Overview

• He died on Aug. 13, 2025, in New York City at age 78.
• He co-created and produced the pilot for CBS’s The Equalizer, which premiered in 1985 starring Edward Woodward and ran for four seasons.
• Sloan served as producer on Columbia Pictures’ Denzel Washington film trilogy (2014–2023) and on the 2021 Queen Latifah TV reboot that spanned five seasons through May 2025.
• His broader writing credits include a unique freelance episode of Columbo in 1976, an Emmy nomination for Quincy, M.E., several TV films, a West End play, a series of novels and a memoir.
• He is survived by his wife, Melissa, their children, Piper and Griffin, and his sister, Judy, with the family suggesting donations to the ASPCA to honor his love of animals.