Person
Ernest R. Dickerson
Directing · Born 1951-06-25 · Newark, New Jersey, USA
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.
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Law & Order
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Dexter
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Criminal Minds
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The Walking Dead
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CSI: Miami
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The Vampire Diaries
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ER
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The Wire
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Once Upon a Time
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Medium
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Filmography
- 2025In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999Self
- 2025Den of Vampires
- 2024Horror's GreatestSelf - Director, Demon Knight
- 2024Hollywood BlackSelf
- 2024ParishDirector
- 2023Love and HateSelf
- 2023100 Years of Warner Bros.Self
- 2023Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the WorldSelf
- 2022The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All TimeSelf
- 2022Bosch: LegacyDirector
- 2022DMZDirector
- 2020Tales of the UncannySelf
- 2020The Horror CrowdSelf
- 2020Raised by WolvesDirector
- 2019Horror Noire: A History of Black HorrorSelf
- 2018Eli Roth's History of HorrorSelf
- 2018Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'Self
- 2018The PurgeDirector
- 2018Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G.Director
- 2018Seven SecondsDirector
- 2017The DeuceDirector
- 2017Double PlayDirector
- 2015BlindspotDirector
- 2015The Man in the High CastleDirector
- 2015BoschDirector
- 2014State of AffairsDirector
- 2014That Guy Dick MillerSelf
- 2013Sleepy HollowDirector
- 2013Low Winter SunDirector
- 2013Under the DomeDirector
- 2013House of CardsDirector
- 2012RevolutionDirector
- 2011Once Upon a TimeDirector
- 2011Produce Your Own Damn Movie!Self
- 2011Last Man StandingDirector
- 2011The CapeDirector
- 2010The Walking DeadDirector
- 2010One Night in VegasSelf
- 2010TremeDirector
- 2009Stargate UniverseDirector
- 2009The Vampire DiariesDirector
- 2009Do the Right Thing: 20 Years LaterSelf
- 2009Something with BiteDirector
- 2008Miracle at St. AnnaSecond Unit Director
- 2008Fear ItselfDirector
- 2008In Plain SightDirector
- 2007Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'Self
- 2007View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'Self
- 2007The Visions of Stanley KubrickSelf
- 2007Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and EvilSelf
- 2007Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001Self
- 2007Tell Me You Love MeDirector
- 2007Burn NoticeDirector
- 2006The V WordDirector
- 2006DexterDirector
- 2006HeroesDirector
- 2006Hitchcocked!Self
- 2006EurekaDirector
- 2006The EvidenceDirector
- 2006For One NightDirector
- 2005Masters of HorrorDirector
- 2005Criminal MindsDirector
- 2005InvasionDirector
- 2005Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed CinemaSelf
- 2005WeedsDirector
- 2005Miracle's BoysDirector
- 2005By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'Self
- 2005MediumDirector
- 2004The 4400Director
- 2004Never Die AloneDirector
- 2004The L WordDirector
- 2003Good FencesDirector
- 2002CSI: MiamiDirector
- 2002Our AmericaDirector of Photography
- 2002The WireDirector
- 2002Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus BookieDirector
- 2002Bones: Urban GothicSelf
- 2002Monday Night MayhemDirector
- 2001BonesDirector
- 2001Crossing JordanDirector
- 2001Night VisionsDirector
- 1999FuturesportDirector
- 1999Third WatchDirector
- 1999Strange JusticeDirector
- 1998Blind FaithDirector
- 1998AmbushedDirector
- 1996BulletproofDirector
- 1995Tales from the Crypt: Demon KnightDirector
- 1994ERDirector
- 1994Surviving the GameDirector
- 1993Stephen King's Golden TalesDirector of Photography
- 1992Malcolm XDirector of Photography
- 1992Visions of LightSelf
- 1992Cousin BobbyDirector of Photography
- 1992JuiceDirector
- 1991Sex, Drugs, Rock & RollDirector of Photography
- 1991Jungle FeverDirector of Photography
- 1990Ava & Gabriel: A Love StoryDirector of Photography
- 1990Law & OrderDirector
- 1990Mo' Better BluesDirector of Photography
- 1990Spike & Co.: Do It a CappellaDirector
- 1990Def by TemptationDirector of Photography
- 1990Spike & Co. Do It a-CappellaDirector
- 1989Making 'Do the Right Thing'Self
- 1989Fright HouseDirector of Photography
- 1989Do the Right ThingDirector of Photography
- 1988The Laser ManDirector of Photography
- 1988School DazeDirector of Photography
- 1987Eddie Murphy RawDirector of Photography
- 1987Enemy TerritoryDirector of Photography
- 1987Langston Hughes: The Dream KeeperAdditional Camera
- 1986She's Gotta Have ItDog 8
- 1986VampiresDirector of Photography
- 1986Almacita, Soul of DesolatoDirector of Photography
- 1985Krush GrooveDirector of Photography
- 1984DesireeDirector of Photography
- 1984Tales from the DarksideDirector of Photography
- 1984The Brother from Another PlanetDirector of Photography
- 1983Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut HeadsDirector of Photography
- —Revisiting The Learning Tree
- —Diggin’ Up "Bones"Self
- —Morris StokesDirector
- —Black DiamondDirector
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