Ernie Hudson
Known for Acting · 242 credits
- Born
- 1945-12-17 (age 80)
- Place of birth
- Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA
- Also known as
- 어니 허드슨 · Ерні Хадсон · ارنی هادسون · Earnest L. 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
TV Shows (101)
Law & Order
1990
as Frank Gibson
Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Brad McDougall
Criminal Minds
2005
as Lt. Al Garner
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
Bones
2005
as David Barron
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
Modern Family
2009
as Miles
Blue Bloods
2010
as Darryl Ward
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
Desperate Housewives
2004
as Detective Ridley
Stargate SG-1
1997
as Pernaux
Arrow
2012
as Roy Stewart
How I Met Your Mother
2005
as Ernie Hudson
ER
1994
as James Gallant
Psych
2006
as William Guster
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self
Without a Trace
2002
as Manny Aybar
Crossing Jordan
2001
as Colonel Wirth
The View
1997
as Self
Sherri
2022
as Self - Guest
Once Upon a Time
2011
as King Poseidon
Rizzoli & Isles
2010
as Admiral Frost
Twin Peaks
1990
as Colonel Davis
Scandal
2012
as Commander Randolph Boles
Cold Case
2003
as Moses Jones
White Collar
2009
as Mr. Jeffries
The A-Team
1983
as Cal Freeman
Scorpion
2014
as Brooks
Heroes
2006
as Captain Lubbock
Everwood
2002
as Bill Hoover
Little House on the Prairie
1974
as William Thomas
Private Practice
2007
as Captain Frank
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
as Security Guard (voice)
MacGyver
2016
as Milton Bozer
Robot Chicken
2005
as Detective Ernie / Judge Hudson Jr. / Justin's Dad (voice)
Full House
1987
as Reggie "The Sandman" Martin
Las Vegas
2003
as Bob Casey
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Norm McCloud
Oz
1997
as Leo Glynn
Hot in Cleveland
2010
as Ernie Hudson
St. Elsewhere
1982
as Jerry Close
Arli$$
1996
as Warden Leo Glynn
Lethal Weapon
2016
as Hank Peterson
Taxi
1978
as Terry Carver
The Incredible Hulk
1977
as Lee
Grace and Frankie
2015
as Jacob
The Last Leg
2013
as Self
Fantasy Island
1978
as Jamu
Franklin & Bash
2011
as Judge Lawrence Perry
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Zambini
The Masked Singer
2019
as Self - Special Guest
Childrens Hospital
2008
as Hubert McGraw
Superman: The Animated Series
1996
as Professor Felix (voice)
Hart of Dixie
2011
as Ernie Hayes
Ballers
2015
as Mr. Hagerty
Transformers: Prime
2010
as Agent William Fowler (voice)
Torchwood
2006
as Stuart Owens
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
2021
as Grini Millegi (voice)
Key & Peele
2012
as Dad
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
as Self
Movies (141)
Toy Story 5
2026
as Combat Carl (voice)
Ghostbusters
1984
as Winston Zeddemore
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024
as Winston Zeddemore
The Basketball Diaries
1995
as Reggie
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
2021
as Winston Zeddemore
Ghostbusters II
1989
as Winston Zeddemore
The Crow
1994
as Albrecht
Ghostbusters
2016
as Uncle Bill
Miss Congeniality
2000
as Harry McDonald
Congo
1995
as Captain Monroe Kelly
The Substitute
1996
as Claude Rolle
Dragonball Evolution
2009
as Master Mutaito
No Escape
1994
as Hawkins
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
2005
as Harry McDonald
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
1992
as Solomon
Leviathan
1989
as Justin Jones
Speechless
1994
as Ventura
The Ron Clark Story
2006
as Principal Turner
Airheads
1994
as Sergeant O'Malley
Batman: Bad Blood
2016
as Lucius Fox (voice)
Mr. Magoo
1997
as Agent CIA Gus Anders
The Retirement Plan
2023
as Joseph
The Octagon
1980
as Quinine
Nobel Son
2007
as Bill Canega
You're Not You
2014
as John
John Candy: I Like Me
2025
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Champions
2023
as Coach Phil Peretti
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
2011
as Pedro
God's Not Dead 2
2016
as Judge Stennis
Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball
2010
as Anthony Vejar
Redemption Day
2021
as Ed Paxton
Nappily Ever After
2018
as Richard Jones
All Hat
2007
as Jackson Jones
California Girls
1985
as Ernie
Going Berserk
1983
as Muhammed Jerome Willy
The Watcher
2000
as FBI Special Agent in Charge Mike Ibby
Collision Course
1989
as Shortcut
Clifford's Really Big Movie
2004
as P.T. (voice)
Fakin' Da Funk
1997
as Joe Lee
Walking Shadow
2001
as Hawk
Lonely Street
2009
as Captain Morgan
The Cowboy Way
1994
as Officer Sam 'Mad Dog' Shaw
The Jazz Singer
1980
as Heckler
In Search of Tomorrow
2022
as Self - Interviewee
Penitentiary II
1982
as Half Dead
Prisoner's Daughter
2023
as Hank
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
2013
as Percy
Showing Up
2014
as Self
Two of a Kind
1983
as Det. Skaggs
October 22
1998
as Arthur
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
2006
as Blake Rische
Confessions of an Action Star
2005
as Self / Commander
Butter
1998
as Curtis '8-Ball' Harris
FEEL
2025
as Sitter 10
Lackawanna Blues
2005
as Dick Barrymore
The Cherokee Kid
1996
as Nat Love aka Deadwood Dick
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
2006
as Roscoe
Sugar Hill
1994
as Lolly Jonas
Game of Death
2011
as Clarence
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
1983
as Washington
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
2020
as Self
Skag
1980
Best of the Best 4: Without Warning
1998
as Detective Gresko
Fatal Secrets
2009
as Detective Carter
Heaven Sent
2016
as Donatello
Merry Ex-Mas
2014
as Pastor Ed
The Adventures of Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy
2012
as Ivan Stumpwater
Touched
2014
as Dr. Beck
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta!
2012
as Pedro (voice)
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
1988
as Joe Hamilton
Paper Bullets
2000
as Detective Ron Mills
Gallows Road
2015
as Bob Collins
The Grim Sleeper
2014
as Detective Gerry Claymar
Levitation
1997
as Downbeat
Stealth Fighter
1999
as President Westwood
Hal
Final Approach
2008
as Agent Lorenzo Dawson
The Main Event
1979
as Killer
Weeds
1987
as Bagdad
The Wrong Guys
1988
as Dawson
A Matter of Life and Death
1981
as Mr. Harrison
Joy of Sex
1984
as Mr. Porter
White Mama
1980
as Counsellor
Underground Entertainment: The Movie
2011
as Ernie
Hijack
1999
as Senator Douglas Wilson
Ambush at Dark Canyon
2012
as Cyrus Parker
Joni
1979
as Earl
Dear Secret Santa
2013
as Pastor Avery
Ghostheads
2016
as Self
Tornado!
1996
as Dr. Joe Branson
Women of San Quentin
1983
as Charles Wilson
Deer Crossing
2012
as Captain Bailey
Operation Delta Force
1997
as Major Tipton
Red Letters
2000
as Detective Glen Teal
Spaceman
2016
as Joe
Last of the Good Guys
1978
as El Coliph
A Town Without Christmas
2001
as Ted
Pastor Brown
2009
as Deacon Harold Todd
Crazy Times
1981
as Harold 'Jazzman' Malloy
Michael Jordan: An American Hero
1999
Beebo Saves Christmas
2021
as Santa Claus (voice)
The Human Tornado
1976
as Bo
Man from Atlantis IV: The Disappearances
1977
as Minion
Machete Joe
2010
as Sheriff Taylor
Shark Attack
1999
as Lawrence Rhodes
The Man in the Silo
2016
as Marcus Wells
Leadbelly
1976
as Archie
Turning Point
2013
as Joe Johnson
The Last Song
2014
as Guest
Trapper County War
1989
as Jefferson Carter
The Last Precinct
1986
as Night Train
A Stranger in the Kingdom
1999
as Rev. Walter Andrews
Interceptors
1999
as Major
Mad Bull
1977
as Black Bart
Just Your Luck
1996
as Willie
Famous
Sisters in Italy
Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story
2005
as Perry Beasley
Infinity Train
2016
as Atticus (voice)
Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran
2015
as Self
About Ernie Hudson
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 (198… With 242 credits spanning from 1973 to 2026, Ernie Hudson has appeared in 141 films and 101 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ernie Hudson Movies
- Toy Story 5 (2026) — as Combat Carl (voice)
- Ghostbusters (1984) — as Winston Zeddemore
- Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) — as Winston Zeddemore
- The Basketball Diaries (1995) — as Reggie
- Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) — as Winston Zeddemore
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