Ernie Hudson
- Acting
- December 17, 1945 · Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA
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
Filmography
- Toy Story 5 · Combat Carl (Voice)
- Boston Blue · Rev. Edwin Peters
- John Candy: I Like Me · Self
- FEEL · Sitter 10
- Angry Birds Mystery Island · Marlon (Voice)
- Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire · Winston Zeddemore
- The Retirement Plan · Joseph
- Prisoner's Daughter · Hank
- Darrin's Dance Grooves: The Untold Darrin Henson Story · Self
- Champions · Coach Phil Peretti
- Ghost in the House · Writer
- Quantum Leap · Herbert 'Magic' Williams
- Sherri · Self
- The Jennifer Hudson Show · Self
- In Search of Tomorrow · Self
- Beebo Saves Christmas · Santa Claus (Voice)
- Ghostbusters: Afterlife · Winston Zeddemore
- Star Wars: The Bad Batch · Grini Millegi (Voice)
- Redemption Day · Ed Paxton
- Home Movie: The Princess Bride · Prince Humperdinck
- Reunited Apart · Self
- Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters · Self
- Adventure Force 5 · Dr. Lawrence Abel
- The Movies That Made Us · Winston Zeddemore (archive footage)
- The Kelly Clarkson Show · Self
- Infinity Train · Atticus (Voice)
- City on a Hill · Franklin Ward
- L.A.'s Finest · Joseph Vaughn
- The Masked Singer · Self
- Carl Weber's The Family Business · L.C. Duncan, Executive producer
- Nappily Ever After · Richard Jones
- High & Outside: A Baseball Noir · Sanzone
- Steve · Self
- APB · Ned Conrad
- Heaven Sent · Donatello
- Infinity Train · Atticus (Voice)
- Graves · Jacob Mann
- MacGyver · Milton Bozer
- Lethal Weapon · Hank Peterson
- Spaceman · Joe
- Ghostbusters · Uncle Bill
- Ghostheads · Self
- God's Not Dead 2 · Judge Stennis
- Batman: Bad Blood · Lucius Fox (Voice)
- Angie Tribeca · Pete Tribeca
- The Man in the Silo · Marcus Wells
- Ballers · Mr. Hagerty
- Grace and Frankie · Jacob
- Gallows Road · Bob Collins
- Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran · Self
- Merry Ex-Mas · Pastor Ed
- You're Not You · John
- Touched · Dr. Beck
- Scorpion · Brooks
- To Hell and Back · Joe
- The Grim Sleeper · Detective Gerry Claymar
- Showing Up · Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers · Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon · Self
- The Last Song · Guest
- Dear Secret Santa · Pastor Avery
- Doonby · Leroy Jackson
- The Millers · Walter
- Ironside · Bludso
- Turning Point · Joe Johnson
- Call Me Crazy: A Five Film · Percy
- Battledogs · Max Stevens
- The Last Leg · Self
- Ambush at Dark Canyon · Cyrus Parker
- Arrow · Roy Stewart
- Deer Crossing · Captain Bailey
- Guys with Kids · The Judge
- Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta! · Pedro (Voice)
- The Adventures of Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy · Ivan Stumpwater
- Scandal · Commander Randolph Boles
- Comic Book Men · Self
- Key & Peele · Dad
- Once Upon a Time · King Poseidon
- Hart of Dixie · Ernie Hayes
- Underground Entertainment: The Movie · Ernie