Ernie Hudson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 17, 1945
- Birthplace
- Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA
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.
Filmography
- Hal
Hal TBA
Actor
- Sisters in Italy
Sisters in Italy TBA
Actor
Famous TBA
Actor
- Deepest, Darkest
Deepest, Darkest TBA
Actor
Mr. Beebee TBA
as Wayne Proctor
Oswald: Down The Rabbit Hole TBA
as Oswald Jebediah Coleman
Toy Story 5 2026
as Combat Carl (voice)
John Candy: I Like Me 2025
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
FEEL 2025
as Sitter 10
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire 2024
as Winston Zeddemore
The Retirement Plan 2023
as Joseph
Prisoner's Daughter 2023
as Hank
Darrin's Dance Grooves: The Untold Darrin Henson Story 2023
as Self (voiceover)
Champions 2023
as Coach Phil Peretti
Ghost in the House 2023
Writer
In Search of Tomorrow 2022
as Self - Interviewee
Beebo Saves Christmas 2021
as Santa Claus (voice)
Ghostbusters: Afterlife 2021
as Winston Zeddemore
Redemption Day 2021
as Ed Paxton
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters 2020
as Self
Adventure Force 5 2019
as Dr. Lawrence Abel
Nappily Ever After 2018
as Richard Jones
High & Outside: A Baseball Noir 2018
as Sanzone
Heaven Sent 2016
as Donatello
Infinity Train 2016
as Atticus (voice)
Spaceman 2016
as Joe
Ghostbusters 2016
as Uncle Bill
Ghostheads 2016
as Self
God's Not Dead 2 2016
as Judge Stennis
Batman: Bad Blood 2016
as Lucius Fox (voice)
The Man in the Silo 2016
as Marcus Wells
Gallows Road 2015
as Bob Collins
Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran 2015
as Self
Merry Ex-Mas 2014
as Pastor Ed
You're Not You 2014
as John
Touched 2014
as Dr. Beck
To Hell and Back 2014
as Joe
The Grim Sleeper 2014
as Detective Gerry Claymar
Showing Up 2014
as Self
The Last Song 2014
as Guest
Dear Secret Santa 2013
as Pastor Avery
Doonby 2013
as Leroy Jackson
Turning Point 2013
as Joe Johnson
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film 2013
as Percy
Battledogs 2013
as Max Stevens
Ambush at Dark Canyon 2012
as Cyrus Parker
Deer Crossing 2012
as Captain Bailey
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta! 2012
as Pedro (voice)
The Adventures of Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy 2012
as Ivan Stumpwater
Underground Entertainment: The Movie 2011
as Ernie
Deep Blue Breath 2011
as Lord Vater (voice)
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 2011
as Pedro
Game of Death 2010
as Clarence
Stasis 2010
as Stranger
Machete Joe 2010
as Sheriff Taylor
Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball 2010
as Anthony Vejar
Pastor Brown 2009
as Deacon Harold Todd
Dragonball Evolution 2009
as Sifu Norris
Fatal Secrets 2009
as Detective Carter
Lonely Street 2009
as Captain Morgan
Final Approach 2008
as Agent Lorenzo Dawson
All Hat 2007
as Jackson Jones
Nobel Son 2007
as Bill Canega
The Ron Clark Story 2006
as Principal Turner
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror 2006
as Roscoe
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School 2006
as Blake Rische
- Halfway Decent
Halfway Decent 2005
as Tom
Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story 2005
as Perry Beasley
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous 2005
as Harry McDonald
Lackawanna Blues 2005
as Dick Barrymore
Confessions of an Action Star 2005
as Self / Commander
Clifford's Really Big Movie 2004
as P.T. (voice)
Anne B. Real 2003
as Principal
A Town Without Christmas 2001
as Ted
Walking Shadow 2001
as Hawk
Miss Congeniality 2000
as McDonald
Paper Bullets 2000
as Detective Ron Mills
Everything's Jake 2000
as Jake
The Watcher 2000
as FBI Special Agent in Charge Mike Ibby
Red Letters 2000
as Detective Glen Teal
Nowhere to Land 2000
as Danny Gorlin
Miracle on the 17th Green 1999
Actor
A Stranger in the Kingdom 1999
as Rev. Walter Andrews
Shark Attack 1999
as Lawrence Rhodes
Interceptors 1999
as Major
Hijack 1999
as Senator Douglas Wilson
Michael Jordan: An American Hero 1999
Actor
Stealth Fighter 1999
as President Westwood
October 22 1998
as Arthur
Butter 1998
as Curtis '8-Ball' Harris
Best of the Best 4: Without Warning 1998
as Detective Gresko
Mr. Magoo 1997
as Agent CIA Gus Anders
Clover 1997
as Gaten Hill
Fakin' Da Funk 1997
as Joe Lee
Levitation 1997
as Downbeat
Operation Delta Force 1997
as Major Tipton
The Cherokee Kid 1996
as Nat Love aka Deadwood Dick
Just Your Luck 1996
as Willie
For Which He Stands 1996
as DEA Agent Baxter
Tornado! 1996
as Dr. Joe Branson
The Substitute 1996
as Claude Rolle
Congo 1995
as Captain Monroe Kelly
The Basketball Diaries 1995
as Reggie
Speechless 1994
as Ventura
Airheads 1994
as Sergeant O'Malley
The Cowboy Way 1994
as Officer Sam 'Mad Dog' Shaw
The Crow 1994
as Albrecht
No Escape 1994
as Hawkins
Sugar Hill 1994
as Lolly Jonas
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle 1992
as Solomon
Ghostbusters II 1989
as Winston Zeddemore
Collision Course 1989
as Shortcut
Leviathan 1989
as Justin Jones
Trapper County War 1989
as Jefferson Carter
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission 1988
as Joe Hamilton
The Wrong Guys 1988
as Dawson
Weeds 1987
as Bagdad
The Last Precinct 1986
as Night Train
Love on the Run 1985
as Lamar
California Girls 1985
as Ernie
On the Scene with the Ghostbusters 1984
Actor
Joy of Sex 1984
as Mr. Porter
Ghostbusters 1984
as Winston Zeddemore
Two of a Kind 1983
as Det. Skaggs
Women of San Quentin 1983
as Charles Wilson
Going Berserk 1983
as Muhammed Jerome Willy
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone 1983
as Washington
Penitentiary II 1982
as Half Dead
Crazy Times 1981
as Harold 'Jazzman' Malloy
A Matter of Life and Death 1981
as Mr. Harrison
Underground Aces 1981
as African General
The Jazz Singer 1980
as Heckler
The Octagon 1980
as Quinine
White Mama 1980
as Counsellor
The $5.20 an Hour Dream 1980
as Homer Burden
Skag 1980
Actor
The Main Event 1979
as Killer
Joni 1979
as Earl
- Last of the Good Guys
Last of the Good Guys 1978
as El Coliph
Mad Bull 1977
as Black Bart
Man from Atlantis IV: The Disappearances 1977
as Minion
The Human Tornado 1976
as Bo
Leadbelly 1976
as Archie
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