Ernie 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

Winston Zeddemore

Ghostbusters

Harry McDonald

Miss Congeniality

Harry McDonald

Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous

Earl

Joni

Captain Monroe Kelly

Congo

FBI Special Agent in Charge Mike Ibby

The Watcher

Reggie

The Basketball Diaries

Winston Zeddemore

Ghostbusters II

Jackson Jones

All Hat

Solomon

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

Dawson

The Wrong Guys

President Westwood

Stealth Fighter

Arthur

October 22

Muhammed Jerome Willy

Going Berserk

Quinine

The Octagon

Jake

Everything's Jake

Bo

The Human Tornado

Principal Turner

The Ron Clark Story

John

You're Not You

Albrecht

The Crow

Washington

Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone

Sergeant O'Malley

Airheads

Ted

A Town Without Christmas

Master Mutaito

Dragonball Evolution

Lawrence Rhodes

Shark Attack

Detective Gresko

Best of the Best 4: Without Warning

Joe Hamilton

The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission

Anthony Vejar

Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball

Justin Jones

Leviathan

Santa Claus (voice)

Beebo Saves Christmas

Dr. Joe Branson

Tornado!

Michael Jordan: An American Hero

Ventura

Speechless

Roscoe

Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror

Bill Canega

Nobel Son

Stranger

Stasis

Deacon Harold Todd

Pastor Brown

Self / Commander

Confessions of an Action Star

Joe Lee

Fakin' Da Funk

Major

Interceptors

Agent Lorenzo Dawson

Final Approach

Half Dead

Penitentiary II

Detective Carter

Fatal Secrets

Lolly Jonas

Sugar Hill

P.T. (voice)

Clifford's Really Big Movie

Officer Sam 'Mad Dog' Shaw

The Cowboy Way

Hank

Prisoner's Daughter

Mr. Porter

Joy of Sex

Joseph

The Retirement Plan

Winston Zeddemore

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

Bagdad

Weeds

Perry Beasley

Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story

Shortcut

Collision Course

Pedro (voice)

Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta!

Leroy Jackson

Doonby

African General

Underground Aces

Principal

Anne B. Real

DEA Agent Baxter

For Which He Stands

Curtis '8-Ball' Harris

Butter

Dick Barrymore

Lackawanna Blues

Captain Bailey

Deer Crossing

Gaten Hill

Clover

Detective Ron Mills

Paper Bullets

Max Stevens

Battledogs

Percy

Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

Black Bart

Mad Bull

Hawk

Walking Shadow

Cyrus Parker

Ambush at Dark Canyon

Counsellor

White Mama

Self

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

Downbeat

Levitation

Joe

To Hell and Back

Self

Showing Up

Detective Gerry Claymar

The Grim Sleeper

Rev. Walter Andrews

A Stranger in the Kingdom

Lord Vater (voice)

Deep Blue Breath

Detective Glen Teal

Red Letters

Homer Burden

The $5.20 an Hour Dream

Claude Rolle

The Substitute

Pastor Avery

Dear Secret Santa

Lamar

Love on the Run

Night Train

The Last Precinct

Major Tipton

Operation Delta Force

Marcus Wells

The Man in the Silo

Danny Gorlin

Nowhere to Land

Senator Douglas Wilson

Hijack

Archie

Leadbelly

Sheriff Taylor

Machete Joe

Clarence

Game of Death

Skag

Hawkins

No Escape

Coach Phil Peretti

Champions

Bob Collins

Gallows Road

Harold 'Jazzman' Malloy

Crazy Times

Killer

The Main Event

Dr. Beck

Touched

Mr. Harrison

A Matter of Life and Death

Oswald Jebediah Coleman

Oswald: Down The Rabbit Hole

Judge Stennis

God's Not Dead 2

Lucius Fox (voice)

Batman: Bad Blood

Pastor Ed

Merry Ex-Mas

Joe

Spaceman

Nat Love aka Deadwood Dick

The Cherokee Kid

Uncle Bill

Ghostbusters

Det. Skaggs

Two of a Kind

Ernie

California Girls

Self

Ghostheads

Atticus (voice)

Infinity Train

Donatello

Heaven Sent

Jefferson Carter

Trapper County War

Heckler

The Jazz Singer

Wayne Proctor

Mr. Beebee

Richard Jones

Nappily Ever After

Willie

Just Your Luck

Ivan Stumpwater

The Adventures of Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy

Blake Rische

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

Joe Johnson

Turning Point

El Coliph

Last of the Good Guys

Winston Zeddemore

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

Ernie

Underground Entertainment: The Movie

Dr. Lawrence Abel

Adventure Force 5

Captain Morgan

Lonely Street

Self - Interviewee

In Search of Tomorrow

Guest

The Last Song

Agent CIA Gus Anders

Mr. Magoo

Sanzone

High & Outside: A Baseball Noir

Ed Paxton

Redemption Day

Charles Wilson

Women of San Quentin

Pedro

Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2

Tom

Halfway Decent

Deepest, Darkest

Famous

Jack

Beautiful People

Sisters in Italy

Combat Carl (voice)

Toy Story 5

Sitter 10

FEEL

Minion

Man from Atlantis IV: The Disappearances

Self

Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran

Self - Actor (archive footage)

John Candy: I Like Me

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

139

Gender

Male

Birthday

1945-12-17

Place of Birth

Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA

Also Known As

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