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