
Ernest R. Dickerson
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
as Self
2005
Love and Hate
as Self
2023

Visions of Light
as Self
1992
Revisiting The Learning Tree
TBA

Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'
as Self
2007
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
as Self
1989

That Guy Dick Miller
as Self
2014

By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
as Self
2005

Hitchcocked!
as Self
2006

View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'
as Self
2007

The Visions of Stanley Kubrick
as Self
2007

One Night in Vegas
as Self
2010

Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later
as Self
2009

Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
as Self
2019

She's Gotta Have It
as Dog 8
1986

The Horror Crowd
as Self
2020

Tales of the Uncanny
as Self
2020

Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
as Self
2011

Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil
as Self
2007

Den of Vampires
2025
TV Appearances

100 Years of Warner Bros.
as Self
2023

The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time
as Self
2022

Eli Roth's History of Horror
as Self
2018

Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
as Self
2018

Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World
as Self
2023

Horror's Greatest
as Self - Director, Demon Knight
2024

Hollywood Black
as Self
2024