Ernie Hudson
Known for Acting · 242 credits
- Born
- 1945-12-17 (age 80)
- Place of birth
- Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA
- Also known as
- 어니 허드슨 · Ерні Хадсон · ارنی هادسون · Earnest L. Hudson
Biography
Earnest Lee Hudson (born December 17, 1945) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Winston Zeddemore in the Ghostbusters franchise. Hudson has also acted in the films Leviathan (1989), The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992), The Crow (1994), Airheads (1994), The Basketball Diaries (1995), Congo (1995), Miss Congeniality (2000), and The Ron Clark Story (2006).
His most prominent role on television was Warden Leo Glynn on HBO's Oz (1997–2003). Hudson has also appeared in the television shows St. Elsewhere (1984), The Last Precinct (1986), 10-8: Officers on Duty (2003–2004), Desperate Housewives (2006–2007), The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008–2013), Law & Order (2009–2010), the voice of Agent Bill Fowler in Transformers: Prime (2010–2013), Franklin & Bash (2012–2014), Grace and Frankie (2015–2020), and L.A.'s Finest (2019–2020). From 2022 to 2024, Hudson appeared as Herbert "Magic" Williams on the NBC drama Quantum Leap.
Known For
TV Shows (101)
Law & Order
1990
as Frank Gibson
Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Brad McDougall
Criminal Minds
2005
as Lt. Al Garner
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
Bones
2005
as David Barron
Modern Family
2009
as Miles
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
Arrow
2012
as Roy Stewart
Desperate Housewives
2004
as Detective Ridley
Stargate SG-1
1997
as Pernaux
Blue Bloods
2010
as Darryl Ward
Oz
1997
as Leo Glynn
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self
How I Met Your Mother
2005
as Ernie Hudson
Psych
2006
as William Guster
Without a Trace
2002
as Manny Aybar
Everwood
2002
as Bill Hoover
ER
1994
as James Gallant
Little House on the Prairie
1974
as William Thomas
Twin Peaks
1990
as Colonel Davis
The View
1997
as Self
Once Upon a Time
2011
as King Poseidon
Sherri
2022
as Self - Guest
The A-Team
1983
as Cal Freeman
Heroes
2006
as Captain Lubbock
Rizzoli & Isles
2010
as Admiral Frost
Full House
1987
as Reggie "The Sandman" Martin
Cold Case
2003
as Moses Jones
Scandal
2012
as Commander Randolph Boles
Robot Chicken
2005
as Detective Ernie / Judge Hudson Jr. / Justin's Dad (voice)
Scorpion
2014
as Brooks
Crossing Jordan
2001
as Colonel Wirth
The Last Leg
2013
as Self
MacGyver
2016
as Milton Bozer
Lethal Weapon
2016
as Hank Peterson
Las Vegas
2003
as Bob Casey
White Collar
2009
as Mr. Jeffries
Steve
2017
as Self
Private Practice
2007
as Captain Frank
Taxi
1978
as Terry Carver
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
as Security Guard (voice)
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Norm McCloud
St. Elsewhere
1982
as Jerry Close
Fantasy Island
1978
as Jamu
Hot in Cleveland
2010
as Ernie Hudson
The Masked Singer
2019
as Self - Special Guest
Superman: The Animated Series
1996
as Professor Felix (voice)
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Zambini
Childrens Hospital
2008
as Hubert McGraw
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
2008
as Dr. Ken Fields
Super Friends
1973
as Cyborg (voice)
Arli$$
1996
as Warden Leo Glynn
Grace and Frankie
2015
as Jacob
The Incredible Hulk
1977
as Lee
Ballers
2015
as Mr. Hagerty
Franklin & Bash
2011
as Judge Lawrence Perry
Torchwood
2006
as Stuart Owens
Key & Peele
2012
as Dad
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
as Self
Movies (141)
Toy Story 5
2026
as Combat Carl (voice)
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
2021
as Winston Zeddemore
Ghostbusters
1984
as Winston Zeddemore
Ghostbusters
2016
as Uncle Bill
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024
as Winston Zeddemore
The Crow
1994
as Albrecht
Ghostbusters II
1989
as Winston Zeddemore
The Basketball Diaries
1995
as Reggie
John Candy: I Like Me
2025
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Miss Congeniality
2000
as Harry McDonald
Dragonball Evolution
2009
as Master Mutaito
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
1992
as Solomon
The Retirement Plan
2023
as Joseph
The Ron Clark Story
2006
as Principal Turner
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
2005
as Harry McDonald
Batman: Bad Blood
2016
as Lucius Fox (voice)
Leviathan
1989
as Justin Jones
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
2011
as Pedro
The Substitute
1996
as Claude Rolle
Deer Crossing
2012
as Captain Bailey
Congo
1995
as Captain Monroe Kelly
You're Not You
2014
as John
No Escape
1994
as Hawkins
Airheads
1994
as Sergeant O'Malley
Champions
2023
as Coach Phil Peretti
God's Not Dead 2
2016
as Judge Stennis
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta!
2012
as Pedro (voice)
Collision Course
1989
as Shortcut
Hal
Turning Point
2013
as Joe Johnson
The Cowboy Way
1994
as Officer Sam 'Mad Dog' Shaw
Weeds
1987
as Bagdad
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
2013
as Percy
Redemption Day
2021
as Ed Paxton
The Watcher
2000
as FBI Special Agent in Charge Mike Ibby
Speechless
1994
as Ventura
FEEL
2025
as Sitter 10
Ghostheads
2016
as Self
Joy of Sex
1984
as Mr. Porter
Spaceman
2016
as Joe
Leadbelly
1976
as Archie
Game of Death
2011
as Clarence
Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball
2010
as Anthony Vejar
Butter
1998
as Curtis '8-Ball' Harris
Mr. Magoo
1997
as Agent CIA Gus Anders
Fakin' Da Funk
1997
as Joe Lee
In Search of Tomorrow
2022
as Self - Interviewee
Nappily Ever After
2018
as Richard Jones
Just Your Luck
1996
as Willie
Prisoner's Daughter
2023
as Hank
Two of a Kind
1983
as Det. Skaggs
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
1988
as Joe Hamilton
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
2006
as Blake Rische
Machete Joe
2010
as Sheriff Taylor
Confessions of an Action Star
2005
as Self / Commander
Skag
1980
The Grim Sleeper
2014
as Detective Gerry Claymar
The Human Tornado
1976
as Bo
Clifford's Really Big Movie
2004
as P.T. (voice)
Operation Delta Force
1997
as Major Tipton
The Octagon
1980
as Quinine
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
1983
as Washington
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
2006
as Roscoe
Famous
The Jazz Singer
1980
as Heckler
Lackawanna Blues
2005
as Dick Barrymore
For Which He Stands
1996
as DEA Agent Baxter
Darrin's Dance Grooves: The Untold Darrin Henson Story
2023
as Self (voiceover)
Going Berserk
1983
as Muhammed Jerome Willy
The Cherokee Kid
1996
as Nat Love aka Deadwood Dick
Women of San Quentin
1983
as Charles Wilson
The Last Song
2014
as Guest
Touched
2014
as Dr. Beck
Showing Up
2014
as Self
California Girls
1985
as Ernie
Mr. Beebee
as Wayne Proctor
Nobel Son
2007
as Bill Canega
Michael Jordan: An American Hero
1999
Interceptors
1999
as Major
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
2020
as Self
Heaven Sent
2016
as Donatello
Doonby
2013
as Leroy Jackson
Underground Aces
1981
as African General
Tornado!
1996
as Dr. Joe Branson
Dear Secret Santa
2013
as Pastor Avery
Nowhere to Land
2000
as Danny Gorlin
Beebo Saves Christmas
2021
as Santa Claus (voice)
The Main Event
1979
as Killer
Walking Shadow
2001
as Hawk
Sugar Hill
1994
as Lolly Jonas
Penitentiary II
1982
as Half Dead
Infinity Train
2016
as Atticus (voice)
Best of the Best 4: Without Warning
1998
as Detective Gresko
Crazy Times
1981
as Harold 'Jazzman' Malloy
Stealth Fighter
1999
as President Westwood
Merry Ex-Mas
2014
as Pastor Ed
To Hell and Back
2014
as Joe
Final Approach
2008
as Agent Lorenzo Dawson
Fatal Secrets
2009
as Detective Carter
Ambush at Dark Canyon
2012
as Cyrus Parker
Red Letters
2000
as Detective Glen Teal
Everything's Jake
2000
as Jake
The Adventures of Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy
2012
as Ivan Stumpwater
Deep Blue Breath
2011
as Lord Vater (voice)
Mad Bull
1977
as Black Bart
A Town Without Christmas
2001
as Ted
The $5.20 an Hour Dream
1980
as Homer Burden
Joni
1979
as Earl
Oswald: Down The Rabbit Hole
as Oswald Jebediah Coleman
The Wrong Guys
1988
as Dawson
Underground Entertainment: The Movie
2011
as Ernie
Lonely Street
2009
as Captain Morgan
Pastor Brown
2009
as Deacon Harold Todd
Deepest, Darkest
Sisters in Italy
On the Scene with the Ghostbusters
1984
The Last Precinct
1986
as Night Train
Levitation
1997
as Downbeat
Adventure Force 5
2019
as Dr. Lawrence Abel
A Matter of Life and Death
1981
as Mr. Harrison
About Ernie Hudson
Earnest Lee Hudson (born December 17, 1945) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Winston Zeddemore in the Ghostbusters franchise. Hudson has also acted in the films Leviathan (1989), The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992), The Crow (1994), Airheads (1994), The Basketball Diaries (1995), Congo (1995), Miss Congeniality (2000), and The Ron Clark Story (2006). His most prominent role on television was Warden Leo Glynn on HBO's Oz (1997–2003). Hudson has also appeared in the television shows St. Elsewhere (1984), The Last Precinct (198… With 242 credits spanning from 1973 to 2026, Ernie Hudson has appeared in 141 films and 101 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ernie Hudson Movies
- Toy Story 5 (2026) — as Combat Carl (voice)
- Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) — as Winston Zeddemore
- Ghostbusters (1984) — as Winston Zeddemore
- Ghostbusters (2016) — as Uncle Bill
- Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) — as Winston Zeddemore
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