Ernie Hudson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Dec 17, 1945 (age 80)
- Place of birth
- Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA
- Credits
- 243
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
Filmography
Toy Story 5
2026Movie
Combat Carl (voice)
Boston Blue
2025TV
Rev. Edwin Peters
John Candy: I Like Me
2025Movie
Self - Actor (archive footage)
FEEL
2025Movie
Sitter 10
Angry Birds Mystery Island
2024TV
Marlon (voice)
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024Movie
Winston Zeddemore
The Retirement Plan
2023Movie
Joseph
Prisoner's Daughter
2023Movie
Hank
Darrin's Dance Grooves: The Untold Darrin Henson Story
2023Movie
Self (voiceover)
Champions
2023Movie
Coach Phil Peretti
Quantum Leap
2022TV
Herbert 'Magic' Williams
Sherri
2022TV
Self - Guest
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022TV
Self
In Search of Tomorrow
2022Movie
Self - Interviewee
Beebo Saves Christmas
2021Movie
Santa Claus (voice)
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
2021Movie
Winston Zeddemore
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
2021TV
Grini Millegi (voice)
Redemption Day
2021Movie
Ed Paxton
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
2020TV
Prince Humperdinck
Reunited Apart
2020TV
Self
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
2020Movie
Self
Adventure Force 5
2019Movie
Dr. Lawrence Abel
The Movies That Made Us
2019TV
Winston Zeddemore (archive footage)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019TV
Self
Infinity Train
2019TV
Atticus (voice)
City on a Hill
2019TV
Franklin Ward
L.A.'s Finest
2019TV
Joseph Vaughn
The Masked Singer
2019TV
Self - Special Guest
Carl Weber's The Family Business
2018TV
L.C. Duncan
Nappily Ever After
2018Movie
Richard Jones
High & Outside: A Baseball Noir
2018Movie
Sanzone
Steve
2017TV
Self
APB
2017TV
Ned Conrad
Heaven Sent
2016Movie
Donatello
Infinity Train
2016Movie
Atticus (voice)
Graves
2016TV
Jacob Mann
MacGyver
2016TV
Milton Bozer
Lethal Weapon
2016TV
Hank Peterson
Spaceman
2016Movie
Joe
Ghostbusters
2016Movie
Uncle Bill
Ghostheads
2016Movie
Self
God's Not Dead 2
2016Movie
Judge Stennis
Batman: Bad Blood
2016Movie
Lucius Fox (voice)
Angie Tribeca
2016TV
Pete Tribeca
The Man in the Silo
2016Movie
Marcus Wells
Ballers
2015TV
Mr. Hagerty
Grace and Frankie
2015TV
Jacob
Gallows Road
2015Movie
Bob Collins
Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran
2015Movie
Self
Merry Ex-Mas
2014Movie
Pastor Ed
You're Not You
2014Movie
John
Touched
2014Movie
Dr. Beck
Scorpion
2014TV
Brooks
To Hell and Back
2014Movie
Joe
The Grim Sleeper
2014Movie
Detective Gerry Claymar
Showing Up
2014Movie
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014TV
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014TV
Self
The Last Song
2014Movie
Guest
Dear Secret Santa
2013Movie
Pastor Avery
Doonby
2013Movie
Leroy Jackson
The Millers
2013TV
Walter
Ironside
2013TV
Bludso
Turning Point
2013Movie
Joe Johnson
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
2013Movie
Percy
Battledogs
2013Movie
Max Stevens
The Last Leg
2013TV
Self
Ambush at Dark Canyon
2012Movie
Cyrus Parker
Arrow
2012TV
Roy Stewart
Deer Crossing
2012Movie
Captain Bailey
Guys with Kids
2012TV
The Judge
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta!
2012Movie
Pedro (voice)
The Adventures of Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy
2012Movie
Ivan Stumpwater
Scandal
2012TV
Commander Randolph Boles
Comic Book Men
2012TV
Self
Key & Peele
2012TV
Dad
Once Upon a Time
2011TV
King Poseidon
Hart of Dixie
2011TV
Ernie Hayes
Underground Entertainment: The Movie
2011Movie
Ernie
Franklin & Bash
2011TV
Judge Lawrence Perry
Deep Blue Breath
2011Movie
Lord Vater (voice)
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
2011Movie
Pedro
Game of Death
2010Movie
Clarence
Transformers: Prime
2010TV
Agent William Fowler (voice)
Blue Bloods
2010TV
Darryl Ward
Stasis
2010Movie
Stranger
Rizzoli & Isles
2010TV
Admiral Frost
Hot in Cleveland
2010TV
Ernie Hudson
Machete Joe
2010Movie
Sheriff Taylor
Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball
2010Movie
Anthony Vejar
White Collar
2009TV
Mr. Jeffries
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009TV
Self
Modern Family
2009TV
Miles
Meteor
2009TV
Gen. Brasser
Pastor Brown
2009Movie
Deacon Harold Todd
Dragonball Evolution
2009Movie
Sifu Norris
Fatal Secrets
2009Movie
Detective Carter
Lonely Street
2009Movie
Captain Morgan
Childrens Hospital
2008TV
Hubert McGraw
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
2008TV
Dr. Ken Fields
Final Approach
2008Movie
Agent Lorenzo Dawson
Private Practice
2007TV
Captain Frank
All Hat
2007Movie
Jackson Jones
Nobel Son
2007Movie
Bill Canega
Torchwood
2006TV
Stuart Owens
Heroes
2006TV
Captain Lubbock
The Ron Clark Story
2006Movie
Principal Turner
Psych
2006TV
William Guster
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
2006Movie
Roscoe
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
2006Movie
Blake Rische
Halfway Decent
2005Movie
Tom
Criminal Minds
2005TV
Lt. Al Garner
How I Met Your Mother
2005TV
Ernie Hudson
Bones
2005TV
David Barron
Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story
2005Movie
Perry Beasley
Grey's Anatomy
2005TV
Brad McDougall
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
2005Movie
Harry McDonald
Robot Chicken
2005TV
Detective Ernie / Judge Hudson Jr. / Justin's Dad (voice)
Lackawanna Blues
2005Movie
Dick Barrymore
Confessions of an Action Star
2005Movie
Self / Commander
Desperate Housewives
2004TV
Detective Ridley
Clifford's Really Big Movie
2004Movie
P.T. (voice)
Cold Case
2003TV
Moses Jones
10-8: Officers on Duty
2003TV
Senior Deputy John Henry Barnes
Las Vegas
2003TV
Bob Casey
Anne B. Real
2003Movie
Principal
Without a Trace
2002TV
Manny Aybar
Everwood
2002TV
Bill Hoover
A Town Without Christmas
2001Movie
Ted
Crossing Jordan
2001TV
Colonel Wirth
Walking Shadow
2001Movie
Hawk
Miss Congeniality
2000Movie
McDonald
Paper Bullets
2000Movie
Detective Ron Mills
Everything's Jake
2000Movie
Jake
The Watcher
2000Movie
FBI Special Agent in Charge Mike Ibby
Red Letters
2000Movie
Detective Glen Teal
Nowhere to Land
2000Movie
Danny Gorlin
Miracle on the 17th Green
1999Movie
A Stranger in the Kingdom
1999Movie
Rev. Walter Andrews
Shark Attack
1999Movie
Lawrence Rhodes
Interceptors
1999Movie
Major
Hijack
1999Movie
Senator Douglas Wilson
Michael Jordan: An American Hero
1999Movie
Stealth Fighter
1999Movie
President Westwood
October 22
1998Movie
Arthur
Butter
1998Movie
Curtis '8-Ball' Harris
Best of the Best 4: Without Warning
1998Movie
Detective Gresko
Mr. Magoo
1997Movie
Agent CIA Gus Anders
Clover
1997Movie
Gaten Hill
The View
1997TV
Self
Stargate SG-1
1997TV
Pernaux
Fakin' Da Funk
1997Movie
Joe Lee
Oz
1997TV
Leo Glynn
Levitation
1997Movie
Downbeat
Operation Delta Force
1997Movie
Major Tipton
The Cherokee Kid
1996Movie
Nat Love aka Deadwood Dick
Just Your Luck
1996Movie
Willie
Superman: The Animated Series
1996TV
Professor Felix (voice)
Arli$$
1996TV
Warden Leo Glynn
For Which He Stands
1996Movie
DEA Agent Baxter
Tornado!
1996Movie
Dr. Joe Branson
The Substitute
1996Movie
Claude Rolle
Congo
1995Movie
Captain Monroe Kelly
The Basketball Diaries
1995Movie
Reggie
Speechless
1994Movie
Ventura
Touched by an Angel
1994TV
Norm McCloud
ER
1994TV
James Gallant
Airheads
1994Movie
Sergeant O'Malley
The Cowboy Way
1994Movie
Officer Sam 'Mad Dog' Shaw
The Crow
1994Movie
Albrecht
No Escape
1994Movie
Hawkins
Sugar Hill
1994Movie
Lolly Jonas
Wild Palms
1993TV
Tommy Lazlo
The Ben Stiller Show
1992TV
Angel Street
1992TV
Thurman Nickens
Batman: The Animated Series
1992TV
Security Guard (voice)
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
1992Movie
Solomon
Broken Badges
1990TV
Toby Baker
Cop Rock
1990TV
Cmdr. Warren Osborne
Law & Order
1990TV
Frank Gibson
Twin Peaks
1990TV
Colonel Davis
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
1989TV
Ernie Hudson
Ghostbusters II
1989Movie
Winston Zeddemore
Tales from the Crypt
1989TV
Zambini
Collision Course
1989Movie
Shortcut
Leviathan
1989Movie
Justin Jones
Trapper County War
1989Movie
Jefferson Carter
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
1988Movie
Joe Hamilton
The Wrong Guys
1988Movie
Dawson
Weeds
1987Movie
Bagdad
Full House
1987TV
Reggie "The Sandman" Martin
The Last Precinct
1986TV
Sergeant Lane
The Last Precinct
1986Movie
Night Train
Love on the Run
1985Movie
Lamar
The Insiders
1985TV
Brewster
The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians
1985TV
Cyborg (voice)
California Girls
1985Movie
Ernie
On the Scene with the Ghostbusters
1984Movie
Joy of Sex
1984Movie
Mr. Porter
Ghostbusters
1984Movie
Winston Zeddemore
Two of a Kind
1983Movie
Det. Skaggs
Women of San Quentin
1983Movie
Charles Wilson
Going Berserk
1983Movie
Muhammed Jerome Willy
Webster
1983TV
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
1983Movie
Washington
The A-Team
1983TV
Cal Freeman
The New Odd Couple
1982TV
Moses Brown
St. Elsewhere
1982TV
Jerry Close
Penitentiary II
1982Movie
Half Dead
Crazy Times
1981Movie
Harold 'Jazzman' Malloy
A Matter of Life and Death
1981Movie
Mr. Harrison
Flamingo Road
1981TV
Underground Aces
1981Movie
African General
The Jazz Singer
1980Movie
Heckler
Bosom Buddies
1980TV
The Octagon
1980Movie
Quinine
White Mama
1980Movie
Counsellor
The $5.20 an Hour Dream
1980Movie
Homer Burden
Skag
1980Movie
Detective School
1979TV
The Main Event
1979Movie
Killer
Joni
1979Movie
Earl
Highcliffe Manor
1979TV
Smythe
Roots: The Next Generations
1979TV
Muslim at Door
The White Shadow
1978TV
Johnson
Diff'rent Strokes
1978TV
Taxi
1978TV
Terry Carver
Last of the Good Guys
1978Movie
El Coliph
Fantasy Island
1978TV
Jamu
Mad Bull
1977Movie
Black Bart
The Incredible Hulk
1977TV
Lee
Man from Atlantis IV: The Disappearances
1977Movie
Minion
The Human Tornado
1976Movie
Bo
Leadbelly
1976Movie
Archie
Little House on the Prairie
1974TV
William Thomas
Super Friends
1973TV
Cyborg (voice)
Beautiful People
TV
Jack
Famous
Movie
Hal
Movie
Sisters in Italy
Movie
Deepest, Darkest
Movie
Oswald: Down The Rabbit Hole
Movie
Oswald Jebediah Coleman
Mr. Beebee
Movie
Wayne Proctor