Ernie Hudson
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1945-12-17 (79 years old)
Place of Birth
Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA
Ernie Hudson
Biography
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.
Known For
Acting
Oswald: Down The Rabbit Hole
as Oswald Jebediah Coleman
Mr. Beebee
as Wayne Proctor
(2026)
Toy Story 5
as Combat Carl (voice)
(2025)
FEEL
as Sitter 10
(2024)
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
as Winston Zeddemore
(2023)
The Retirement Plan
as Joseph
(2023)
Champions
as Coach Phil Peretti
(2023)
Prisoner's Daughter
as Hank
(2022)
In Search of Tomorrow
as Self - Interviewee
(2021)
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
as Winston Zeddemore
(2021)
Redemption Day
as Ed Paxton
(2021)
Beebo Saves Christmas
as Santa Claus (voice)
(2020)
(2019)
Adventure Force 5
as Dr. Lawrence Abel
(2018)
Nappily Ever After
as Richard Jones
(2018)
High & Outside: A Baseball Noir
as Sanzone
(2016)
God's Not Dead 2
as Judge Stennis
(2016)
Ghostbusters
as Uncle Bill
(2016)
Heaven Sent
as Donatello
(2016)
Batman: Bad Blood
as Lucius Fox (voice)
(2016)
The Man in the Silo
as Marcus Wells
(2016)
Infinity Train
as Atticus (voice)
(2016)
Ghostheads
as Self
(2016)
Spaceman
as Joe
(2015)
Gallows Road
as Bob Collins
(2014)
The Grim Sleeper
as Detective Gerry Claymar
(2014)
You're Not You
as John
(2014)
To Hell and Back
as Joe
(2014)
Merry Ex-Mas
as Pastor Ed
(2014)
Touched
as Dr. Beck
(2014)
The Last Song
as Guest
(2014)
Showing Up
as Self
(2013)
Doonby
as Leroy Jackson
(2013)
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
as Percy
(2013)
Dear Secret Santa
as Pastor Avery
(2013)
Turning Point
as Joe Johnson
(2013)
Battledogs
as Max Stevens
(2012)
The Adventures of Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy
as Ivan Stumpwater
(2012)
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta!
as Pedro (voice)
(2012)
Ambush at Dark Canyon
as Cyrus Parker
(2012)
Deer Crossing
as Captain Bailey
(2012)
Beautiful People
as Jack
(2011)
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
as Pedro
(2011)
Deep Blue Breath
as Lord Vater (voice)
(2011)
Game of Death
as Clarence
(2011)
(2010)
Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball
as Anthony Vejar
(2010)
Stasis
as Stranger
(2010)
Machete Joe
as Sheriff Taylor
(2009)
Fatal Secrets
as Detective Carter
(2009)
Dragonball Evolution
as Master Mutaito
(2009)
Lonely Street
as Captain Morgan
(2009)
Pastor Brown
as Deacon Harold Todd
(2008)
Final Approach
as Agent Lorenzo Dawson
(2007)
Nobel Son
as Bill Canega
(2007)
All Hat
as Jackson Jones
(2006)
The Ron Clark Story
as Principal Turner
(2006)
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
as Roscoe
(2006)
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
as Blake Rische
(2005)
Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story
as Perry Beasley
(2005)
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
as Harry McDonald
(2005)
Halfway Decent
as Tom
(2005)
Confessions of an Action Star
as Self / Commander
(2005)
Lackawanna Blues
as Dick Barrymore
(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)
Miss Congeniality
as Harry McDonald
(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
(2000)
Paper Bullets
as Detective Ron Mills
(2000)
Everything's Jake
as Jake
(1999)
Stealth Fighter
as President Westwood
(1999)
Shark Attack
as Lawrence Rhodes
(1999)
Hijack
as Senator Douglas Wilson
(1999)
Interceptors
as Major
(1999)
A Stranger in the Kingdom
as Rev. Walter Andrews
(1999)
(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)
Operation Delta Force
as Major Tipton
(1997)
Levitation
as Downbeat
(1997)
Clover
as Gaten Hill
(1997)
Fakin' Da Funk
as Joe Lee
(1996)
The Substitute
as Claude Rolle
(1996)
The Cherokee Kid
as Nat Love aka Deadwood Dick
(1996)
Tornado!
as Dr. Joe Branson
(1996)
Just Your Luck
as Willie
(1996)
For Which He Stands
as DEA Agent Baxter
(1995)
The Basketball Diaries
as Reggie
(1995)
Congo
as Captain Munro Kelly
(1994)
The Crow
as Albrecht
(1994)
No Escape
as Hawkins
(1994)
The Cowboy Way
as Officer Sam 'Mad Dog' Shaw
(1994)
Airheads
as Sergeant O'Malley
(1994)
Sugar Hill
as Lolly Jonas
(1994)
Speechless
as Ventura
(1992)
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
as Solomon
(1989)
Ghostbusters II
as Winston Zeddemore
(1989)
Leviathan
as Justin Jones
(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)
California Girls
as Ernie
(1984)
Ghostbusters
as Winston Zeddemore
(1984)
Joy of Sex
as Mr. Porter
(1983)
Going Berserk
as Muhammed Jerome Willy
(1983)
Two of a Kind
as Det. Skaggs
(1983)
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
as Washington
(1983)
Women of San Quentin
as Charles Wilson
(1982)
Penitentiary II
as Half Dead
(1981)
Underground Aces
as African General
(1981)
A Matter of Life and Death
as Mr. Harrison
(1981)
Crazy Times
as Harold 'Jazzman' Malloy
(1980)
The $5.20 an Hour Dream
as Homer Burden
(1980)
The Octagon
as Quinine
(1980)
The Jazz Singer
as Heckler
(1980)
(1980)
White Mama
as Counsellor
(1979)
Joni
as Earl
(1979)
The Main Event
as Killer
(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
Crew
(2023)
Ghost in the House
Writer