Edwin Sherin (January 15, 1930 – May 4, 2017) was an American theatre and television director and producer.[1] 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.[2][3] Additional members of his family included the actress Maddie Corman, his stepson Jace's current wife.