The Equalizer (1985 TV series) season 4

* [[Joe Morton]] as [[#Recurring|Carter Brock]] (or "Brockie" as McCall calls him), a former Company explosives expert turned freelance, who employs ex-military to kidnap Carlo Jr.. Confronted by McCall, he rationalizes, "A guy's gotta eat," struggling after three tours in Vietnam. He provides Sarah's tape cassette recording of the job instructions.

* [[Joe Morton]] as [[#Recurring|Carter Brock]] (or "Brockie" as McCall calls him), a former Company explosives expert turned freelance, who employs ex-military to kidnap Carlo Jr.. Confronted by McCall, he rationalizes, "A guy's gotta eat," struggling after three tours in Vietnam. He provides Sarah's tape cassette recording of the job instructions.

* [[Michael Sergio]] as Disimone.

* [[Michael Sergio]] as Disimone.

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[[Jenny Agutter]] guest stars as Dr. Lauren Demeter who is doing her best to fight back against "[[#ep75|The Visitation]]" of a contagious deadly strain of African [[orthopoxvirus]] loose in New York City. Dr. Demeter is an [[epidemiologist]] at the [[United Nations|U.N.'s]] International Health Organization. Lauren is also one of McCall's old flames. [[James Tolkan]] guest stars as Ruger, an international arms dealer who has nerve gas he wants to move. When Lazar will not bite, Harriman cannot trust him to alert anyone else to the nerve gas. Thus he has Lazar killed.

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* [[Jenny Agutter]] as Dr. Lauren Demeter, one of McCall's old flames and an [[epidemiologist]] at the [[United Nations|U.N.'s]] International Health Organization, who fights against "[[#ep75|The Visitation]]" of a contagious deadly virus loosed upon New York City.

Other guest stars include [[Leonardo Cimino]] in the first of two appearances as [[#Recurring|Doctor Phil Molinari]], who is with the Department of Health, Bureau of Contagious Diseases, helping the Medical Examiner and Dr. Demeter contain the outbreak. Cimino appears later this season in "17 Zebra," and played mobster Thomas Marley Sr., the incarcerated father of Vincent D'Onofrio's character in season two, "Counterfire." [[Martin Shakar]] plays Harriman, who is [[The Equalizer (1985 TV series)#Recurring|Rudy Bagler's]] cousin and a doctor who lost his license for performing unnecessary surgeries. He now practices "[[under the table]]." This is Shakar's third ''Equalizer'' role after playing Frank Morrow in season one, "Prelude," and Kelly Stigman in season three, "Christmas Presence." Shakar also plays Detective later this season in "Endgame." [[Eddie Jones (actor)|Eddie Jones]] makes his first of three appearances this season as [[#Recurring|Lt. Brannigan]]. Jones had previously appeared as Mr. Winslow in season two, "Joyride."

* [[James Tolkan]] as Daniel Ruger, an international arms dealer trying to sell nerve gas, who has Lazar killed, not trusting his silence.

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* [[Leonardo Cimino]] as [[#Recurring|Doctor Phil Molinari]], with the Department of Health, Bureau of Contagious Diseases, who helps the Medical Examiner and Dr. Demeter contain the outbreak. Cimino also appears later in "[[#ep80|17 Zebra]]."

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* [[Martin Shakar]] plays Harriman, who is [[The Equalizer (1985 TV series)#Recurring|Rudy Bagler's]] cousin and a doctor who lost his license for performing unnecessary surgeries. He now practices "[[under the table]]." This is Shakar's third ''Equalizer'' role after playing Frank Morrow in season one, "Prelude," and Kelly Stigman in season three, "Christmas Presence." Shakar also plays Detective later this season in "Endgame."

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* [[Eddie Jones (actor)|Eddie Jones]] makes his first of three appearances this season as [[#Recurring|Lt. Brannigan]]. Jones had previously appeared as Mr. Winslow in season two, "Joyride."

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* [[Joseph Ragno]] as Asa Lazar, a small-time gun smuggler, who, having done a few jobs for the Company, wants nothing to do with nerve gas and other [[WMDs]]. He carries the virus, himself a victim of a [[Biological warfare|bio-WMD]].

Joseph Ragno plays Asa Lazar, a small-time gun smuggler who has done a few jobs for the Company in the past. So Lazar want to have nothing to do with nerve gas or other such [[WMDs]], and yet he is sick with the virus, himself being a victim of a [[Biological warfare|bio-WMD]]. Randle Mell plays Tillerman, one of Harriman's thugs, the other being Garrick, played by [[Mike Starr (actor)|Mike Starr]]. Tillerman winds up catching the virus. Supporting actors include: [[Harsh Nayyar]] in his second and last appearance as a [[#Recurring|Medical Examiner]]; Robert Burke as Carpenter, who has to hold off his press release for the mayor to contain panic while McCall and the doctors track down those who have been exposed; and Cuban-Jewish actress [[Mel Gorham]] as a Mother of a child who has contracted the virus. As an illegal immigrant, there is a language barrier and the fear of deportation if she takes her baby to the hospital. Ken Solarino has an uncredited speaking role in "The Visitation" as ''[[#Recurring|Pete O'Phelan's]]'' bartender, [[#Recurring|Jeremy]].

* [[Randle Mell]] as Tillerman, one of Ruger's thugs, who catches the virus from Lazar.

* [[Mike Starr (actor)|Mike Starr]] as Garrick, one of Ruger's thugs.

* [[Mel Gorham]] as a Mother of a child who has contracted the virus. As an illegal immigrant, there is a language barrier and the fear of deportation if she takes her baby to the hospital.

* Ken Solarino as [[#Recurring|Jeremy]], an uncredited speaking role as ''[[#Recurring|Pete O'Phelan's]]'' bartender.

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{{Anchor|EqG4E10}}Katherine Cortez guest stars as Cecilia Romero, whose husband had a "[[#ep76|Past Imperfect]]" that resulted in the FBI issuing an arrest warrant for murder and drug smuggling. It left her alone as a single mother raising her son Thomas (played by guest star Jose Edwin Soto) who is now ten years old, and believes his father died a hero as a freedom fighter. Katherine Cortez made her television debut on ''The Equalizer'' in season one co-starring as Cynthia in "Pretenders," and guest starred as psychic Karen Alden in season three, "Inner View." [[Héctor Elizondo]] guest stars as Ray Quintero, the person of interest to Federal authorities, and to the Company, who have joined forces to bring down the Darien Cartel. Ray ''was'' in fact a fighter, recruited by the Company from [[Special forces|Special Forces]], and sent undercover to penetrate the cartel. But Ray got in too deep. Now, he believes it is too late to extricate himself. He does not believe in heroes anymore. McCall tries to change his thinking, for his son's sake.

* [[Katherine Cortez]] as Cecilia Romero, wife of Ray, for whom the FBI issued an arrest warrant for murder and drug smuggling, leaving her alone as a single mother raising her son Thomas (Jose Edwin Soto), who is now ten years old, and believes his father died a hero as a freedom fighter.

* [[Héctor Elizondo]] as Ray Quintero, a Company recruit from [[Special forces|Special Forces]], who got in too deep undercover while penetrating the Darien Cartel, and presently believes he canot extricate himself. He is a person of interest to Federal authorities and the Company, who join forces to end the Cartel. Not believing in heroes anymore, McCall tries changing his thinking, for Thomas' sake.

* [[Brad Sullivan]] as Luther Munson, a Company "expert on strange and esoteric information."

[[Mark Margolis]] guest stars in his last and most substantial ''Equalizer'' appearance as series regular [[#Recurring|Jimmy]], who has become a [[Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City|Big Brother]] to young Thomas and wants to take him on a Ski trip to Bear Mountain. Jimmy is "49 years old...divorced...and Thomas is a terrific kid." When Thomas overhears his mother talking about Ray, and what his father ''really'' did for a living, he intends to run away. But Jimmy dissuades him. After ''The Equalizer'' Margolis appeared in ''[[Glory (1989 film)|Glory]]'' and ''[[Quantum Leap (1989 TV series)|Quantum Leap]]'' (both in 1989), and as Dr. Nel Apgar in ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' (1990). More recently he has arguably become best known for his role of [[Hector Salamanca]] in ''[[Breaking Bad]]'' (2009–2011) and ''[[Better Call Saul]]'' (2016–2022). Other guest stars include, the second appearance of Eddie Jones as [[#Recurring|Lt. Brannigan]]; Luther Munson, a Company "expert on strange and esoteric information" is played by [[Brad Sullivan]]; and Rudolph Willrich plays Elliott Jarvis, a Justice Department agent who says he wants Ray's testimony, but has another agenda. Co-stars include Kenneth J. McGregor as Corman and Anthony Powers as Garfield (also as Marco in "Joyride"). Supporting actors include [[Frank Adonis]] making his last of four ''Equalizer'' appearances as the Chauffeur who tries to kill Ray Quintero. After ''The Equalizer'', Anthony Powers played Jimmy Two Times, and Frank Adonis played Anthony Stabile, in ''[[Goodfellas]]'' (1990). Joe Perce supports the cast as David Lance, who dies trying to abduct Thomas. [[Peter Mackenzie]] in his third television role plays 1st Man, an inept Company surveillance operative who is scolded by McCall and told to report in. [[Off-off-Broadway]] theatre expansionist [[Al Carmines]], who is an ordained minister in real life, acts as the funeral priest at Ray's funeral, and tells them "a mystery" about the [[Resurrection of Jesus|resurrection]] reading from the [[first Epistle to the Corinthians]].

* [[Rudolph Willrich]] plays Elliott Jarvis, a Justice Department agent who says he wants Ray's testimony, but has another agenda.

* [[Frank Adonis]] as the Chauffeur, who tries to kill Ray Quintero.

* [[Peter Mackenzie]] as 1st Man, an inept Company surveillance operative who is scolded by McCall and told to report in.

* [[Al Carmines]] as the Priest, at Ray's funeral.

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