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