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
- 2016 · Heaven Sent as Donatello
- 2016 · Infinity Train as Atticus (voice)
- 2016 · Spaceman as Joe
- 2016 · Ghostheads as Self
- 2014 · You're Not You as John
- 2014 · Touched as Dr. Beck
- 2013 · Dear Secret Santa as Pastor Avery
- 2013 · Call Me Crazy: A Five Film as Percy
- 2012 · Deer Crossing as Captain Bailey
- 2012 · Guys with Kids as The Judge
- 2012 · The Adventures of Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy as Ivan Stumpwater
- 2008 · Final Approach as Agent Lorenzo Dawson
- 2007 · All Hat as Jackson Jones
- 2007 · Nobel Son as Sgt. Bill Canega
- 2006 · Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror as Roscoe
- 2006 · Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School as Blake Rische
- 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 · 10-8: Officers on Duty as Senior Deputy John Henry Barnes
- 2001 · A Town Without Christmas as Ted
- 2000 · Red Letters as Detective Glen Teal
- 2000 · Nowhere to Land as Danny Gorlin
- 1999 · Shark Attack as Lawrence Rhodes
- 1999 · Interceptors as Major
- 1999 · Stealth Fighter as President Westwood
- 1998 · October 22 as Arthur
- 1998 · Best of the Best 4: Without Warning as Detective Gresko
- 1997 · Mr. Magoo as Agent CIA Gus Anders
- 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 · Tornado! as Dr. Joe Branson
- 1994 · Speechless as Ventura
- 1994 · The Cowboy Way as Officer Sam 'Mad Dog' Shaw
- 1993 · Wild Palms as Tommy Lazlo
- 1989 · Collision Course as Shortcut
- 1988 · The Wrong Guys as Dawson
- 1987 · Weeds as Bagdad
- 1985 · The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians as
- 1983 · Two of a Kind as Det. Skaggs
- 1983 · Going Berserk as Muhammed Jerome Willy
- 1983 · Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone as Washington
- 1982 · The New Odd Couple as Moses Brown
- 1980 · The Jazz Singer as Heckler
- 1980 · The Octagon as Quinine
- 1980 · White Mama as Counsellor
- 1979 · The Main Event as Killer
- 1979 · Joni as Earl
- 1979 · Highcliffe Manor as Smythe
- 1978 · Diff'rent Strokes as
- 1977 · Mad Bull as Black Bart
- 1976 · The Human Tornado as Bo
- Future · Beautiful People as Jack
- 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 · Adventure Force 5 as
- 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
- 2018 · High & Outside: A Baseball Noir as Sanzone
- 2017 · APB as Ned Conrad
- 2016 · Graves as Jacob Mann
- 2016 · MacGyver as Milton Bozer
- 2016 · Lethal Weapon as Hank Peterson
- 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
- 2016 · The Man in the Silo as Marcus Wells
- 2015 · Ballers as Mr. Hagerty
- 2015 · Grace and Frankie as Jacob
- 2015 · Gallows Road as Bob Collins
- 2014 · Merry Ex-Mas as Pastor Ed
- 2014 · Scorpion as Brooks
- 2014 · To Hell and Back as Joe
- 2014 · The Grim Sleeper as Detective Gerry Claymar
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · Showing Up as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2014 · The Last Song as Guest
- 2013 · Doonby as Leroy Jackson
- 2013 · Ironside as Bludso
- 2013 · Turning Point as Joe Johnson
- 2013 · Battledogs as Max Stevens
- 2013 · The Last Leg as Self
- 2012 · Ambush at Dark Canyon as Cyrus Parker
- 2012 · Arrow as Roy Stewart
- 2012 · Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3 as Pedro (voice)
- 2012 · Beautiful People as Jack
- 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 · Deep Blue Breath as Lord Vater (voice)
- 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 · 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 · Meteor as Gen. Brasser
- 2009 · Pastor Brown as Deacon Harold Todd
- 2009 · Dragonball Evolution as Master Mutaito
- 2009 · Fatal Secrets as Detective Carter
- 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
- 2006 · Torchwood as Stuart Owens
- 2006 · Heroes as Captain Lubbock
- 2006 · The Ron Clark Story as Principal Turner
- 2006 · Psych as William Guster
- 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
- 2004 · Desperate Housewives as Detective Ridley
- 2003 · Cold Case as Moses Jones
- 2003 · Las Vegas as Bob Casey
- 2003 · Anne B. Real as Principal
- 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
- 1999 · A Stranger in the Kingdom as Rev. Walter Andrews
- 1999 · Hijack as Senator Douglas Wilson
- 1999 · Michael Jordan: An American Hero as
- 1998 · Butter as Curtis '8-Ball' Harris
- 1998 · The Crow: Stairway to Heaven as Albrecht
- 1997 · Clover as Gaten Hill
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1997 · Stargate SG-1 as Pernaux
- 1997 · Oz as Leo Glynn
- 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 Crow as Albrecht
- 1994 · No Escape as Hawkins
- 1994 · Sugar Hill as Lolly Jonas
- 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 · Leviathan as Justin Jones
- 1989 · Trapper County War as Jefferson Carter
- 1988 · The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission as Joe Hamilton
- 1987 · Full House as Reggie "The Sandman" Martin
- 1986 · The Last Precinct as Sergeant Lane
- 1986 · The Last Precinct as Night Train
- 1985 · Love on the Run as Lamar
- 1985 · The Insiders as Brewster
- 1985 · California Girls as Ernie
- 1984 · Joy of Sex as Mr. Porter
- 1984 · Ghostbusters as Winston Zeddemore
- 1983 · Women of San Quentin as Charles Wilson
- 1983 · Webster as
- 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
- 1981 · Underground Aces as African General
- 1980 · Bosom Buddies as
- 1980 · The $5.20 an Hour Dream as Homer Burden
- 1980 · Skag as
- 1979 · Detective School as
- 1978 · The White Shadow as Johnson
- 1978 · Taxi as Terry Carver
- 1978 · Last of the Good Guys as El Coliph
- 1978 · Fantasy Island as Jamu
- 1977 · The Incredible Hulk as Lee
- 1976 · Leadbelly as Archie (as Earnest L. Hudson)
- 1974 · Little House on the Prairie as
- 1973 · Super Friends as Cyborg (voice)
- Future · Famous as
- Future · Meteor as Gen. Brasser
- Future · Deepest, Darkest as
- Future · Oswald: Down The Rabbit Hole as Oswald Jebediah Coleman
- Future · Mr. Beebee as Wayne Proctor