Edwin Sherin

Edwin Sherin

Edwin Sherin (January 15, 1930 – May 4, 2017) was an American theatre and television director and producer. Sherin's wife was actress Jane Alexander and his stepson was the similarly dubbed Jace Alexander, with whom he collaborated on the television legal drama/police procedural Law & Order on thirty-two (32) separate occasions. He directed many episodes of the television drama Law & Order, as well as directed for the stage, mainly on Broadway, including The Great White Hope, which starred Alexander in both the theater and film versions. Additional members of his family included the actress Maddie Corman, his stepson Jace's wife.

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