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Ernie Hudson
Ernie Hudson

Ernie Hudson

ActingBorn December 17, 1945 (age 80)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.

Filmography

2026
Toy Story 5

as Combat Carl (voice)

Movie
2025
Boston Blue

as Rev. Edwin Peters

TV
2025
John Candy: I Like Me

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

Movie
2025
FEEL

as Sitter 10

Movie
2024TV
2024
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

as Winston Zeddemore

Movie
2023Movie
2023Movie
2023
Champions

as Coach Phil Peretti

Movie
2022
Quantum Leap

as Herbert 'Magic' Williams

TV
2022
Sherri

as Self - Guest

TV
2022
In Search of Tomorrow

as Self - Interviewee

Movie
2021
Beebo Saves Christmas

as Santa Claus (voice)

Movie
2021
Ghostbusters: Afterlife

as Winston Zeddemore

Movie
2021
Star Wars: The Bad Batch

as Grini Millegi (voice)

TV
2021
Redemption Day

as Ed Paxton

Movie
2020
Home Movie: The Princess Bride

as Prince Humperdinck

TV
2020TV
2019
Adventure Force 5

as Dr. Lawrence Abel

Movie
2019
The Movies That Made Us

as Winston Zeddemore (archive footage)

TV
2019
Infinity Train

as Atticus (voice)

TV
2019
City on a Hill

as Franklin Ward

TV
2019
L.A.'s Finest

as Joseph Vaughn

TV
2019
The Masked Singer

as Self - Special Guest

TV
2018
Nappily Ever After

as Richard Jones

Movie
2017
Steve

as Self

TV
2017
APB

as Ned Conrad

TV
2016
Heaven Sent

as Donatello

Movie
2016
Infinity Train

as Atticus (voice)

Movie
2016
Graves

as Jacob Mann

TV
2016
MacGyver

as Milton Bozer

TV
2016
Lethal Weapon

as Hank Peterson

TV
2016
Spaceman

as Joe

Movie
2016
Ghostbusters

as Uncle Bill

Movie
2016
Ghostheads

as Self

Movie
2016
God's Not Dead 2

as Judge Stennis

Movie
2016
Batman: Bad Blood

as Lucius Fox (voice)

Movie
2016
Angie Tribeca

as Pete Tribeca

TV
2016
The Man in the Silo

as Marcus Wells

Movie
2015
Ballers

as Mr. Hagerty

TV
2015TV
2015
Gallows Road

as Bob Collins

Movie
2014
Merry Ex-Mas

as Pastor Ed

Movie
2014Movie
2014
Touched

as Dr. Beck

Movie
2014
Scorpion

as Brooks

TV
2014Movie
2014
The Grim Sleeper

as Detective Gerry Claymar

Movie
2014
Showing Up

as Self

Movie
2014TV
2014Movie
2013
Dear Secret Santa

as Pastor Avery

Movie
2013
Doonby

as Leroy Jackson

Movie
2013
The Millers

as Walter

TV
2013
Ironside

as Bludso

TV
2013
Turning Point

as Joe Johnson

Movie
2013
Battledogs

as Max Stevens

Movie
2013TV
2012
Ambush at Dark Canyon

as Cyrus Parker

Movie
2012
Arrow

as Roy Stewart

TV
2012
Deer Crossing

as Captain Bailey

Movie
2012
Guys with Kids

as The Judge

TV
2012
Scandal

as Commander Randolph Boles

TV
2012TV
2012TV
2011
Once Upon a Time

as King Poseidon

TV
2011
Hart of Dixie

as Ernie Hayes

TV
2011
Franklin & Bash

as Judge Lawrence Perry

TV
2011
Deep Blue Breath

as Lord Vater (voice)

Movie
2011
Game of Death

as Clarence

Movie
2011Movie
2010
Transformers: Prime

as Agent William Fowler (voice)

TV
2010
Nowhere to Land

as Danny Gorlin

Movie
2010
Blue Bloods

as Darryl Ward

TV
2010
Stasis

as Stranger

Movie
2010
Rizzoli & Isles

as Admiral Frost

TV
2010
Hot in Cleveland

as Ernie Hudson

TV
2010
Machete Joe

as Sheriff Taylor

Movie
2010Movie
2009
White Collar

as Mr. Jeffries

TV
2009TV
2009
Meteor

as Gen. Brasser

TV
2009
Pastor Brown

as Deacon Harold Todd

Movie
2009
Dragonball Evolution

as Master Mutaito

Movie
2009
Fatal Secrets

as Detective Carter

Movie
2009
Lonely Street

as Captain Morgan

Movie
2008
Childrens Hospital

as Hubert McGraw

TV
2008
Final Approach

as Agent Lorenzo Dawson

Movie
2007
Private Practice

as Captain Frank

TV
2007
All Hat

as Jackson Jones

Movie
2007
Nobel Son

as Bill Canega

Movie
2006
Torchwood

as Stuart Owens

TV
2006
Heroes

as Captain Lubbock

TV
2006
The Ron Clark Story

as Principal Turner

Movie
2006
Psych

as William Guster

TV
2006Movie
2005Movie
2005
Criminal Minds

as Lt. Al Garner

TV
2005
How I Met Your Mother

as Ernie Hudson

TV
2005
Bones

as David Barron

TV
2005
Grey's Anatomy

as Brad McDougall

TV
2005Movie
2005
Robot Chicken

as Detective Ernie / Judge Hudson Jr. / Justin's Dad (voice)

TV
2005
Lackawanna Blues

as Dick Barrymore

Movie
2005Movie
2004
Desperate Housewives

as Detective Ridley

TV
2004Movie
2003
Cold Case

as Moses Jones

TV
2003
10-8: Officers on Duty

as Senior Deputy John Henry Barnes

TV
2003
Las Vegas

as Bob Casey

TV
2003
Anne B. Real

as Principal

Movie
2002
Without a Trace

as Manny Aybar

TV
2002
Everwood

as Bill Hoover

TV
2001
Crossing Jordan

as Colonel Wirth

TV
2001Movie
2000
Miss Congeniality

as Harry McDonald

Movie
2000
Paper Bullets

as Detective Ron Mills

Movie
2000Movie
2000
The Watcher

as FBI Special Agent in Charge Mike Ibby

Movie
2000
Red Letters

as Detective Glen Teal

Movie
1999
A Stranger in the Kingdom

as Rev. Walter Andrews

Movie
1999
Shark Attack

as Lawrence Rhodes

Movie
1999
Interceptors

as Major

Movie
1999
Hijack

as Senator Douglas Wilson

Movie
1999
Stealth Fighter

as President Westwood

Movie
1998
October 22

as Arthur

Movie
1998
Butter

as Curtis '8-Ball' Harris

Movie
1998Movie
1997
Mr. Magoo

as Agent CIA Gus Anders

Movie
1997
Clover

as Gaten Hill

Movie
1997
The View

as Self

TV
1997
Stargate SG-1

as Pernaux

TV
1997
Fakin' Da Funk

as Joe Lee

Movie
1997
Oz

as Leo Glynn

TV
1997
Levitation

as Downbeat

Movie
1997
Operation Delta Force

as Major Tipton

Movie
1996
The Cherokee Kid

as Nat Love aka Deadwood Dick

Movie
1996Movie
1996
Superman: The Animated Series

as Professor Felix (voice)

TV
1996
Arli$$

as Warden Leo Glynn

TV
1996
For Which He Stands

as DEA Agent Baxter

Movie
1996
Tornado!

as Dr. Joe Branson

Movie
1996
The Substitute

as Claude Rolle

Movie
1995
Congo

as Captain Monroe Kelly

Movie
1995Movie
1994
Speechless

as Ventura

Movie
1994
Touched by an Angel

as Norm McCloud

TV
1994
ER

as James Gallant

TV
1994
Airheads

as Sergeant O'Malley

Movie
1994
The Cowboy Way

as Officer Sam 'Mad Dog' Shaw

Movie
1994
The Crow

as Albrecht

Movie
1994
No Escape

as Hawkins

Movie
1994
Sugar Hill

as Lolly Jonas

Movie
1993
Wild Palms

as Tommy Lazlo

TV
1992
Angel Street

as Thurman Nickens

TV
1992
Batman: The Animated Series

as Security Guard (voice)

TV
1990
Broken Badges

as Toby Baker

TV
1990
Cop Rock

as Cmdr. Warren Osborne

TV
1990
Law & Order

as Frank Gibson

TV
1990
Twin Peaks

as Colonel Davis

TV
1989
Ghostbusters II

as Winston Zeddemore

Movie
1989TV
1989
Collision Course

as Shortcut

Movie
1989
Leviathan

as Justin Jones

Movie
1989
Trapper County War

as Jefferson Carter

Movie
1988Movie
1988Movie
1987
Weeds

as Bagdad

Movie
1987
Full House

as Reggie "The Sandman" Martin

TV
1986
The Last Precinct

as Sergeant Lane

TV
1986
The Last Precinct

as Night Train

Movie
1985Movie
1985
The Insiders

as Brewster

TV
1985Movie
1984
Joy of Sex

as Mr. Porter

Movie
1984
Ghostbusters

as Winston Zeddemore

Movie
1983
Two of a Kind

as Det. Skaggs

Movie
1983
Women of San Quentin

as Charles Wilson

Movie
1983
Going Berserk

as Muhammed Jerome Willy

Movie
1983TV
1983
The A-Team

as Cal Freeman

TV
1982
The New Odd Couple

as Moses Brown

TV
1982
St. Elsewhere

as Jerry Close

TV
1982
Penitentiary II

as Half Dead

Movie
1981
Crazy Times

as Harold 'Jazzman' Malloy

Movie
1981Movie
1981
Underground Aces

as African General

Movie
1980
The Jazz Singer

as Heckler

Movie
1980
The Octagon

as Quinine

Movie
1980
White Mama

as Counsellor

Movie
1980Movie
1980Movie
1979Movie
1979
Joni

as Earl

Movie
1979TV
1979TV
1978TV
1978
Taxi

as Terry Carver

TV
1978Movie
1978TV
1977
Mad Bull

as Black Bart

Movie
1976Movie
1976
Leadbelly

as Archie

Movie
1974TV
1973
Super Friends

as Cyborg (voice)

TV
Oswald: Down The Rabbit Hole

as Oswald Jebediah Coleman

Movie
Mr. Beebee

as Wayne Proctor

Movie
Movie
Movie
TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayDecember 17, 1945
Place of BirthBenton Harbor, Michigan, USA
Popularity1.9