Ernie Hudson
Earnest Lee Hudson (born December 17, 1945) is an American 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, including The Hand that Rocks the Cradle, Miss Congeniality and its sequel Miss Congeniality 2, and You're Not You. He has also appeared in a few Hallmark movies.
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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
- 2022 · In Search of Tomorrow as Self - Interviewee
- 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
- 2020 · Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters 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
- 2019 · The Masked Singer as Self
- 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 · Ghostheads as Self
- 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
- 2016 · The Man in the Silo as Marcus Wells
- 2015 · Ballers as Mr. Hagerty
- 2015 · Grace and Frankie as Jacob
- 2014 · Merry Ex-Mas as Pastor Ed
- 2014 · You're Not You as John
- 2014 · Touched as Dr. Beck
- 2014 · Scorpion as Brooks
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · Showing Up as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2013 · Dear Secret Santa as Pastor Avery
- 2013 · Ironside as Bludso
- 2013 · Call Me Crazy: A Five Film as Percy
- 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 · The Adventures of Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy as Ivan Stumpwater
- 2012 · Scandal as Commander Randolph Boles
- 2012 · Comic Book Men as Self
- 2012 · Key & Peele as Dad
- 2011 · Once Upon a Time as King Poseidon
- 2011 · Hart of Dixie as Ernie Hayes
- 2011 · Underground Entertainment: The Movie as Ernie
- 2011 · Franklin & Bash as Judge Lawrence Perry
- 2011 · Game of Death as Clarence
- 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
- 2010 · Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball as Anthony Vejar
- 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
- 2009 · Fatal Secrets as Detective Carter
- 2008 · Childrens Hospital as Hubert McGraw
- 2008 · The Secret Life of the American Teenager as
- 2008 · Final Approach as Agent Lorenzo Dawson
- 2007 · Private Practice as Captain Frank
- 2007 · All Hat as Jackson Jones
- 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
- 2006 · Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror as Roscoe
- 2006 · Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School as Blake Rische
- 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 (voice)
- 2005 · Confessions of an Action Star as Self / Commander
- 2004 · Desperate Housewives as Detective Ridley
- 2004 · Clifford's Really Big Movie as P.T. (voice)
- 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
- 1999 · Shark Attack as Lawrence Rhodes
- 1999 · Hijack as Senator Douglas Wilson
- 1999 · Stealth Fighter as President Westwood
- 1998 · Best of the Best 4: Without Warning as Detective Gresko
- 1998 · The Crow: Stairway to Heaven as Albrecht
- 1997 · Mr. Magoo as Agent CIA Gus Anders
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1997 · Stargate SG-1 as Pernaux
- 1997 · Fakin' Da Funk as Joe Lee
- 1997 · Oz as Leo Glynn
- 1997 · Operation Delta Force as Major Tipton
- 1996 · The Cherokee Kid as Nat Love aka Deadwood Dick
- 1996 · Superman: The Animated Series as Professor Felix (voice)
- 1996 · Tornado! as Dr. Joe Branson
- 1996 · The Substitute as Claude Rolle
- 1995 · Congo as Captain Munro Kelly
- 1995 · The Basketball Diaries as Reggie
- 1994 · Speechless as Ventura
- 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
- 1994 · Sugar Hill as Lolly Jonas
- 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 · Broken Badges as Toby Baker
- 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 · Collision Course as Shortcut
- 1989 · Leviathan as Justin Jones
- 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
- 1987 · Full House as Reggie "The Sandman" Martin
- 1986 · The Last Precinct as Sergeant Lane
- 1985 · The Insiders as Brewster
- 1985 · The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians as Cyborg / Victor Stone (voice)
- 1984 · Joy of Sex as Mr. Porter
- 1984 · Ghostbusters as Winston Zeddemore
- 1983 · Two of a Kind as Det. Skaggs
- 1983 · Women of San Quentin as Charles Wilson
- 1983 · Going Berserk as Muhammed Jerome Willy
- 1983 · Webster as
- 1983 · Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone as Washington
- 1983 · The A-Team as Cal Freeman
- 1982 · The New Odd Couple as Moses Brown
- 1982 · St. Elsewhere as
- 1981 · Flamingo Road as
- 1980 · The Jazz Singer as Heckler
- 1980 · Bosom Buddies as
- 1980 · The Octagon as Quinine
- 1979 · Detective School as
- 1979 · The Main Event as Killer
- 1979 · Highcliffe Manor as Smythe
- 1978 · The White Shadow as Johnson
- 1978 · Diff'rent Strokes as
- 1978 · Taxi as Terry Carver
- 1978 · Fantasy Island as Jamu
- 1977 · The Incredible Hulk as Lee
- 1974 · Little House on the Prairie as
- Future · Beautiful People as Jack
- 1979 · Joni as Earl
- 1976 · The Human Tornado as Bo
- Future · Famous as
- 2021 · Beebo Saves Christmas as Santa Claus (voice)
- 2019 · Adventure Force 5 as
- 2018 · High & Outside: A Baseball Noir as Sanzone
- 2016 · Heaven Sent as Donatello
- 2016 · Infinity Train as Atticus (voice)
- 2015 · Gallows Road as Bob Collins
- 2014 · To Hell and Back as Joe
- 2014 · The Grim Sleeper as Detective Gerry Claymar
- 2014 · The Last Song as Guest
- 2013 · Doonby as Leroy Jackson
- 2013 · Turning Point as Joe Johnson
- 2013 · Battledogs as Max Stevens
- 2012 · Ambush at Dark Canyon as Cyrus Parker
- 2012 · Deer Crossing as Captain Bailey
- 2012 · Beautiful People as Jack
- 2011 · Deep Blue Breath as Lord Vater (voice)
- 2010 · Stasis as Stranger
- 2010 · Machete Joe as Sheriff Taylor
- 2009 · Pastor Brown as Deacon Harold Todd
- 2009 · Lonely Street as Captain Morgan
- 2005 · Halfway Decent as Tom
- 2005 · Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story as Perry Beasley
- 2005 · Lackawanna Blues as Dick Barrymore
- 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 · Interceptors as Major
- 1999 · Michael Jordan: An American Hero as
- 1998 · October 22 as Arthur
- 1998 · Butter as Curtis '8-Ball' Harris
- 1997 · Clover as Gaten Hill
- 1997 · Levitation as Downbeat
- 1996 · Just Your Luck as Willie
- 1996 · For Which He Stands as DEA Agent Baxter
- 1986 · The Last Precinct as Night Train
- 1985 · Love on the Run as Lamar
- 1985 · California Girls as Ernie
- 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 · White Mama as Counsellor
- 1980 · The $5.20 an Hour Dream as Homer Burden
- 1980 · Skag as
- 1978 · Last of the Good Guys as El Coliph
- 1977 · Mad Bull as Black Bart
- 1976 · Leadbelly as Archie (as Earnest L. Hudson)
- 1973 · Super Friends as Cyborg (voice)
- Future · Meteor as Gen. Brasser
- Future · Sisters in Italy as
- Future · Mr. Beebee as Wayne Proctor
- Future · Deepest, Darkest as
- Future · Oswald: Down The Rabbit Hole as Oswald Jebediah Coleman