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Edwin Sherin

Edwin Sherin

Director · Died May 4, 2017, aged 87 · Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Edwin Sherin (January 15, 1930-May 4, 2017) was an American theatre and television director and producer. He was the husband of actress Jane Alexander. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Edwin Sherin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 15, 1930
Died
May 4, 2017 (aged 87)
From
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Works as
Director
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 20 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 24% in 30 days

What are Edwin Sherin's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
37%
Self
18%
Morality
17%
Survival
16%
Society
7%
Ideas
4%
Family bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 2

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
3
Tense
2
Warm
2
Dread
1
Triumphant
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Hopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Edwin Sherin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Edwin Sherin's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

20 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.

  • Medium(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Homicide: Life on the Street(1993)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 141 episodes · Director · Co-Executive Producer · Executive Producer · as Chief Justice

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Daughter of the Streets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director

  • Settle the Score (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director

  • Doogie Howser, M.D.(1989)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • The Father Clements Story(1987)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Lena: My 100 Children(1987)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Tour of Duty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • L.A. Law(1986)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Moonlighting(1985)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Hill Street Blues(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • King Lear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Director

  • My Old Man's Place(1971)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Valdez Is Coming(1971)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Across the River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Writer

  • Omnibus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

Career shape

A full career of 20 titles from 1952 to 2005.

Highest rated

Valdez Is Coming (1971)

Midcredits 70th

Most popular right now

Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 20: 1 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting18 of 20: 17 only directing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thWriting1 of 20: 1 only writing, 0 with another roleProducing1 of 20: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1950s1 · acting1960s1 · crew1970s3 · crew1980s9 · crew1990s4 · 1 acting · 4 crew2000s2 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Edwin Sherin's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 67th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

21stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 13 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · director

The Father Clements Story (1987)

68th percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)

Midcredits 96th · 90% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Edwin Sherin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Edwin Sherin's MovieCove titles; George R. Rohrs shares the most, 2.