- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- June 25, 1951
- Place of Birth
- Newark, New Jersey, USA
Ernest R. Dickerson
Ernest Roscoe Dickerson A.S.C. (usually credited as Ernest R. Dickerson or Ernest Dickerson, born June 25, 1951) is an American film and television director and cinematographer. He directed generally urban films sometimes with supernatural story like Juice, Tales from the Crypt Presents Demon Knight, Bones and Never Die Alone. He is known for his frequent collaborations with Spike Lee.
Filmography
movieIn Search of Darkness: 1995-1999
2025 · Self
movieDen of Vampires
2025
tvHorror's Greatest
2024 · Self - Director, Demon Knight
tvHollywood Black
2024 · Self
tvParish
2024 · Director
Love and Hate
movieLove and Hate
2023 · Self
tv100 Years of Warner Bros.
2023 · Self
tvFight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World
2023 · Self
tvThe 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time
2022 · Self
tvBosch: Legacy
2022 · Director
tvDMZ
2022 · Director
movieTales of the Uncanny
2020 · Self
movieThe Horror Crowd
2020 · Self
tvRaised by Wolves
2020 · Director
movieHorror Noire: A History of Black Horror
2019 · Self
tvEli Roth's History of Horror
2018 · Self
tvBlack Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
2018 · Self
tvThe Purge
2018 · Director
tvUnsolved: The Murders of Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G.
2018 · Director
tvSeven Seconds
2018 · Director
tvThe Deuce
2017 · Director
movieDouble Play
2017 · Director
tvBlindspot
2015 · Director
tvThe Man in the High Castle
2015 · Director
tvBosch
2015 · Director
tvState of Affairs
2014 · Director
movieThat Guy Dick Miller
2014 · Self
tvSleepy Hollow
2013 · Director
tvLow Winter Sun
2013 · Director
tvUnder the Dome
2013 · Director
tvHouse of Cards
2013 · Director
tvRevolution
2012 · Director
tvOnce Upon a Time
2011 · Director
movieProduce Your Own Damn Movie!
2011 · Self
movieLast Man Standing
2011 · Director
tvThe Cape
2011 · Director
tvThe Walking Dead
2010 · Director
movieOne Night in Vegas
2010 · Self
tvTreme
2010 · Director
tvStargate Universe
2009 · Director
tvThe Vampire Diaries
2009 · Director
movieDo the Right Thing: 20 Years Later
2009 · Self
movieFear Itself: Something with Bite
2009 · Director
movieMiracle at St. Anna
2008 · Second Unit Director, Second Unit Director of Photography
tvFear Itself
2008 · Director
tvIn Plain Sight
2008 · Director
movieGreat Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'
2007 · Self
movieView from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'
2007 · Self
movieThe Visions of Stanley Kubrick
2007 · Self
movieFull Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil
2007 · Self
movieStanding on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
2007 · Self
tvTell Me You Love Me
2007 · Director
tvBurn Notice
2007 · Director
movieThe V Word
2006 · Director
tvDexter
2006 · Director
tvHeroes
2006 · Director
movieHitchcocked!
2006 · Self
tvEureka
2006 · Director
tvThe Evidence
2006 · Director
movieFor One Night
2006 · Director
tvMasters of Horror
2005 · Director
tvCriminal Minds
2005 · Director
tvInvasion
2005 · Director
movieBen-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
2005 · Self
tvWeeds
2005 · Director
tvMiracle's Boys
2005 · Director
movieBy Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
2005 · Self
tvMedium
2005 · Director
tvThe 4400
2004 · Director
movieNever Die Alone
2004 · Director
tvThe L Word
2004 · Director
movieGood Fences
2003 · Director
tvCSI: Miami
2002 · Director
movieOur America
2002 · Director of Photography
tvThe Wire
2002 · Director
movieBig Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie
2002 · Director
movieBones: Urban Gothic
2002 · Self
movieMonday Night Mayhem
2002 · Director
movieBones
2001 · Director
tvCrossing Jordan
2001 · Director
tvNight Visions
2001 · Director
movieFuturesport
1999 · Director
tvThird Watch
1999 · Director
movieStrange Justice
1999 · Director
movieBlind Faith
1998 · Director
movieAmbushed
1998 · Director
movieBulletproof
1996 · Director
movieTales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
1995 · Director
tvER
1994 · Director
movieSurviving the Game
1994 · Director
movieStephen King's Golden Tales
1993 · Director of Photography
movieMalcolm X
1992 · Director of Photography
movieVisions of Light
1992 · Self
movieCousin Bobby
1992 · Director of Photography, Camera Operator
movieJuice
1992 · Director, Screenplay, Story
movieSex, Drugs, Rock & Roll
1991 · Director of Photography
movieJungle Fever
1991 · Director of Photography
movieAva & Gabriel: A Love Story
1990 · Director of Photography
tvLaw & Order
1990 · Director, Director of Photography
movieMo' Better Blues
1990 · Director of Photography
movieSpike & Co.: Do It a Cappella
1990 · Director
movieDef by Temptation
1990 · Director of Photography
movieSpike & Co. Do It a-Cappella
1990 · Director
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
movieMaking 'Do the Right Thing'
1989 · Self
movieFright House
1989 · Director of Photography
movieDo the Right Thing
1989 · Director of Photography
movieThe Laser Man
1988 · Director of Photography
movieSchool Daze
1988 · Director of Photography
movieEddie Murphy Raw
1987 · Director of Photography
movieEnemy Territory
1987 · Director of Photography
movieLangston Hughes: The Dream Keeper
1987 · Additional Camera
movieShe's Gotta Have It
1986 · Dog 8, Director of Photography
movieVampires
1986 · Director of Photography
movieAlmacita, Soul of Desolato
1986 · Director of Photography
movieKrush Groove
1985 · Director of Photography
movieDesiree
1984 · Director of Photography
tvTales from the Darkside
1984 · Director of Photography
movieThe Brother from Another Planet
1984 · Director of Photography
movieJoe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads
1983 · Director of Photography
Revisiting The Learning Tree
movieRevisiting The Learning Tree
—
movieDiggin’ Up "Bones"
— · Self
Morris Stokes
movieMorris Stokes
— · Director
Black Diamond
movieBlack Diamond
— · Director, Executive Producer