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Ernest R. Dickerson

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  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Ernest R. Dickerson at an event for Never Die Alone (2004)
Revealing, intimate documentary spotlighting the Hollywood horror community.
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Ernest Roscoe Dickerson A.S.C., aka. Ernest R. Dickerson, is an American film director and cinematographer. As a cinematographer, he is known for his frequent collaborations with Spike Lee. As a director, he is known for films such as Juice (1992), Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995), Bones (2001) and Never Die Alone (2004). He has also directed several episodes of acclaimed television series such as Once Upon a Time (2011), The Wire (2002), Dexter (2006), and The Walking Dead (2010).
BornJune 25, 1951
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BornJune 25, 1951
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      • 10 wins & 19 nominations total

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    Known for

    Juice (1992)
    Juice
    7.0
    • Director
    • 1992
    Spike Lee, Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, John Turturro, Ruby Dee, Giancarlo Esposito, and Bill Nunn in Do the Right Thing (1989)
    Do the Right Thing
    8.0
    • Cinematographer(as Ernest Dickerson, photography by)
    • 1989
    Billy Zane and John Kassir in Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995)
    Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
    6.7
    • Director(as Ernest Dickerson)
    • 1995
    Andrew Lincoln in The Walking Dead (2010)
    The Walking Dead
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Director(as Ernest Dickerson, directed by)

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    Director



    • Morris Stokes
      • Director
      • Pre-production



    • Mimi Rogers, Titus Welliver, and Madison Lintz in Bosch: Legacy (2022)
      Bosch: Legacy
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Director (as Ernest Dickerson)
      • 2022–2025
    • The Irrational (2023)
      The Irrational
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Director (as Ernest Dickerson)
      • 2023–2025
    • Giancarlo Esposito in Parish (2024)
      Parish
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Director (as Ernest Dickerson)
      • 2024
    • Benjamin Bratt, Rosario Dawson, Hoon Lee, and Freddy Miyares in DMZ (2022)
      DMZ
      5.5
      TV Mini Series
      • Director (as Ernest Dickerson)
      • 2022
    • Amanda Collin, Abubakar Salim, and Winta McGrath in Raised by Wolves (2020)
      Raised by Wolves
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Director (as Ernest Dickerson, Ernest Dickerson, directed by)
      • 2022
    • Titus Welliver in Bosch (2014)
      Bosch
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Director (as Ernest Dickerson)
      • 2015–2020
    • Interrogation (2020)
      Interrogation
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Director (as Ernest Dickerson)
      • 2020
    • Godfather of Harlem (2019)
      Godfather of Harlem
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019
    • The Purge (2018)
      The Purge
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Director (as Ernest Dickerson)
      • 2018
    • Kevin Spacey in House of Cards (2013)
      House of Cards
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Rufus Sewell in The Man in the High Castle (2015)
      The Man in the High Castle
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Director (as Ernest Dickerson)
      • 2018
    • Rupert Friend, Bella Heathcote, and Jack Reynor in Strange Angel (2018)
      Strange Angel
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2018
    • I'm Dying Up Here (2017)
      I'm Dying Up Here
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Tupac Shakur, James J. Zito III, Marcc Rose, and Wavyy Jonez in Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G. (2018)
      Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G.
      7.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Clare-Hope Ashitey in Seven Seconds (2018)
      Seven Seconds
      7.7
      TV Mini Series
      • Director (as Ernest Dickerson)
      • 2018

    Cinematographer



    • Our America (2002)
      Our America
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2002
    • Bruce Springsteen in Bruce Springsteen: Murder Incorporated (1995)
      Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000
      7.9
      Video
      • Cinematographer (video "Born in the U.S.A.")
      • 2001
    • And Ya Don't Stop: Hip Hop's Greatest Videos, Vol. 1 (2000)
      And Ya Don't Stop: Hip Hop's Greatest Videos, Vol. 1
      4.7
      Video
      • director of photography (segment "Fight the Power")
      • 2000
    • Malcolm X (1992)
      Malcolm X
      7.7
      • Cinematographer (as Ernest Dickerson)
      • 1992
    • Great Performances (1971)
      Great Performances
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer (segment "Hip Hop You Don't Stop")
      • 1992
    • Cousin Bobby (1992)
      Cousin Bobby
      6.4
      • Cinematographer (as Ernest Dickerson, photographed by)
      • 1992
    • Prince and the New Power Generation: Money Don't Matter 2 Night (MTV Version) (1992)
      Prince and the New Power Generation: Money Don't Matter 2 Night (MTV Version)
      6.7
      Music Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 1992
    • Prince and the New Power Generation: Money Don't Matter 2 Night (1992)
      Prince and the New Power Generation: Money Don't Matter 2 Night
      6.9
      Music Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 1992
    • Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll (1991)
      Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll
      7.0
      • Cinematographer (as Ernest Dickerson)
      • 1991
    • Jungle Fever (1991)
      Jungle Fever
      6.6
      • Cinematographer (as Ernest Dickerson)
      • 1991
    • Tony Goldwyn, Maura Tierney, Hugh Dancy, Reid Scott, Mehcad Brooks, and Odelya Halevi in Law & Order (1990)
      Law & Order
      7.8
      TV Series
      • director of photography (as Ernest Dickerson)
      • 1990–1991
    • Ava & Gabriel - Un historia di amor (1990)
      Ava & Gabriel - Un historia di amor
      6.9
      • Cinematographer
      • 1990
    • Denzel Washington, Spike Lee, Joie Lee, and Cynda Williams in Mo' Better Blues (1990)
      Mo' Better Blues
      6.7
      • Cinematographer (as Ernest Dickerson)
      • 1990
    • Kadeem Hardison, Freddie Jackson, Melba Moore, and Bill Nunn in Def by Temptation (1990)
      Def by Temptation
      5.2
      • Cinematographer
      • 1990
    • Al Lewis in Fright House (1989)
      Fright House
      2.9
      Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 1989

    Camera and Electrical Department



    • Miracle at St. Anna (2008)
      Miracle at St. Anna
      6.1
      • camera operator: second unit
      • director of photography: second unit (as Ernest Dickerson)
      • 2008
    • Voices & Visions
      TV Mini Series
      • additional cinematography (as Ernest Dickerson)
      • 1988
    • One Night with Blue Note (1985)
      One Night with Blue Note
      8.6
      Video
      • camera operator
      • 1985
    • John Paul in Day of the Dead (1985)
      Day of the Dead
      7.1
      • second unit camera: Florida Unit
      • 1985
    • General Public: Never You Done That
      Music Video
      • camera operator
      • 1985

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    Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
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    Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
    Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
    Trailer 1:16
    Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Ernest Dickerson
    • Born
      • June 25, 1951
      • Newark, New Jersey, USA
    • Spouses
        Rose GeddesSeptember 17, 2015 - present
    • Parents
      • Jacqui Dickerson

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    • Trivia
      Graduated from Howard University, an Historically Black college in Washington, DC, and later met filmmaker Spike Lee while both of them were attending New York University's Film School.
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      (About his movie 'Demon Knight): I've always enjoyed films that did a bit of genre-blending and I thought the story for Demon Knight did that perfectly. It was the perfect storm of horror, humor, thrills, had some mystery to it and a lot of emotion so I immediately knew this was going to be a very atypical horror movie to be involved with.

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