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.
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Toy Story 5
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Ghostbusters
Arrow
Ghostbusters II
Taxi
The Incredible Hulk
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All Credits (227)
Oswald: Down The Rabbit Hole
as Oswald Jebediah Coleman
Mr. Beebee
as Wayne Proctor
Famous
as Unknown
Boston Blue
as Rev. Edwin Peters
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
FEEL
as Sitter 10
Angry Birds Mystery Island
as Marlon (voice)
The Retirement Plan
as Joseph
Prisoner's Daughter
as Hank
Darrin's Dance Grooves: The Untold Darrin Henson Story
as Self (voiceover)
Champions
as Coach Phil Peretti
Quantum Leap
as Herbert 'Magic' Williams
Sherri
as Self - Guest
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self
In Search of Tomorrow
as Self - Interviewee
Beebo Saves Christmas
as Santa Claus (voice)
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
as Grini Millegi (voice)
Redemption Day
as Ed Paxton
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
as Prince Humperdinck
Reunited Apart
as Self
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
as Self
Adventure Force 5
as Dr. Lawrence Abel
The Movies That Made Us
as Winston Zeddemore (archive footage)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
Infinity Train
as Atticus (voice)
City on a Hill
as Franklin Ward
L.A.'s Finest
as Joseph Vaughn
The Masked Singer
as Self - Special Guest
Carl Weber's The Family Business
as L.C. Duncan
Nappily Ever After
as Richard Jones
High & Outside: A Baseball Noir
as Sanzone
Steve
as Self
APB
as Ned Conrad
Heaven Sent
as Donatello
Infinity Train
as Atticus (voice)
Graves
as Jacob Mann
MacGyver
as Milton Bozer
Lethal Weapon
as Hank Peterson
Spaceman
as Joe
Ghostheads
as Self
God's Not Dead 2
as Judge Stennis
Batman: Bad Blood
as Lucius Fox (voice)
Angie Tribeca
as Pete Tribeca
The Man in the Silo
as Marcus Wells
Ballers
as Mr. Hagerty
Grace and Frankie
as Jacob
Gallows Road
as Bob Collins
Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran
as Self
Merry Ex-Mas
as Pastor Ed
You're Not You
as John
Touched
as Dr. Beck
Scorpion
as Brooks
To Hell and Back
as Joe
The Grim Sleeper
as Detective Gerry Claymar
Showing Up
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
The Last Song
as Guest
Dear Secret Santa
as Pastor Avery
Doonby
as Leroy Jackson
The Millers
as Walter
Ironside
as Bludso
Turning Point
as Joe Johnson
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
as Percy
Battledogs
as Max Stevens
The Last Leg
as Self
Ambush at Dark Canyon
as Cyrus Parker
Deer Crossing
as Captain Bailey
Guys with Kids
as The Judge
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta!
as Pedro (voice)
The Adventures of Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy
as Ivan Stumpwater
Scandal
as Commander Randolph Boles
Comic Book Men
as Self
Key & Peele
as Dad
Once Upon a Time
as King Poseidon
Hart of Dixie
as Ernie Hayes
Underground Entertainment: The Movie
as Ernie
Franklin & Bash
as Judge Lawrence Perry
Deep Blue Breath
as Lord Vater (voice)
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
as Pedro
Game of Death
as Clarence
Transformers: Prime
as Agent William Fowler (voice)
Blue Bloods
as Darryl Ward
Stasis
as Stranger
Rizzoli & Isles
as Admiral Frost
Hot in Cleveland
as Ernie Hudson
Machete Joe
as Sheriff Taylor
Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball
as Anthony Vejar
White Collar
as Mr. Jeffries
Celebrity Ghost Stories
as Self
Modern Family
as Miles
Meteor
as Gen. Brasser
Pastor Brown
as Deacon Harold Todd
Dragonball Evolution
as Sifu Norris
Fatal Secrets
as Detective Carter
Lonely Street
as Captain Morgan
Childrens Hospital
as Hubert McGraw
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
as Dr. Ken Fields
Final Approach
as Agent Lorenzo Dawson
Private Practice
as Captain Frank
All Hat
as Jackson Jones
Nobel Son
as Bill Canega
Torchwood
as Stuart Owens
Heroes
as Captain Lubbock
The Ron Clark Story
as Principal Turner
Psych
as William Guster
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
as Roscoe
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
as Blake Rische
Criminal Minds
as Lt. Al Garner
How I Met Your Mother
as Ernie Hudson
Bones
as David Barron
Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story
as Perry Beasley
Grey's Anatomy
as Brad McDougall
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
as Harry McDonald
Robot Chicken
as Detective Ernie / Judge Hudson Jr. / Justin's Dad (voice)
Lackawanna Blues
as Dick Barrymore
Confessions of an Action Star
as Self / Commander
Desperate Housewives
as Detective Ridley
Clifford's Really Big Movie
as P.T. (voice)
Cold Case
as Moses Jones
10-8: Officers on Duty
as Senior Deputy John Henry Barnes
Las Vegas
as Bob Casey
Anne B. Real
as Principal
Without a Trace
as Manny Aybar
Everwood
as Bill Hoover
A Town Without Christmas
as Ted
Crossing Jordan
as Colonel Wirth
Walking Shadow
as Hawk
Miss Congeniality
as McDonald
Paper Bullets
as Detective Ron Mills
Everything's Jake
as Jake
The Watcher
as FBI Special Agent in Charge Mike Ibby
Red Letters
as Detective Glen Teal
Nowhere to Land
as Danny Gorlin
Miracle on the 17th Green
as Unknown
A Stranger in the Kingdom
as Rev. Walter Andrews
Shark Attack
as Lawrence Rhodes
Interceptors
as Major
Hijack
as Senator Douglas Wilson
Michael Jordan: An American Hero
as Unknown
Stealth Fighter
as President Westwood
October 22
as Arthur
Butter
as Curtis '8-Ball' Harris
Best of the Best 4: Without Warning
as Detective Gresko
Mr. Magoo
as Agent CIA Gus Anders
Clover
as Gaten Hill
The View
as Self
Stargate SG-1
as Pernaux
Fakin' Da Funk
as Joe Lee
Oz
as Leo Glynn
Levitation
as Downbeat
Operation Delta Force
as Major Tipton
The Cherokee Kid
as Nat Love aka Deadwood Dick
Just Your Luck
as Willie
Superman: The Animated Series
as Professor Felix (voice)
Arli$$
as Warden Leo Glynn
For Which He Stands
as DEA Agent Baxter
Tornado!
as Dr. Joe Branson
The Substitute
as Claude Rolle
Congo
as Captain Monroe Kelly
The Basketball Diaries
as Reggie
Speechless
as Ventura
Touched by an Angel
as Norm McCloud
ER
as James Gallant
Airheads
as Sergeant O'Malley
The Cowboy Way
as Officer Sam 'Mad Dog' Shaw
The Crow
as Albrecht
No Escape
as Hawkins
Sugar Hill
as Lolly Jonas
Wild Palms
as Tommy Lazlo
The Ben Stiller Show
as Unknown
Angel Street
as Thurman Nickens
Batman: The Animated Series
as Security Guard (voice)
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
as Solomon
Broken Badges
as Toby Baker
Cop Rock
as Cmdr. Warren Osborne
Law & Order
as Frank Gibson
Twin Peaks
as Colonel Davis
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
as Ernie Hudson
Tales from the Crypt
as Zambini
Collision Course
as Shortcut
Leviathan
as Justin Jones
Trapper County War
as Jefferson Carter
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
as Joe Hamilton
The Wrong Guys
as Dawson
Weeds
as Bagdad
Full House
as Reggie "The Sandman" Martin
The Last Precinct
as Sergeant Lane
The Last Precinct
as Night Train
Love on the Run
as Lamar
The Insiders
as Brewster
The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians
as Cyborg (voice)
California Girls
as Ernie
On the Scene with the Ghostbusters
as Unknown
Joy of Sex
as Mr. Porter
Two of a Kind
as Det. Skaggs
Women of San Quentin
as Charles Wilson
Going Berserk
as Muhammed Jerome Willy
Webster
as Unknown
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
as Washington
The A-Team
as Cal Freeman
The New Odd Couple
as Moses Brown
St. Elsewhere
as Jerry Close
Penitentiary II
as Half Dead
Crazy Times
as Harold 'Jazzman' Malloy
A Matter of Life and Death
as Mr. Harrison
Flamingo Road
as Unknown
Underground Aces
as African General
The Jazz Singer
as Heckler
Bosom Buddies
as Unknown
The Octagon
as Quinine
White Mama
as Counsellor
The $5.20 an Hour Dream
as Homer Burden
Skag
as Unknown
Detective School
as Unknown
The Main Event
as Killer
Joni
as Earl
Roots: The Next Generations
as Muslim at Door
The White Shadow
as Johnson
Diff'rent Strokes
as Unknown
Fantasy Island
as Jamu
Mad Bull
as Black Bart
Man from Atlantis IV: The Disappearances
as Minion
The Human Tornado
as Bo
Leadbelly
as Archie
Little House on the Prairie
as William Thomas
Super Friends
as Cyborg (voice)