Ernest R. Dickerson

Ernest R. Dickerson

73 · Born: Jun 25, 1951

Personal Details

BornJun 25, 1951 Newark, New Jersey, USA
Spouse
  • Rose Geddes

    ( Sep 17, 2015 to May 10, 2025 )
  • ?

Parents
  • Jacqui Dickerson

Biography

Ernest Roscoe Dickerson, also professionally known as Ernest R. Dickerson, is a prominent American figure in the film industry, distinguished by his multifaceted career as both a film director and cinematographer.

As a cinematographer, Dickerson has earned recognition for his recurring collaborations with renowned director Spike Lee, thereby solidifying his reputation within the profession.

Furthermore, as a director, Dickerson has showcased his talents through the creation of a diverse range of films, including the 1992 drama Juice, the 1995 horror film Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight, the 2001 thriller Bones, and the 2004 drama Never Die Alone.

In addition to his work in film, Dickerson has also demonstrated his versatility by directing numerous episodes of acclaimed television series, such as the 2011 fantasy drama Once Upon a Time, the 2002 crime drama The Wire, the 2006 crime drama Dexter, and the 2010 horror drama The Walking Dead.

Career

{"id":7386,"title":"She's Gotta Have It","year":"1986","character":"Dog 8","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/shes-gotta-have-it","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_7386.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_7386.jpg"},"released":1}
1986
{"id":103843592,"title":"Fight the Power How Hip Hop Changed the World","year":2023,"character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/fight-the-power-how-hip-hop-changed-the-world","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/1p68rtgn3at8.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/1p68rtgn3at8.jpg"},"released":1}
2023
{"id":103841202,"title":"The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time","year":2022,"character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/the-101-scariest-horror-movie-moments-of-all-time","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/51dstlcqgum0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/51dstlcqgum0.jpg"},"released":1}
2022
{"id":177681,"title":"The Horror Crowd","year":"2020","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/the-horror-crowd","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_177681.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_177681.jpg"},"released":1}
2020
{"id":180278,"title":"Tales of the Uncanny","year":"2020","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/tales-of-the-uncanny","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_180278.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_180278.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":137133,"title":"Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror","year":"2019","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/horror-noire-a-history-of-black-horror","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_137133.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_137133.jpg"},"released":1}
2019
{"id":103835136,"title":"They've Gotta Have Us","year":2018,"character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/theyve-gotta-have-us","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_103835136.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_103835136.jpg"},"released":1}
2018
{"id":103836956,"title":"Eli Roth's History of Horror","year":2018,"character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/eli-roths-history-of-horror","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/13g1si78rpco.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/13g1si78rpco.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":38250,"title":"That Guy Dick Miller","year":"2014","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/that-guy-dick-miller","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_38250.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_38250.jpg"},"released":1}
2014
{"id":183332,"title":"Produce Your Own Damn Movie!","year":"2011","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/produce-your-own-damn-movie","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_183332.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_183332.jpg"},"released":1}
2011
{"id":203709,"title":"Do the Right Thing - 20 Years Later","year":"2009","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/do-the-right-thing-20-years-later","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_203709.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_203709.jpg"},"released":1}
2009
{"id":266699,"title":"The Visions of Stanley Kubrick","year":"2007","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/the-visions-of-stanley-kubrick","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_266699.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_266699.jpg"},"released":1}
2007
{"id":266702,"title":"View from the Overlook: Crafting 'the Shining'","year":"2007","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/view-from-the-overlook-crafting-the-shining","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_266702.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_266702.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":266752,"title":"Great Bolshy Yarblockos! Making 'A Clockwork Orange'","year":"2007","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/great-bolshy-yarblockos-making-a-clockwork-orange","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_266752.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_266752.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":266693,"title":"Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil","year":"2007","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/full-metal-jacket-between-good-and-evil","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_266693.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_266693.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":150434,"title":"Hitchcocked!","year":"2006","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/hitchcocked","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_150434.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_150434.jpg"},"released":1}
2006
{"id":50614,"title":"Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema","year":"2005","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/ben-hur-the-epic-that-changed-cinema","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_50614.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_50614.jpg"},"released":1}
2005
{"id":267562,"title":"By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'","year":"2005","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/by-any-means-necessary-the-making-of-malcolm-x","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_267562.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_267562.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":58541,"title":"Visions of Light","year":"1992","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/visions-of-light","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_58541.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_58541.jpg"},"released":1}
1992
{"id":80247,"title":"Making Do the Right Thing","year":"1989","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/making-do-the-right-thing","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_80247.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_80247.jpg"},"released":1}
1989
{"id":113936,"title":"Double Play","year":"2017","job":"Director","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/double-play","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_113936.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_113936.jpg"},"released":1}
2017
Double Play
Double Play as Director
{"id":41840,"title":"Last Man Standing","year":"2011","job":"Director","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/last-man-standing-2011","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_41840.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_41840.jpg"},"released":1}
2011
{"id":48865,"title":"For One Night","year":"2006","job":"Director","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/for-one-night","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_48865.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_48865.jpg"},"released":1}
2006
For One Night
For One Night as Director
{"id":256265,"title":"Masters of Horror","year":"2006","job":"Director","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/masters-of-horror-2006-6","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_256265.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_256265.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":7586,"title":"Never Die Alone","year":"2004","job":"Director","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/never-die-alone","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/626i18r0iod0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/626i18r0iod0.jpg"},"released":1}
2004
{"id":152044,"title":"Good Fences","year":"2003","job":"Director","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/good-fences","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_152044.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_152044.jpg"},"released":1}
2003
Good Fences
Good Fences as Director
{"id":53413,"title":"Monday Night Mayhem","year":"2002","job":"Director","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/monday-night-mayhem","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_53413.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_53413.jpg"},"released":1}
2002
{"id":84792,"title":"Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie","year":"2002","job":"Director","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/big-shot-confessions-of-a-campus-bookie","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_84792.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_84792.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":184643,"title":"Our America","year":"2002","job":"Director","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/our-america","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_184643.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_184643.jpg"},"released":1}
Our America
Our America as Director
{"id":7355,"title":"Bones","year":"2001","job":"Director","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/bones","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/5gbj3c5s7e30.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/5gbj3c5s7e30.jpg"},"released":1}
2001
Bones
Bones as Director
{"id":26733,"title":"Futuresport","year":"1999","job":"Director","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/futuresport","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/gbp4m9uglps0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/gbp4m9uglps0.jpg"},"released":1}
1999
Futuresport
Futuresport as Director
{"id":155784,"title":"Strange Justice","year":"1999","job":"Director","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/strange-justice","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_155784.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_155784.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":55917,"title":"Blind Faith","year":"1998","job":"Director","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/blind-faith","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_55917.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_55917.jpg"},"released":1}
1998
Blind Faith
Blind Faith as Director
{"id":55798,"title":"Ambushed","year":"1998","job":"Director","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/ambushed-1998","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_55798.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_55798.jpg"},"released":1}
Ambushed
Ambushed as Director
{"id":1550,"title":"Bulletproof","year":"1996","job":"Director","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/bulletproof","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/7tsvdp65kfr0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/7tsvdp65kfr0.jpg"},"released":1}
1996
Bulletproof
Bulletproof as Director
{"id":25922,"title":"Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight","year":"1995","job":"Director","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/tales-from-the-crypt-demon-knight","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/3afeg1g6ui3g.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/3afeg1g6ui3g.jpg"},"released":1}
1995
{"id":7311,"title":"Surviving the Game","year":"1994","job":"Director","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/surviving-the-game","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/6jr4ocsq30o0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/6jr4ocsq30o0.jpg"},"released":1}
1994
{"id":187,"title":"Juice","year":"1992","job":"Director, Screenplay, Story","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/juice","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/1kfn9edh94go.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/1kfn9edh94go.jpg"},"released":1}
1992
Juice
Juice as Director, Screenplay, Story
{"id":185495,"title":"Great Performances","year":"1990","job":"Director","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/great-performances-1990-2","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_185495.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_185495.jpg"},"released":1}
1990