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Edwin Sherin(1930-2017)

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Additional Crew
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Jane Alexander and Edwin Sherin
Edwin Sherin was born on 15 January 1930 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a producer and director, known for Law & Order (1990), Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999). He was married to Jane Alexander and Pamela Nichol Vevers. He died on 4 May 2017 in Lockport, Nova Scotia, Canada.
BornJanuary 15, 1930
DiedMay 4, 2017(87)
BornJanuary 15, 1930
DiedMay 4, 2017(87)
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 5 wins & 9 nominations total

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Known for

Tony Goldwyn, Maura Tierney, Hugh Dancy, Reid Scott, David Ajala, and Odelya Halevi in Law & Order (1990)
Law & Order
7.8
TV Series
  • Producer(as Ed Sherin)
Michelle Forbes, Yaphet Kotto, Max Perlich, Kyle Secor, Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher, Reed Diamond, Clark Johnson, and Melissa Leo in Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
Homicide: Life on the Street
8.7
TV Series
  • Director(as Ed Sherin)
Mariska Hargitay in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
8.1
TV Series
  • Director(as Ed Sherin)
Great Performances (1971)
Great Performances
7.9
TV Series
  • Director

Credits

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Producer

  • Tony Goldwyn, Maura Tierney, Hugh Dancy, Reid Scott, David Ajala, and Odelya Halevi in Law & Order (1990)
    Law & Order
    7.8
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • co-producer
    • co-executive producer (as Ed Sherin, as Ed Sherin, as Ed Sherin)
    • 1993–2000

Director

  • The Black Donnellys (2007)
    The Black Donnellys
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Director (as Ed Sherin)
    • 2007
  • Patricia Arquette in Medium (2005)
    Medium
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director (as Ed Sherin)
    • 2006
  • Tony Goldwyn, Maura Tierney, Hugh Dancy, Reid Scott, David Ajala, and Odelya Halevi in Law & Order (1990)
    Law & Order
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1991–2005
  • Vincent D'Onofrio and Kathryn Erbe in Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
    Law & Order: Criminal Intent
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director (as Ed Sherin)
    • 2002
  • Mariska Hargitay in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
    8.1
    TV Series
    • directed by (as Ed Sherin)
    • 2000
  • Michelle Forbes, Yaphet Kotto, Max Perlich, Kyle Secor, Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher, Reed Diamond, Clark Johnson, and Melissa Leo in Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
    Homicide: Life on the Street
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Director (as Ed Sherin)
    • 1996–1999
  • Blair Brown, Dylan Baker, Adrian Pasdar, Grace Phillips, John Slattery, and Regina Taylor in Feds (1997)
    Feds
    5.2
    TV Series
    • Director (as Ed Sherin)
    • 1997
  • Yancy Butler in South Beach (1993)
    South Beach
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Director (as Ed Sherin)
    • 1993
  • Jane Alexander and Christopher Plummer in A Marriage: Georgia O'Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz (1991)
    A Marriage: Georgia O'Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1991
  • Helen Shaver, Mariette Hartley, John Shea, and Harris Yulin in WIOU (1990)
    WIOU
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1991
  • L.A. Law (1986)
    L.A. Law
    7.1
    TV Series
    • directed by
    • 1990
  • Neil Patrick Harris in Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989)
    Doogie Howser, M.D.
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1990
  • John Stamos and Roxana Zal in Daughter of the Streets (1990)
    Daughter of the Streets
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1990
  • Settle the Score (1989)
    Settle the Score
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Steve Akahoshi, Tony Becker, Eric Bruskotter, Stephen Caffrey, Kevin Conroy, Stan Foster, Ramón Franco, Terence Knox, Joshua D. Maurer, and Miguel A. Núñez Jr. in Tour of Duty (1987)
    Tour of Duty
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1989

Additional Crew

  • Art in the Twenty-First Century (2001)
    Art in the Twenty-First Century
    7.3
    TV Series
    • creative consultant (as Ed Sherin)
    • 2001–2007

Personal details

  • Official site
    • Short Bio at MCA Website for "Law & Order"
  • Alternative names
    • Ed Scherin
  • Height
    • 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
  • Born
    • January 15, 1930
    • Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • May 4, 2017
    • Lockport, Nova Scotia, Canada(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Jane AlexanderMarch 29, 1975 - May 4, 2017 (his death)
  • Other works
    Stage: Directed Tennessee Williams' play, "A Streetcar Named Desire", at London's Piccadilly Theatre with Martin Shaw, Joss Ackland and Claire Bloom in the cast.

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  • Trivia
    Stepfather-in-law of Maddie Corman.
  • Nickname
    • Ed

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