
Ernest R. Dickerson
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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.
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Credits

She's Gotta Have It (1986)
as Dog 8

That Guy Dick Miller (2014)
as Self
Making 'Do the Right Thing' (1989)
as Self

Tales of the Uncanny (2020)
as Self

Visions of Light (1992)
as Self

Bones: Urban Gothic (2002)
as Self

One Night in Vegas (2010)
as Self

In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999 (2025)
as Self

The Horror Crowd (2020)
as Self

Hitchcocked! (2006)
as Self

The Visions of Stanley Kubrick (2007)
as Self

Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror (2019)
as Self

Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later (2009)
as Self

Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema (2005)
as Self

Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil (2007)
as Self

Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 (2007)
as Self

Diggin’ Up "Bones" (—)
as Self

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

Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange' (2007)
as Self

Produce Your Own Damn Movie! (2011)
as Self

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

Den of Vampires (2025)
Actor
Love and Hate (2023)
as Self
Revisiting The Learning Tree (—)
Actor





