Ernie Hudson
Acting
Born: December 17, 1945 (age 80) · Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA
Highest Rated
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
Grey's Anatomy
2005
Ghostbusters
1984
Ghostbusters
2016
Arrow
2012
How I Met Your Mother
2005
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
2021
Ghostbusters II
1989
The Crow
1994
Miss Congeniality
2000
Scorpion
2014
Criminal Minds
2005
Bones
2005
Photos (5)
Movies (126)
Toy Story 5
Combat Carl (voice)
The Retirement Plan
Joseph
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
Harry McDonald
Ghostbusters II
Winston Zeddemore
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Winston Zeddemore
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Winston Zeddemore
Champions
Coach Phil Peretti
The Basketball Diaries
Reggie
The Crow
Albrecht
Dragonball Evolution
Sifu Norris
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta!
Pedro (voice)
Ghostbusters
Winston Zeddemore
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
Solomon
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
Pedro
The Watcher
FBI Special Agent in Charge Mike Ibby
Miss Congeniality
McDonald
Ghostbusters
Uncle Bill
Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball
Anthony Vejar
The Substitute
Claude Rolle
Leviathan
Justin Jones
Congo
Captain Monroe Kelly
The Cowboy Way
Officer Sam 'Mad Dog' Shaw
Prisoner's Daughter
Hank
Airheads
Sergeant O'Malley
Butter
Curtis '8-Ball' Harris
You're Not You
John
Speechless
Ventura
God's Not Dead 2
Judge Stennis
Batman: Bad Blood
Lucius Fox (voice)
Redemption Day
Ed Paxton
The Ron Clark Story
Principal Turner
Game of Death
Clarence
California Girls
Ernie
Nobel Son
Bill Canega
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
Percy
Clifford's Really Big Movie
P.T. (voice)
No Escape
Hawkins
The Main Event
Killer
Two of a Kind
Det. Skaggs
Operation Delta Force
Major Tipton
Sugar Hill
Lolly Jonas
Interceptors
Major
Hijack
Senator Douglas Wilson
Nowhere to Land
Danny Gorlin
Weeds
Bagdad
Tornado!
Dr. Joe Branson
Lackawanna Blues
Dick Barrymore
Turning Point
Joe Johnson
FEEL
Sitter 10
On the Scene with the Ghostbusters
1984
The Wrong Guys
Dawson
Beebo Saves Christmas
Santa Claus (voice)
Best of the Best 4: Without Warning
Detective Gresko
Skag
1980
The Cherokee Kid
Nat Love aka Deadwood Dick
The Jazz Singer
Heckler
The Human Tornado
Bo
The Octagon
Quinine
Mr. Magoo
Agent CIA Gus Anders
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
Washington
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
Roscoe
Collision Course
Shortcut
Final Approach
Agent Lorenzo Dawson
Nappily Ever After
Richard Jones
A Town Without Christmas
Ted
Just Your Luck
Willie
Joy of Sex
Mr. Porter
Deer Crossing
Captain Bailey
Going Berserk
Muhammed Jerome Willy
Shark Attack
Lawrence Rhodes
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
Joe Hamilton
Penitentiary II
Half Dead
October 22
Arthur
Machete Joe
Sheriff Taylor
Michael Jordan: An American Hero
1999
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
Blake Rische
Women of San Quentin
Charles Wilson
Trapper County War
Jefferson Carter
The Adventures of Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy
Ivan Stumpwater
Spaceman
Joe
Red Letters
Detective Glen Teal
High & Outside: A Baseball Noir
Sanzone
Heaven Sent
Donatello
Stealth Fighter
President Westwood
Walking Shadow
Hawk
White Mama
Counsellor
For Which He Stands
DEA Agent Baxter
Infinity Train
Atticus (voice)
The $5.20 an Hour Dream
Homer Burden
Miracle on the 17th Green
1999
The Last Precinct
Night Train
Gallows Road
Bob Collins
Fatal Secrets
Detective Carter
Fakin' Da Funk
Joe Lee
Touched
Dr. Beck
Leadbelly
Archie
Man from Atlantis IV: The Disappearances
Minion
A Matter of Life and Death
Mr. Harrison
Crazy Times
Harold 'Jazzman' Malloy
All Hat
Jackson Jones
Everything's Jake
Jake
Underground Entertainment: The Movie
Ernie
Levitation
Downbeat
Joni
Earl
Merry Ex-Mas
Pastor Ed
Pastor Brown
Deacon Harold Todd
To Hell and Back
Joe
A Stranger in the Kingdom
Rev. Walter Andrews
Dear Secret Santa
Pastor Avery
The Last Song
Guest
Anne B. Real
Principal
Clover
Gaten Hill
Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story
Perry Beasley
Underground Aces
African General
Deep Blue Breath
Lord Vater (voice)
Love on the Run
Lamar
Adventure Force 5
Dr. Lawrence Abel
Paper Bullets
Detective Ron Mills
Ambush at Dark Canyon
Cyrus Parker
The Grim Sleeper
Detective Gerry Claymar
Stasis
Stranger
The Man in the Silo
Marcus Wells
Mad Bull
Black Bart
Lonely Street
Captain Morgan
Doonby
Leroy Jackson
Battledogs
Max Stevens
TV Shows (87)
Law & Order
Frank Gibson · 7 eps
Grey's Anatomy
Brad McDougall · 1 eps
Criminal Minds
Lt. Al Garner · 1 eps
Bones
David Barron · 2 eps
Modern Family
Miles · 4 eps
Desperate Housewives
Detective Ridley · 7 eps
Blue Bloods
Darryl Ward · 1 eps
How I Met Your Mother
Ernie Hudson · 1 eps
Arrow
Roy Stewart · 1 eps
Stargate SG-1
Pernaux · 1 eps
Once Upon a Time
King Poseidon · 1 eps
Psych
William Guster · 1 eps
Without a Trace
Manny Aybar · 1 eps
Rizzoli & Isles
Admiral Frost · 2 eps
ER
James Gallant · 2 eps
Heroes
Captain Lubbock · 2 eps
Scandal
Commander Randolph Boles · 1 eps
Batman: The Animated Series
Security Guard (voice) · 1 eps
White Collar
Mr. Jeffries · 1 eps
Robot Chicken
Detective Ernie / Judge Hudson Jr. / Justin's Dad (voice) · 1 eps
Full House
Reggie "The Sandman" Martin · 1 eps
Little House on the Prairie
William Thomas · 1 eps
Everwood
Bill Hoover · 1 eps
Cold Case
Moses Jones · 1 eps
Twin Peaks
Colonel Davis · 2 eps
Crossing Jordan
Colonel Wirth · 1 eps
Las Vegas
Bob Casey · 2 eps
Scorpion
Brooks · 1 eps
The A-Team
Cal Freeman · 1 eps
Private Practice
Captain Frank · 1 eps
Hart of Dixie
Ernie Hayes · 1 eps
Taxi
Terry Carver · 1 eps
Touched by an Angel
Norm McCloud · 1 eps
MacGyver
Milton Bozer · 1 eps
Lethal Weapon
Hank Peterson · 1 eps
St. Elsewhere
Jerry Close · 6 eps
Grace and Frankie
Jacob · 17 eps
Hot in Cleveland
Ernie Hudson · 1 eps
The Incredible Hulk
Lee · 1 eps
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
Grini Millegi (voice) · 1 eps
Oz
Leo Glynn · 56 eps
Fantasy Island
Jamu · 1 eps
Key & Peele
Dad · 1 eps
Superman: The Animated Series
Professor Felix (voice) · 1 eps
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
Dr. Ken Fields · 18 eps
Arli$$
Warden Leo Glynn · 1 eps
Childrens Hospital
Hubert McGraw · 1 eps
Tales from the Crypt
Zambini · 1 eps
Ballers
Mr. Hagerty · 1 eps
Boston Blue
Rev. Edwin Peters · 25 eps
Franklin & Bash
Judge Lawrence Perry · 4 eps
Infinity Train
Atticus (voice) · 7 eps
City on a Hill
Franklin Ward · 2 eps
Torchwood
Stuart Owens · 1 eps
Super Friends
Cyborg (voice) · 8 eps
The Movies That Made Us
Winston Zeddemore (archive footage) · 1 eps
Quantum Leap
Herbert 'Magic' Williams · 31 eps
Transformers: Prime
Agent William Fowler (voice) · 65 eps
Angie Tribeca
Pete Tribeca · 1 eps
L.A.'s Finest
Joseph Vaughn · 26 eps
Carl Weber's The Family Business
L.C. Duncan · 62 eps
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
Ernie Hudson · 1 eps
Graves
Jacob Mann · 9 eps
Webster
1 eps
The Millers
Walter · 1 eps
The White Shadow
Johnson · 1 eps
Bosom Buddies
1 eps
10-8: Officers on Duty
Senior Deputy John Henry Barnes · 15 eps
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Prince Humperdinck · 1 eps
The Ben Stiller Show
1 eps
Meteor
Gen. Brasser · 2 eps
The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians
Cyborg (voice) · 10 eps
Ironside
Bludso · 1 eps
The New Odd Couple
Moses Brown · 1 eps
Cop Rock
Cmdr. Warren Osborne · 1 eps
Flamingo Road
2 eps
Guys with Kids
The Judge · 1 eps
Roots: The Next Generations
Muslim at Door · 1 eps
Angry Birds Mystery Island
Marlon (voice) · 1 eps
Wild Palms
Tommy Lazlo · 5 eps
Detective School
1 eps
APB
Ned Conrad · 12 eps
Diff'rent Strokes
1 eps
Angel Street
Thurman Nickens · 2 eps
The Insiders
Brewster · 1 eps
Broken Badges
Toby Baker · 8 eps
The Last Precinct
Sergeant Lane · 8 eps
Self / Appearances (20)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 3 eps
The View
Self · 1 eps
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self · 2 eps
Sherri
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Masked Singer
Self - Special Guest · 1 eps
The Last Leg
Self · 1 eps
Steve
Self · 1 eps
Comic Book Men
Self · 1 eps
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Self · 1 eps
John Candy: I Like Me
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Reunited Apart
Self · 1 eps
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Self
Showing Up
Self
Confessions of an Action Star
Self / Commander
Ghostheads
Self
In Search of Tomorrow
Self - Interviewee
Darrin's Dance Grooves: The Untold Darrin Henson Story
Self (voiceover)
Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran
Self
