Directing
Ernest R. Dickerson
25 June 1951 (75) Newark, New Jersey, USA
- Directed
- 72
- Written
- 2
- Movies
- 24
- Shows
- 7
Biography
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.
Known For
- Upcoming
- Revisiting The Learning Tree · Film
- Diggin’ Up "Bones" · Film
- Morris Stokes · Film · Director
- Black Diamond · Film · Director
- 2026
- V/H/S/Mixtape · Film · Director
- 2025
- In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999 · Film
- Den of Vampires · Film
- 2024
- Horror's Greatest · Series · Director · Demon Knight
- Hollywood Black · Series
- Parish · Series · Director
- 2023
- Love and Hate · Film
- 100 Years of Warner Bros. · Series
- Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World · Series
- 2022
- The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time · Series
- Bosch: Legacy · Series · Director
- DMZ · Series · Director
- 2020
- Tales of the Uncanny · Film
- The Horror Crowd · Film
- Raised by Wolves · Series · Director
- 2019
- 2018
- Eli Roth's History of Horror · Series
- Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us' · Series
- The Purge · Series · Director
- Seven Seconds · Series · Director
- Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G. · Series · Director
- 2017
- The Deuce · Series · Director
- Double Play · Film · Director
- 2015
- Blindspot · Series · Director
- The Man in the High Castle · Series · Director
- Bosch · Series · Director
- 2014
- That Guy Dick Miller · Film
- Tyrant · Series · Director
- State of Affairs · Series · Director
- 2013
- Under the Dome · Series · Director
- House of Cards · Series · Director
- Sleepy Hollow · Series · Director
- Low Winter Sun · Series · Director
- 2012
- Revolution · Series · Director
- 2011
- Produce Your Own Damn Movie! · Film
- Once Upon a Time · Series · Director
- The Cape · Series · Director
- Last Man Standing · Film · Director
- 2010
- One Night in Vegas · Film
- The Walking Dead · Series · Director
- Treme · Series · Director
- 2009
- Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later · Film
- The Vampire Diaries · Series · Director
- Stargate Universe · Series · Director
- Something with Bite · Film · Director
- 2008
- Miracle at St. Anna · Film · Second Unit Director
- Fear Itself · Series · Director
- In Plain Sight · Series · Director
- 2007
- Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange' · Film
- View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining' · Film
- The Visions of Stanley Kubrick · Film
- Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil · Film
- Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 · Film
- Burn Notice · Series · Director
- Tell Me You Love Me · Series · Director
- 2006
- Hitchcocked! · Film
- Dexter · Series · Director
- Heroes · Series · Director
- Eureka · Series · Director
- The V Word · Film · Director
- For One Night · Film · Director
- The Evidence · Series · Director
- 2005
- Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema · Film
- By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X' · Film
- Criminal Minds · Series · Director
- Weeds · Series · Director
- Medium · Series · Director
- Masters of Horror · Series · Director
- Invasion · Series · Director
- Miracle's Boys · Series · Director
- 2004
- The L Word · Series · Director
- The 4400 · Series · Director
- Never Die Alone · Film · Director
- 2003
- Good Fences · Film · Director
- 2002
- Bones: Urban Gothic · Film
- The Wire · Series · Director
- CSI: Miami · Series · Director
- Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie · Film · Director
- Monday Night Mayhem · Film · Director
- Our America · Film · Director of Photography
- 2001
- Bones · Film · Director
- Crossing Jordan · Series · Director
- Night Visions · Series · Director
- 1999
- Third Watch · Series · Director
- Futuresport · Film · Director
- Strange Justice · Film · Director
- 1998
- Ambushed · Film · Director
- Blind Faith · Film · Director
- 1996
- Bulletproof · Film · Director
- 1995
- Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight · Film · Director
- 1994
- ER · Series · Director
- Surviving the Game · Film · Director
- 1993
- Golden Tales · Film · Director of Photography
- 1992
- Visions of Light · Film
- Malcolm X · Film · Director of Photography
- Juice · Film · Director
- Cousin Bobby · Film · Director of Photography
- 1991
- Jungle Fever · Film · Director of Photography
- Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll · Film · Director of Photography
- 1990
- Law & Order · Series · Director
- Mo' Better Blues · Film · Director of Photography
- Def by Temptation · Film · Director of Photography
- Ava & Gabriel: A Love Story · Film · Director of Photography
- Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella · Film · Director
- Spike & Co.: Do It a Cappella · Film · Director
- 1989
- Making 'Do the Right Thing' · Film
- Do the Right Thing · Film · Director of Photography
- Fright House · Film · Director of Photography
- 1988
- School Daze · Film · Director of Photography
- The Laser Man · Film · Director of Photography
- 1987
- Eddie Murphy Raw · Film · Director of Photography
- Enemy Territory · Film · Director of Photography
- Langston Hughes: The Dream Keeper · Film · Additional Camera
- 1986
- She's Gotta Have It · Film · Dog 8
- She's Gotta Have It · Film · Director of Photography
- Vampires · Film · Director of Photography
- Almacita, Soul of Desolato · Film · Director of Photography
- 1985
- Krush Groove · Film · Director of Photography
- 1984
- The Brother from Another Planet · Film · Director of Photography
- Tales from the Darkside · Series · Director of Photography
- Desiree · Film · Director of Photography
- 1983
- Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads · Film · Director of Photography