufraisne in Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Double Agent Game.  Most recently he played the role of Detective Stephens in Batman The Dark Knight.

The Equalizer had quite a number of notable guest stars many of whom would become major stars within a few years of their appearances.  Macaulay Culkin,  Christian Slater, Kevin Spacey,  John Goodman,  Joe Morton,  Laurence Fishburne,  William H Macy, Steve Buscemi,  Ving Rhames,  Michael Rooker  and Stanley Tucci.

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