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Ernest R. Dickerson

Personal Information

Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birth DateJun 25, 1951 (75 years old)
Zodiac Sign♋Cancer
Place of BirthNewark, New Jersey, USA
Career Span1983 – Present (44 yrs)
Known Credits121 Titles
Official Links
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DirectingPopularity Score 1.1

Ernest R. Dickerson

Also known as:Ernest Roscoe DickersonErnest Dickerson
Total Works

121

66 movies • 55 shows

Avg Rating

6.8 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

The Walking Dead
8.1
The Walking Dead
2010•series
Role: Director
The Vampire Diaries
8.3
The Vampire Diaries
2009•series
Role: Director
Dexter
8.2
Dexter
2006•series
Role: Director
Criminal Minds
8.3
Criminal Minds
2005•series
Role: Director

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Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 121 titles featuring Ernest R. Dickerson

The Walking Dead
8.1
The Walking Dead
2010•series

Role: Director

The Vampire Diaries
8.3
The Vampire Diaries
2009•series

Role: Director

Dexter
8.2
Dexter
2006•series

Role: Director

Criminal Minds
8.3
Criminal Minds
2005•series

Role: Director

Under the Dome
7.1
Under the Dome
2013•series

Role: Director

The Purge
6.9
The Purge
2018•series

Role: Director

House of Cards
8.0
House of Cards
2013•series

Role: Director

The Wire
8.6
The Wire
2002•series

Role: Director

Heroes
7.4
Heroes
2006•series

Role: Director

Blindspot
7.4
Blindspot
2015•series

Role: Director

Once Upon a Time
7.4
Once Upon a Time
2011•series

Role: Director

Do the Right Thing
7.8
Do the Right Thing
1989•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Malcolm X
7.5
Malcolm X
1992•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Raised by Wolves
7.5
Raised by Wolves
2020•series

Role: Director

CSI: Miami
7.7
CSI: Miami
2002•series

Role: Director

The Man in the High Castle
7.5

Role: Director

Sleepy Hollow
7.4
Sleepy Hollow
2013•series

Role: Director

Weeds
7.5
Weeds
2005•series

Role: Director

ER
7.8
ER
1994•series

Role: Director

The L Word
7.7
The L Word
2004•series

Role: Director

Stargate Universe
7.4
Stargate Universe
2009•series

Role: Director

Bosch
7.9
Bosch
2015•series

Role: Director

The 4400
7.1
The 4400
2004•series

Role: Director

Eureka
7.7
Eureka
2006•series

Role: Director

Law & Order
7.3
Law & Order
1990•series

Role: Director

Bulletproof
5.8
Bulletproof
1996•movie

Role: Director

Revolution
6.4
Revolution
2012•series

Role: Director

Burn Notice
7.5
Burn Notice
2007•series

Role: Director

Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
6.9

Role: Director

Medium
7.5
Medium
2005•series

Role: Director

Juice
7.2
Juice
1992•movie

Role: Screenplay

The Deuce
7.6
The Deuce
2017•series

Role: Director

Miracle at St. Anna
6.1

Role: Second Unit Director

Eddie Murphy Raw
7.3
Eddie Murphy Raw
1987•movie

Role: Director of Photography

She's Gotta Have It
6.6

as Dog 8

Jungle Fever
6.4
Jungle Fever
1991•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Masters of Horror
7.2
Masters of Horror
2005•series

Role: Director

Bosch: Legacy
8.0
Bosch: Legacy
2022•series

Role: Director

Mo' Better Blues
6.5
Mo' Better Blues
1990•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Third Watch
8.0
Third Watch
1999•series

Role: Director

Surviving the Game
6.2
Surviving the Game
1994•movie

Role: Director

Tyrant
6.7
Tyrant
2014•series

Role: Director

Bones
5.0
Bones
2001•movie

Role: Director

Fear Itself
6.8
Fear Itself
2008•series

Role: Director

Seven Seconds
7.3
Seven Seconds
2018•series

Role: Director

Treme
7.7
Treme
2010•series

Role: Director

Crossing Jordan
7.2
Crossing Jordan
2001•series

Role: Director

Invasion
7.1
Invasion
2005•series

Role: Director

Never Die Alone
5.5
Never Die Alone
2004•movie

Role: Director

School Daze
5.6
School Daze
1988•movie

Role: Director of Photography

DMZ
5.5
DMZ
2022•series

Role: Director

The Brother from Another Planet
6.7

Role: Director of Photography

In Plain Sight
7.0
In Plain Sight
2008•series

Role: Director

Tales from the Darkside
7.2

Role: Director of Photography

The Cape
5.0
The Cape
2011•series

Role: Director

Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G.
6.9

Role: Director

Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
6.7

as Self

State of Affairs
5.6
State of Affairs
2014•series

Role: Director

Parish
6.3
Parish
2024•series

Role: Director

Futuresport
4.3
Futuresport
1999•movie

Role: Director

Def by Temptation
4.8
Def by Temptation
1990•movie

Role: Director of Photography

The V Word
5.0
The V Word
2006•movie

Role: Director

Low Winter Sun
6.2
Low Winter Sun
2013•series

Role: Director

Krush Groove
6.4
Krush Groove
1985•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Tell Me You Love Me
6.5
Tell Me You Love Me
2007•series

Role: Director

Eli Roth's History of Horror
6.4
5 eps

as Self

Visions of Light
7.0
Visions of Light
1992•movie

as Self

Enemy Territory
5.6
Enemy Territory
1987•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Night Visions
7.1
Night Visions
2001•series

Role: Director

100 Years of Warner Bros.
7.6
2 eps

as Self

Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil
4.3

as Self

V/H/S/Mixtape
4.8
V/H/S/Mixtape
2026•movie

Role: Director

Good Fences
6.0
Good Fences
2003•movie

Role: Director

That Guy Dick Miller
7.0

as Self

Last Man Standing
4.4
Last Man Standing
2011•movie

Role: Director

Ambushed
5.0
Ambushed
1998•movie

Role: Director

The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time
6.6
8 eps

as Self

Blind Faith
6.2
Blind Faith
1998•movie

Role: Director

Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie
5.3

Role: Director

Double Play
3.5
Double Play
2017•movie

Role: Director

Golden Tales
4.0
Golden Tales
1993•movie

Role: Director of Photography

The Visions of Stanley Kubrick
6.9

as Self

Tales of the Uncanny
7.0

as Self

Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'
6.2

as Self

For One Night
7.6
For One Night
2006•movie

Role: Director

One Night in Vegas
6.3
One Night in Vegas
2010•movie

as Self

Horror's Greatest
6.4
4 eps
Horror's Greatest
2024•series

as Self - Director, Demon Knight

Monday Night Mayhem
6.2

Role: Director

6.9

as Self

Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
6.2

as Self

View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'
7.4

as Self

Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll
6.6

Role: Director of Photography

Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
6.5

as Self

Cousin Bobby
6.7
Cousin Bobby
1992•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Vampires
4.3
Vampires
1986•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads
6.3

Role: Director of Photography

Fright House
3.4
Fright House
1989•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Ava & Gabriel: A Love Story
6.3

Role: Director of Photography

Miracle's Boys
7.0
Miracle's Boys
2005•series

Role: Director

Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World
7.0
4 eps

as Self

Hollywood Black
3.0
4 eps
Hollywood Black
2024•series

as Self

Desiree
6.8
Desiree
1984•movie

Role: Director of Photography

The Laser Man
6.0
The Laser Man
1988•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later
7.0

as Self

The Horror Crowd
5.7
The Horror Crowd
2020•movie

as Self

Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
6.3
3 eps

as Self

Our America
8.0
Our America
2002•movie

Role: Director of Photography

The Evidence
8.7
The Evidence
2006•series

Role: Director

By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
6.0

as Self

Strange Justice
7.0
Strange Justice
1999•movie

Role: Director

Hitchcocked!
6.0
Hitchcocked!
2006•movie

as Self

In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999
7.0

as Self

Almacita, Soul of Desolato
10.0

Role: Director of Photography

Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella
10.0

Role: Director

Produce Your Own Damn Movie!

as Self

Den of Vampires
Den of Vampires
2025•movie
Diggin’ Up "Bones"

as Self

Bones: Urban Gothic

as Self

Langston Hughes: The Dream Keeper

Role: Additional Camera

Spike & Co.: Do It a Cappella

Role: Director

Something with Bite

Role: Director