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 (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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ernie Hudson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, is a full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 2026 · Toy Story 5 as Combat Carl (voice)
- 2024 · Angry Birds Mystery Island as Marlon (voice)
- 2024 · Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire as Winston Zeddemore
- 2023 · The Retirement Plan as Joseph
- 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 · 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
- 2019 · The Masked Singer as Self
- 2018 · Carl Weber's The Family Business as L.C. Duncan
- 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 · 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 · 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 · Franklin & Bash as Judge Lawrence Perry
- 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
- 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 (voice)
- 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
- 1997 · Mr. Magoo as Agent CIA Gus Anders
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- 1985 · The Insiders as Brewster
- 1985 · The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians as Cyborg / Victor Stone (voice)
- 1984 · Ghostbusters as Winston Zeddemore
- 1983 · Webster as
- 1983 · The A-Team as Cal Freeman
- 1982 · The New Odd Couple as Moses Brown
- 1982 · St. Elsewhere as
- 1981 · Flamingo Road as
- 1980 · Bosom Buddies as
- 1979 · Detective School as
- 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 · Boston Blue as Rev. Peters
- 2023 · Prisoner's Daughter as Hank
- 2022 · In Search of Tomorrow as Self - Interviewee
- 2018 · Nappily Ever After as Richard Jones
- 2016 · Heaven Sent as Donatello
- 2016 · Spaceman as Joe
- 2016 · Ghostheads as Self
- 2016 · Batman: Bad Blood as Lucius Fox (voice)
- 2016 · The Man in the Silo as Marcus Wells
- 2014 · Merry Ex-Mas as Pastor Ed
- 2014 · You're Not You as John
- 2014 · Showing Up as Self
- 2013 · Call Me Crazy: A Five Film as Percy
- 2012 · Deer Crossing as Captain Bailey
- 2012 · Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3 as Pedro (voice)
- 2012 · The Adventures of Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy as Ivan Stumpwater
- 2011 · Game of Death as Clarence
- 2011 · Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 as Pedro
- 2010 · Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball as Anthony Vejar
- 2009 · Pastor Brown as Deacon Harold Todd
- 2009 · Fatal Secrets as Detective Carter
- 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)
- 2000 · Red Letters as Detective Glen Teal
- 1999 · Hijack as Senator Douglas Wilson
- 1998 · October 22 as Arthur
- 1998 · Butter as Curtis '8-Ball' Harris
- 1998 · Best of the Best 4: Without Warning as Detective Gresko
- 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 · The Cowboy Way as Officer Sam 'Mad Dog' Shaw
- 1994 · No Escape as Hawkins
- 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
- 1984 · Joy of Sex as Mr. Porter
- 1983 · Two of a Kind as Det. Skaggs
- 1983 · Going Berserk as Muhammed Jerome Willy
- 1983 · Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone as Washington
- 1981 · Underground Aces as African General
- 1980 · The Jazz Singer as Heckler
- 1980 · The Octagon as Quinine
- 1979 · The Main Event as Killer
- 1979 · Joni as Earl
- 1979 · Highcliffe Manor as Smythe
- Future · Beautiful People as Jack
- Future · Famous as
- 2025 · FEEL as Sitter 10
- 2021 · Beebo Saves Christmas as Santa Claus (voice)
- 2020 · Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters as Self
- 2019 · Adventure Force 5 as
- 2018 · High & Outside: A Baseball Noir as Sanzone
- 2016 · Infinity Train as Atticus (voice)
- 2015 · Gallows Road as Bob Collins
- 2014 · Touched as Dr. Beck
- 2014 · To Hell and Back as Joe
- 2014 · The Grim Sleeper as Detective Gerry Claymar
- 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 · Battledogs as Max Stevens
- 2012 · Ambush at Dark Canyon as Cyrus Parker
- 2012 · Beautiful People as Jack
- 2011 · Underground Entertainment: The Movie as Ernie
- 2011 · Deep Blue Breath as Lord Vater (voice)
- 2010 · Stasis as Stranger
- 2010 · Machete Joe as Sheriff Taylor
- 2009 · Lonely Street as Captain Morgan
- 2005 · Halfway Decent as Tom
- 2005 · Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story as Perry Beasley
- 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 · 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 · Michael Jordan: An American Hero as
- 1999 · Stealth Fighter as President Westwood
- 1997 · Clover as Gaten Hill
- 1997 · Levitation as Downbeat
- 1996 · Just Your Luck as Willie
- 1996 · For Which He Stands as DEA Agent Baxter
- 1987 · Weeds as Bagdad
- 1986 · The Last Precinct as Night Train
- 1985 · Love on the Run as Lamar
- 1985 · California Girls as Ernie
- 1983 · Women of San Quentin as Charles Wilson
- 1982 · Penitentiary II as Half Dead
- 1981 · Crazy Times as Harold 'Jazzman' Malloy
- 1981 · A Matter of Life and Death as Mr. Harrison
- 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 · The Human Tornado as Bo
- 1976 · Leadbelly as Archie (as Earnest L. Hudson)
- 1973 · Super Friends as Cyborg (voice)
- Future · Meteor as Gen. Brasser
- Future · Deepest, Darkest as
- Future · Sisters in Italy as
- Future · Mr. Beebee as Wayne Proctor
- Future · Oswald: Down The Rabbit Hole as Oswald Jebediah Coleman