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
- 2022 · In Search of Tomorrow as Self - Interviewee
- 2019 · Adventure Force 5 as
- 2016 · Heaven Sent as Donatello
- 2016 · Ghostheads as Self
- 2016 · The Man in the Silo as Marcus Wells
- 2014 · Merry Ex-Mas as Pastor Ed
- 2014 · You're Not You as John
- 2014 · The Grim Sleeper as Detective Gerry Claymar
- 2014 · Showing Up as Self
- 2013 · Call Me Crazy: A Five Film as Percy
- 2012 · Ambush at Dark Canyon as Cyrus Parker
- 2012 · Guys with Kids as The Judge
- 2012 · The Adventures of Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy as Ivan Stumpwater
- 2011 · Game of Death as Clarence
- 2009 · Meteor as Gen. Brasser
- 2009 · Fatal Secrets as Detective Carter
- 2008 · Final Approach as Agent Lorenzo Dawson
- 2006 · Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School as Blake Rische
- 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
- 1999 · A Stranger in the Kingdom as Rev. Walter Andrews
- 1999 · Interceptors as Major
- 1999 · Stealth Fighter as President Westwood
- 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 · Operation Delta Force as Major Tipton
- 1996 · The Cherokee Kid as Nat Love aka Deadwood Dick
- 1996 · Tornado! as Dr. Joe Branson
- 1994 · Speechless as Ventura
- 1994 · Sugar Hill as Lolly Jonas
- 1993 · Wild Palms as Tommy Lazlo
- 1990 · Broken Badges as Toby Baker
- 1989 · Collision Course as Shortcut
- 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 Sergeant Lane
- 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 · Women of San Quentin as Charles Wilson
- 1983 · Going Berserk as Muhammed Jerome Willy
- 1982 · The New Odd Couple as Moses Brown
- 1981 · Underground Aces as African General
- 1980 · The Jazz Singer as Heckler
- 1979 · Detective School as
- 1979 · The Main Event as Killer
- 1979 · Highcliffe Manor as Smythe
- 1978 · Diff'rent Strokes as
- 1976 · The Human Tornado as Bo
- Future · Deepest, Darkest as
- 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
- 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 Burnett
- 2018 · Carl Weber's The Family Business as L.C. Duncan
- 2018 · Nappily Ever After as Richard Jones
- 2018 · High & Outside: A Baseball Noir as Sanzone
- 2017 · APB as Ned Conrad
- 2016 · Infinity Train as Atticus (voice)
- 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
- 2015 · Gallows Road as Bob Collins
- 2014 · Touched as Dr. Beck
- 2014 · Scorpion as Brooks
- 2014 · To Hell and Back as Joe
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2014 · The Last Song as Guest
- 2013 · Dear Secret Santa as Pastor Avery
- 2013 · Doonby as Leroy Jackson
- 2013 · Ironside as Bludso
- 2013 · Turning Point as Joe Johnson
- 2013 · Battledogs as Max Stevens
- 2012 · Arrow as Roy Stewart
- 2012 · Deer Crossing as Captain Bailey
- 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 · Underground Entertainment: The Movie as Ernie
- 2011 · Franklin & Bash as Judge Lawrence Perry
- 2011 · Deep Blue Breath as Lord Vater (voice)
- 2011 · Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 as Pedro
- 2010 · Transformers: Prime as Agent William Fowler (voice)
- 2010 · Blue Bloods as Darryl Ward
- 2010 · Stasis as Stranger
- 2010 · Rizzoli & Isles as Admiral Frost
- 2010 · Hot in Cleveland as Ernie Hudson
- 2010 · Machete Joe as Sheriff Taylor
- 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 · Pastor Brown as Deacon Harold Todd
- 2009 · Dragonball Evolution as Master Mutaito
- 2009 · Lonely Street as Captain Morgan
- 2008 · Childrens Hospital as Hubert McGraw
- 2008 · The Secret Life of the American Teenager as
- 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
- 2005 · Halfway Decent as Tom
- 2005 · Criminal Minds as Lt. Al Garner
- 2005 · How I Met Your Mother as Ernie Hudson
- 2005 · Bones as David Barron
- 2005 · Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story as Perry Beasley
- 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
- 2005 · Lackawanna Blues as Dick Barrymore
- 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
- 2001 · Walking Shadow as Hawk
- 2000 · Miss Congeniality as Harry McDonald
- 2000 · Paper Bullets as Detective Ron Mills
- 2000 · Everything's Jake as Jake
- 2000 · The Watcher as FBI Special Agent in Charge Mike Ibby
- 2000 · Red Letters as Detective Glen Teal
- 2000 · Nowhere to Land as Danny Gorlin
- 1999 · Shark Attack as Lawrence Rhodes
- 1999 · Hijack as Senator Douglas Wilson
- 1999 · Michael Jordan: An American Hero as
- 1998 · October 22 as Arthur
- 1998 · Butter as Curtis '8-Ball' Harris
- 1998 · The Crow: Stairway to Heaven as Albrecht
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1997 · Stargate SG-1 as Pernaux
- 1997 · Oz as Leo Glynn
- 1997 · Levitation as Downbeat
- 1996 · Just Your Luck as Willie
- 1996 · Superman: The Animated Series as Professor Felix (voice)
- 1996 · For Which He Stands as DEA Agent Baxter
- 1996 · The Substitute as Claude Rolle
- 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
- 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
- 1989 · Trapper County War as Jefferson Carter
- 1987 · Full House as Reggie "The Sandman" Martin
- 1986 · The Last Precinct as Night Train
- 1985 · Love on the Run as Lamar
- 1984 · Ghostbusters as Winston Zeddemore
- 1983 · Two of a Kind as Det. Skaggs
- 1983 · Webster as
- 1983 · Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone as Washington
- 1983 · The A-Team as Cal Freeman
- 1982 · St. Elsewhere as
- 1982 · Penitentiary II as Half Dead
- 1981 · Crazy Times as Harold 'Jazzman' Malloy
- 1981 · A Matter of Life and Death as Mr. Harrison
- 1981 · Flamingo Road as
- 1980 · Bosom Buddies as
- 1980 · The Octagon as Quinine
- 1980 · White Mama as Counsellor
- 1979 · Joni as Earl
- 1977 · Mad Bull as Black Bart
- Future · Beautiful People as Jack
- 1980 · The $5.20 an Hour Dream as Homer Burden
- 1980 · Skag as
- 1978 · The White Shadow as Johnson
- 1978 · Taxi as Terry Carver
- 1976 · Leadbelly as Archie (as Earnest L. Hudson)
- Future · Meteor as Gen. Brasser
- Future · Famous as
- Future · Oswald: Down The Rabbit Hole as Oswald Jebediah Coleman
- 1978 · Last of the Good Guys as El Coliph
- 1977 · The Incredible Hulk as Lee
- 1974 · Little House on the Prairie as
- 1973 · Super Friends as Cyborg (voice)
- Future · Mr. Beebee as Wayne Proctor