Ernest R. Dickerson

Directing

Ernest R. Dickerson

Born June 25, 1951Newark, New Jersey, USA94 credits

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

In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999
7.0

In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999

Movie

2025

Den of Vampires

Den of Vampires

Movie

2025

Horror's Greatest
6.3

Horror's Greatest

TV

2024

Parish
6.5

Parish

TV

2024

Love and Hate

Movie

2023

100 Years of Warner Bros.
7.7

100 Years of Warner Bros.

TV

2023

Filmography

In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999
2025In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999as SelfMovie
Den of Vampires
2025Den of VampiresMovie
Horror's Greatest
2024Horror's Greatestas Self - Director, Demon KnightTV
Parish
2024ParishDirectorTV
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2023Love and Hateas SelfMovie
100 Years of Warner Bros.
2023100 Years of Warner Bros.as SelfTV
Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World
2023Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the Worldas SelfTV
The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time
2022The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Timeas SelfTV
Bosch: Legacy
2022Bosch: LegacyDirectorTV
DMZ
2022DMZDirectorTV
Tales of the Uncanny
2020Tales of the Uncannyas SelfMovie
The Horror Crowd
2020The Horror Crowdas SelfMovie
Raised by Wolves
2020Raised by WolvesDirectorTV
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
2019Horror Noire: A History of Black Horroras SelfMovie
Eli Roth's History of Horror
2018Eli Roth's History of Horroras SelfTV
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
2018Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'as SelfTV
The Purge
2018The PurgeDirectorTV
Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G.
2018Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G.DirectorTV
Seven Seconds
2018Seven SecondsDirectorTV
The Deuce
2017The DeuceDirectorTV
Double Play
2017Double PlayDirectorMovie
Blindspot
2015BlindspotDirectorTV
The Man in the High Castle
2015The Man in the High CastleDirectorTV
Bosch
2015BoschDirectorTV
State of Affairs
2014State of AffairsDirectorTV
That Guy Dick Miller
2014That Guy Dick Milleras SelfMovie
Sleepy Hollow
2013Sleepy HollowDirectorTV
Low Winter Sun
2013Low Winter SunDirectorTV
Under the Dome
2013Under the DomeDirectorTV
House of Cards
2013House of CardsDirectorTV
Revolution
2012RevolutionDirectorTV
Once Upon a Time
2011Once Upon a TimeDirectorTV
Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
2011Produce Your Own Damn Movie!as SelfMovie
Last Man Standing
2011Last Man StandingDirectorMovie
The Cape
2011The CapeDirectorTV
The Walking Dead
2010The Walking DeadDirectorTV
One Night in Vegas
2010One Night in Vegasas SelfMovie
Treme
2010TremeDirectorTV
Stargate Universe
2009Stargate UniverseDirectorTV
The Vampire Diaries
2009The Vampire DiariesDirectorTV
Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later
2009Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Lateras SelfMovie
Fear Itself
2008Fear ItselfDirectorTV
In Plain Sight
2008In Plain SightDirectorTV
Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'
2007Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'as SelfMovie
View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'
2007View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'as SelfMovie
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick
2007The Visions of Stanley Kubrickas SelfMovie
Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil
2007Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evilas SelfMovie
Tell Me You Love Me
2007Tell Me You Love MeDirectorTV
Burn Notice
2007Burn NoticeDirectorTV
The V Word
2006The V WordDirectorMovie
Dexter
2006DexterDirectorTV
Heroes
2006HeroesDirectorTV
Hitchcocked!
2006Hitchcocked!as SelfMovie
Eureka
2006EurekaDirectorTV
The Evidence
2006The EvidenceDirectorTV
For One Night
2006For One NightDirectorMovie
Masters of Horror
2005Masters of HorrorDirectorTV
Criminal Minds
2005Criminal MindsDirectorTV
Invasion
2005InvasionDirectorTV
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
2005Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinemaas SelfMovie
Weeds
2005WeedsDirectorTV
Miracle's Boys
2005Miracle's BoysDirectorTV
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
2005By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'as SelfMovie
Medium
2005MediumDirectorTV
The 4400
2004The 4400DirectorTV
Never Die Alone
2004Never Die AloneDirectorMovie
The L Word
2004The L WordDirectorTV
Good Fences
2003Good FencesDirectorMovie
CSI: Miami
2002CSI: MiamiDirectorTV
Our America
2002Our AmericaDirectorMovie
The Wire
2002The WireDirectorTV
Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie
2002Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus BookieDirectorMovie
Monday Night Mayhem
2002Monday Night MayhemDirectorMovie
Bones
2001BonesDirectorMovie
Crossing Jordan
2001Crossing JordanDirectorTV
Night Visions
2001Night VisionsDirectorTV
Futuresport
1999FuturesportDirectorMovie
Third Watch
1999Third WatchDirectorTV
Strange Justice
1999Strange JusticeDirectorMovie
Blind Faith
1998Blind FaithDirectorMovie
Ambushed
1998AmbushedDirectorMovie
Bulletproof
1996BulletproofDirectorMovie
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
1995Tales from the Crypt: Demon KnightDirectorMovie
ER
1994ERDirectorTV
Surviving the Game
1994Surviving the GameDirectorMovie
Visions of Light
1992Visions of Lightas SelfMovie
Juice
1992JuiceDirectorMovie
Law & Order
1990Law & OrderDirectorTV
Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella
1990Spike & Co. Do It a-CappellaDirectorMovie
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1989Making 'Do the Right Thing'as SelfMovie
She's Gotta Have It
1986She's Gotta Have Itas Dog 8Movie
Tales from the Darkside
1984Tales from the DarksideDirectorTV
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—Revisiting The Learning TreeMovie
M
—Morris StokesDirectorMovie