Richard Lindheim (May 15, 1939 â January 18, 2021) was an American television producer and writer. He was best known for co-creating the CBS action crime drama television series The Equalizer with Michael Sloan.
In addition to co-creating The Equalizer, he produced and wrote for the NBC action comedy television series B. J. and the Bear, and its spin-off The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo.
Lindheim died on January 18, 2021, of heart failure, at the age of 81.