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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 & 8 nominations total

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Known for

Tony Goldwyn, Maura Tierney, Hugh Dancy, Reid Scott, Mehcad Brooks, and Odelya Halevi in Law & Order (1990)
Law & Order
7.8
TV Series
  • Producer(as Ed Sherin)
Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
Homicide: Life on the Street
8.7
TV Series
  • Director(as Ed Sherin)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
8.1
TV Series
  • Director(as Ed Sherin, directed by)
Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd in Moonlighting (1985)
Moonlighting
7.6
TV Series
  • Director(as Ed Sherin)

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Producer

  • Tony Goldwyn, Maura Tierney, Hugh Dancy, Reid Scott, Mehcad Brooks, and Odelya Halevi in Law & Order (1990)
    Law & Order
    7.8
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • co-producer
    • co-executive producer (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
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Director (as Ed Sherin)
    • 2006
  • Tony Goldwyn, Maura Tierney, Hugh Dancy, Reid Scott, Mehcad Brooks, and Odelya Halevi in Law & Order (1990)
    Law & Order
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1991–2005
  • Vincent D'Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Eric Bogosian, Julianne Nicholson, and Chris Noth in Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
    Law & Order: Criminal Intent
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director (as Ed Sherin)
    • 2002
  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Director (as Ed Sherin, directed by)
    • 2000
  • Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
    Homicide: Life on the Street
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Director (as Ed Sherin)
    • 1996–1999
  • Yancy Butler in South Beach (1993)
    South Beach
    8.0
    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
    7.9
    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
    • Director
    • 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
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Stephen Caffrey in Tour of Duty (1987)
    Tour of Duty
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Louis Gossett Jr., Carroll O'Connor, and Malcolm-Jamal Warner in The Father Clements Story (1987)
    The Father Clements Story
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1987

Additional Crew

  • Art in the Twenty-First Century (2001)
    Art in the Twenty-First Century
    7.5
    TV Series
    • creative consultant
    • 2001–2009

Personal details

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  • 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)
  • Relatives
    • Maddie Corman(Niece or Nephew)
  • 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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    Stepfather-in-law of Maddie Corman.
  • Nickname
    • Ed

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