Ernie Hudson
ActingEarnest 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
Toy Story 5
Combat Carl (voice)
Ghostbusters
Winston Zeddemore
The Basketball Diaries
Reggie
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Winston Zeddemore
The Crow
Albrecht
Ghostbusters II
Winston Zeddemore
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Winston Zeddemore
Ghostbusters
Uncle Bill
Miss Congeniality
Harry McDonald
No Escape
Hawkins
Filmography — Acting
Toy Story 5
Combat Carl (voice)
Ghostbusters
Winston Zeddemore
The Basketball Diaries
Reggie
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Winston Zeddemore
The Crow
Albrecht
Ghostbusters II
Winston Zeddemore
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Winston Zeddemore
Ghostbusters
Uncle Bill
Miss Congeniality
Harry McDonald
No Escape
Hawkins
Congo
Captain Monroe Kelly
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
Harry McDonald
The Octagon
Quinine
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
Solomon
Dragonball Evolution
Master Mutaito
Leviathan
Justin Jones
Champions
Coach Phil Peretti
The Substitute
Claude Rolle
The Ron Clark Story
Principal Turner
Airheads
Sergeant O'Malley
The Watcher
FBI Special Agent in Charge Mike Ibby
You're Not You
John
Batman: Bad Blood
Lucius Fox (voice)
John Candy: I Like Me
Self - Actor (archive footage)
The Retirement Plan
Joseph
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
Pedro
Mr. Magoo
Agent CIA Gus Anders
Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball
Anthony Vejar
Redemption Day
Ed Paxton
God's Not Dead 2
Judge Stennis
Two of a Kind
Det. Skaggs
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta!
Pedro (voice)
Game of Death
Clarence
Clifford's Really Big Movie
P.T. (voice)
Best of the Best 4: Without Warning
Detective Gresko
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
Washington
Confessions of an Action Star
Self / Commander
Nappily Ever After
Richard Jones
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
Roscoe
Speechless
Ventura
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
Percy
The Jazz Singer
Heckler
Hijack
Senator Douglas Wilson
Skag
Lackawanna Blues
Dick Barrymore
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
Blake Rische
The Cowboy Way
Officer Sam 'Mad Dog' Shaw
Final Approach
Agent Lorenzo Dawson
Sugar Hill
Lolly Jonas
Operation Delta Force
Major Tipton
Going Berserk
Muhammed Jerome Willy
Nobel Son
Bill Canega
Stealth Fighter
President Westwood
The Main Event
Killer
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
Joe Hamilton
Interceptors
Major
Tornado!
Dr. Joe Branson
The Wrong Guys
Dawson
Joy of Sex
Mr. Porter
Shark Attack
Lawrence Rhodes
Pastor Brown
Deacon Harold Todd
All Hat
Jackson Jones
Ghostheads
Self
The Cherokee Kid
Nat Love aka Deadwood Dick
Walking Shadow
Hawk
Mad Bull
Black Bart
Butter
Curtis '8-Ball' Harris
Touched
Dr. Beck
Women of San Quentin
Charles Wilson
Showing Up
Self
Weeds
Bagdad
White Mama
Counsellor
October 22
Arthur
Beebo Saves Christmas
Santa Claus (voice)
Famous
Prisoner's Daughter
Hank
Merry Ex-Mas
Pastor Ed
In Search of Tomorrow
Self - Interviewee
Joni
Earl
Collision Course
Shortcut
Dear Secret Santa
Pastor Avery
Sisters in Italy
Fatal Secrets
Detective Carter
Heaven Sent
Donatello
Underground Aces
African General
Michael Jordan: An American Hero
FEEL
Sitter 10
Spaceman
Joe
The Adventures of Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy
Ivan Stumpwater
Anne B. Real
Principal
Fakin' Da Funk
Joe Lee
Lonely Street
Captain Morgan
Crazy Times
Harold 'Jazzman' Malloy
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Self
Adventure Force 5
Dr. Lawrence Abel
Ambush at Dark Canyon
Cyrus Parker
Doonby
Leroy Jackson
Clover
Gaten Hill
Just Your Luck
Willie
Trapper County War
Jefferson Carter
A Stranger in the Kingdom
Rev. Walter Andrews
The Man in the Silo
Marcus Wells
Infinity Train
Atticus (voice)
Love on the Run
Lamar
High & Outside: A Baseball Noir
Sanzone
The Grim Sleeper
Detective Gerry Claymar
Leadbelly
Archie
Underground Entertainment: The Movie
Ernie
Deep Blue Breath
Lord Vater (voice)
Man from Atlantis IV: The Disappearances
Minion
Deepest, Darkest
Levitation
Downbeat
To Hell and Back
Joe
Red Letters
Detective Glen Teal
California Girls
Ernie
A Town Without Christmas
Ted
A Matter of Life and Death
Mr. Harrison
Nowhere to Land
Danny Gorlin
Last of the Good Guys
El Coliph
The $5.20 an Hour Dream
Homer Burden
For Which He Stands
DEA Agent Baxter
The Last Precinct
Night Train
Stasis
Stranger
Machete Joe
Sheriff Taylor
The Human Tornado
Bo
Penitentiary II
Half Dead
Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story
Perry Beasley
Hal
Gallows Road
Bob Collins
Halfway Decent
Tom
Paper Bullets
Detective Ron Mills
Deer Crossing
Captain Bailey
Mr. Beebee
Wayne Proctor
Turning Point
Joe Johnson
Oswald: Down The Rabbit Hole
Oswald Jebediah Coleman
The Last Song
Guest
Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran
Self
Everything's Jake
Jake
On the Scene with the Ghostbusters
Darrin's Dance Grooves: The Untold Darrin Henson Story
Self (voiceover)
Battledogs
Max Stevens
