Ernest Roscoe Dickerson Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Ernest R. Dickerson was born on June 25, 1951 in Newark, New Jersey, USA as Ernest Roscoe Dickerson. He is a director and cinematographer, known for Bulletproof (1996), Juice (1992) and Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995).
Member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) since 1990.
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Frequently worked as a cinematographer on many of Spike Lee's early movies.
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Taught film classes at Howard University's School of Communications.
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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.
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Deuce
2017
TV Series 1 episode post-production
Double Play
2016
attached completed
Hunters
2016
TV Series 1 episode
Damien
2016
TV Series 1 episode
Bosch
2015-2016
TV Series 3 episodes
Hand of God
2015
TV Series 1 episode
Tyrant
2015
TV Series 1 episode
State of Affairs
2015
TV Series 1 episode
The Walking Dead
2010-2014
TV Series 11 episodes
Under the Dome
2014
TV Series 1 episode
Once Upon a Time
2014
TV Series 1 episode
Revolution
2014
TV Series 1 episode
Treme
2010-2013
TV Series 6 episodes
Sleepy Hollow
2013
TV Series 1 episode
Dexter
2008-2013
TV Series 9 episodes
Low Winter Sun
2013
TV Series 2 episodes
Last Man Standing
2011
TV Movie
The Cape
2011
TV Series 1 episode
Treme Musical Performances: My Indian Red
2010
Video short
SGU Stargate Universe
2009
TV Series 1 episode
The Vampire Diaries
2009
TV Series 1 episode
Lincoln Heights
2007-2009
TV Series 4 episodes
Burn Notice
2009
TV Series 2 episodes
In Plain Sight
2009
TV Series 1 episode
Law & Order
2009
TV Series 1 episode
Medium
2009
TV Series 1 episode
Fear Itself
2009
TV Series 1 episode
Eureka
2008
TV Series 1 episode
The Wire
2003-2008
TV Series 6 episodes
Weeds
2007
TV Series 2 episodes
Tell Me You Love Me
2007
TV Series 1 episode
The 4400
2007
TV Series 1 episode
ER
2005-2006
TV Series 3 episodes
Masters of Horror
2006
TV Series 1 episode
Heroes
2006
TV Series 1 episode
The Evidence
2006
TV Series 1 episode
For One Night
2006
TV Movie
CSI: Miami
2006
TV Series 1 episode
Invasion
2005
TV Series 1 episode
Criminal Minds
2005
TV Series 1 episode
Crossing Jordan
2005
TV Series 1 episode
The L Word
2005
TV Series 1 episode
Miracle's Boys
2005
TV Mini-Series 1 episode
Third Watch
2004
TV Series 2 episodes
Never Die Alone
2004
as Ernest Dickerson
Good Fences
2003
TV Movie as Ernest Dickerson
Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie
2002
TV Movie
Monday Night Mayhem
2002
TV Movie as Ernest Dickerson
Our America
2002
TV Movie as Ernest Dickerson
Bones
2001
as Ernest Dickerson
Night Visions
2001
TV Series 2 episodes
Strange Justice
1999
TV Movie
Futuresport
1998
TV Movie as Ernest Dickerson
Ambushed
1998
as Ernest Dickerson
Blind Faith
1998
Bulletproof
1996
as Ernest Dickerson
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
1995
as Ernest Dickerson
Surviving the Game
1994
as Ernest Dickerson
Juice
1992
Great Performances
1990
TV Series 1 episode
Cinematographer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Our America
2002
TV Movie
Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000
2001
Video documentary video "Born in the U.S.A."
And Ya Don't Stop: Hip Hop's Greatest Videos, Vol. 1
2000
Video director of photography - segment "Fight the Power"
Malcolm X
1992
as Ernest Dickerson
Cousin Bobby
1992
Documentary
Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll
1991
Documentary as Ernest Dickerson
Jungle Fever
1991
as Ernest Dickerson
Law & Order
1990-1991
TV Series director of photography - 6 episodes
Ava & Gabriel - Un historia di amor
1990
Mo' Better Blues
1990
as Ernest Dickerson
Def by Temptation
1990
Fright House
1989
Video
Do the Right Thing
1989
as Ernest Dickerson
Bruce Springsteen: Video Anthology 1978-1988
1989
Video documentary video "Born in the U.S.A."
Negatives
1988
The Laser Man
1988
as Ernest Dickerson
School Daze
1988
as Ernest Dickerson, photographed by
Eddie Murphy: Raw
1987
Documentary
Enemy Territory
1987
Vampires
1986
as Ernest Dickerson
Tales from the Darkside
1984-1986
TV Series 8 episodes
She's Gotta Have It
1986
as Ernest Dickerson
Almacita di desolato
1986
Krush Groove
1985
as Ernest Dickerson
Desiree
1984
The Brother from Another Planet
1984
Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads
1983
Camera Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Miracle at St. Anna
2008
camera operator: second unit - as Ernest Dickerson / director of photography: second unit - as Ernest Dickerson
One Night with Blue Note
1985
Video camera operator
Day of the Dead
1985
second unit camera: Florida Unit
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Juice
1992
screenplay / story
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
She's Gotta Have It
1986
Dog 8 (as Ernest Dickerson)
Assistant Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Miracle at St. Anna
2008
second unit director - as Ernest Dickerson
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Diggin' Up 'Bones'
2002
Video short very special thanks - as Ernest Dickerson
Urban Gothic
2002
Video documentary short very special thanks - as Ernest Dickerson
Visions of Light
1992
Documentary special thanks: AFI - as Ernest Dickerson
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
That Guy Dick Miller
2014
Documentary
Himself
Talking Dead
2011-2013
TV Series
Himself - Director
Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
2011
Video documentary
Himself
30 for 30
2010
TV Series documentary
Himself
Director's Minutes Ernest R Dickerson
2010
Video short
Himself
Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil
2007
Video documentary short
Himself (as Ernest Dickerson)
Great Bolshy Yarblockos! Making 'A Clockwork Orange'
2007
Video documentary short
Himself (as Ernest Dickerson)
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
2007
Video documentary short
Himself (as Ernest Dickerson)
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick
2007
Video documentary short
Himself (as Ernest Dickerson)
View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'
2007
Video documentary short
Himself (as Ernest Dickerson)
Trailers from Hell
2007
TV Series
Himself
Hitchcocked!
2006
TV Movie documentary
Himself
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
2005
Video documentary short
Himself
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
2005
Video documentary
Himself (as Ernest Dickerson)
Birth of a Nation: The Making of 'School Daze'
2005
Video documentary short
Himself (as Ernest Dickerson)
College Daze
2005
Video documentary short
Himself (as Ernest Dickerson)
Making a Mark
2005
Video documentary short
Himself (as Ernest Dickerson)
Diggin' Up 'Bones'
2002
Video short
Himself - Director (as Ernest Dickerson)
Urban Gothic
2002
Video documentary short
Himself - Director (as Ernest Dickerson)
A-Z of Horror
1997
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself
Visions of Light
1992
Documentary
Himself (as Ernest Dickerson)
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2014
OFTA Television Award
Online Film & Television Association
Best Direction in a Drama Series
The Walking Dead (2010)
2012
Image Award
Image Awards
Outstanding Directing in a Dramatic Series
Treme (2010)
2009
Image Award
Image Awards
Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series
Lincoln Heights (2006)
2003
Daytime Emmy
Daytime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Achievement in Single Camera Photography (Film or Electronic)
Our America (2002)
1999
aGLIFF Award
Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival
Best Feature
Blind Faith (1998)
1999
Grand Jury Award
L.A. Outfest
Outstanding American Narrative Feature
Blind Faith (1998)
1993
DFWFCA Award
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
Best Cinematography
Malcolm X (1992)
1991
Below-The-Line Award
Gotham Awards
1989
NYFCC Award
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
Best Cinematographer
Do the Right Thing (1989)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2016
Image Award
Image Awards
Outstanding Directing in a Dramatic Series
Hand of God (2014)
2014
Image Award
Image Awards
Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series
Treme (2010)
2013
Image Award
Image Awards
Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series
Treme (2010)
2013
OFTA Television Award
Online Film & Television Association
Best Direction in a Drama Series
The Walking Dead (2010)
2011
OFTA Television Award
Online Film & Television Association
Best Direction in a Drama Series
The Walking Dead (2010)
2010
Image Award
Image Awards
Outstanding Directing in a Dramatic Series
Dexter (2006)
2008
Hugo
Hugo Awards
Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form
Heroes (2006)
2006
Black Reel
Black Reel Awards
Best Director - Television
Miracle's Boys (2005)
2005
Black Reel
Black Reel Awards
Best Director
Never Die Alone (2004)
2004
Black Reel
Black Reel Awards
Television: Best Director
Good Fences (2003)
2000
Black Reel
Black Reel Awards
Network/Cable - Best Director
Strange Justice (1999)
1999
Rosebud
Verzaubert - International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival