Ernie Hudson

Ernie Hudson

Acting
Born Dec 17, 1945
From Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA

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 — Acting

Toy Story 5
2026

Toy Story 5

Combat Carl (voice)

Ghostbusters
7.5
1984

Ghostbusters

Winston Zeddemore

The Basketball Diaries
7.4
1995

The Basketball Diaries

Reggie

Ghostbusters: Afterlife
7.3
2021

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

Winston Zeddemore

The Crow
7.5
1994

The Crow

Albrecht

Ghostbusters II
6.6
1989

Ghostbusters II

Winston Zeddemore

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
6.5
2024

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

Winston Zeddemore

Ghostbusters
5.3
2016

Ghostbusters

Uncle Bill

Miss Congeniality
6.5
2000

Miss Congeniality

Harry McDonald

No Escape
6.2
1994

No Escape

Hawkins

Congo
5.6
1995

Congo

Captain Monroe Kelly

Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
5.7
2005

Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous

Harry McDonald

The Octagon
5.0
1980

The Octagon

Quinine

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
6.9
1992

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

Solomon

Dragonball Evolution
2.9
2009

Dragonball Evolution

Master Mutaito

Leviathan
6.0
1989

Leviathan

Justin Jones

Champions
6.7
2023

Champions

Coach Phil Peretti

The Substitute
6.9
1996

The Substitute

Claude Rolle

The Ron Clark Story
7.6
2006

The Ron Clark Story

Principal Turner

Airheads
6.2
1994

Airheads

Sergeant O'Malley

The Watcher
5.1
2000

The Watcher

FBI Special Agent in Charge Mike Ibby

You're Not You
7.4
2014

You're Not You

John

Batman: Bad Blood
7.0
2016

Batman: Bad Blood

Lucius Fox (voice)

John Candy: I Like Me
7.9
2025

John Candy: I Like Me

Self - Actor (archive footage)

The Retirement Plan
5.9
2023

The Retirement Plan

Joseph

Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
5.9
2011

Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2

Pedro

Mr. Magoo
4.5
1997

Mr. Magoo

Agent CIA Gus Anders

Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball
5.3
2010

Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball

Anthony Vejar

Redemption Day
5.9
2021

Redemption Day

Ed Paxton

God's Not Dead 2
6.2
2016

God's Not Dead 2

Judge Stennis

Two of a Kind
5.9
1983

Two of a Kind

Det. Skaggs

Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta!
6.3
2012

Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta!

Pedro (voice)

Game of Death
5.0
2011

Game of Death

Clarence

Clifford's Really Big Movie
6.0
2004

Clifford's Really Big Movie

P.T. (voice)

Best of the Best 4: Without Warning
5.9
1998

Best of the Best 4: Without Warning

Detective Gresko

Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
5.3
1983

Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone

Washington

Confessions of an Action Star
4.1
2005

Confessions of an Action Star

Self / Commander

Nappily Ever After
7.2
2018

Nappily Ever After

Richard Jones

Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
4.8
2006

Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror

Roscoe

Speechless
5.9
1994

Speechless

Ventura

Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
7.0
2013

Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

Percy

The Jazz Singer
5.9
1980

The Jazz Singer

Heckler

Hijack
4.4
1999

Hijack

Senator Douglas Wilson

Skag
1980

Skag

Lackawanna Blues
5.8
2005

Lackawanna Blues

Dick Barrymore

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
5.9
2006

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

Blake Rische

The Cowboy Way
5.7
1994

The Cowboy Way

Officer Sam 'Mad Dog' Shaw

Final Approach
5.1
2008

Final Approach

Agent Lorenzo Dawson

Sugar Hill
5.6
1994

Sugar Hill

Lolly Jonas

Operation Delta Force
3.7
1997

Operation Delta Force

Major Tipton

Going Berserk
5.1
1983

Going Berserk

Muhammed Jerome Willy

Nobel Son
6.0
2007

Nobel Son

Bill Canega

Stealth Fighter
4.0
1999

Stealth Fighter

President Westwood

The Main Event
5.3
1979

The Main Event

Killer

The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
5.1
1988

The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission

Joe Hamilton

Interceptors
4.6
1999

Interceptors

Major

Tornado!
5.6
1996

Tornado!

Dr. Joe Branson

The Wrong Guys
5.5
1988

The Wrong Guys

Dawson

Joy of Sex
4.0
1984

Joy of Sex

Mr. Porter

Shark Attack
5.1
1999

Shark Attack

Lawrence Rhodes

Pastor Brown
5.4
2009

Pastor Brown

Deacon Harold Todd

All Hat
3.1
2007

All Hat

Jackson Jones

Ghostheads
5.9
2016

Ghostheads

Self

The Cherokee Kid
5.3
1996

The Cherokee Kid

Nat Love aka Deadwood Dick

Walking Shadow
3.5
2001

Walking Shadow

Hawk

Mad Bull
1977

Mad Bull

Black Bart

Butter
3.6
1998

Butter

Curtis '8-Ball' Harris

Touched
6.2
2014

Touched

Dr. Beck

Women of San Quentin
1.0
1983

Women of San Quentin

Charles Wilson

Showing Up
9.2
2014

Showing Up

Self

Weeds
5.1
1987

Weeds

Bagdad

White Mama
8.0
1980

White Mama

Counsellor

October 22
6.5
1998

October 22

Arthur

Beebo Saves Christmas
6.5
2021

Beebo Saves Christmas

Santa Claus (voice)

Famous

Prisoner's Daughter
6.1
2023

Prisoner's Daughter

Hank

Merry Ex-Mas
3.8
2014

Merry Ex-Mas

Pastor Ed

In Search of Tomorrow
6.6
2022

In Search of Tomorrow

Self - Interviewee

Joni
6.0
1979

Joni

Earl

Collision Course
4.1
1989

Collision Course

Shortcut

Dear Secret Santa
6.0
2013

Dear Secret Santa

Pastor Avery

Sisters in Italy

Fatal Secrets
3.8
2009

Fatal Secrets

Detective Carter

Heaven Sent
6.4
2016

Heaven Sent

Donatello

Underground Aces
4.4
1981

Underground Aces

African General

Michael Jordan: An American Hero
5.9
1999

Michael Jordan: An American Hero

FEEL
2025

FEEL

Sitter 10

Spaceman
5.8
2016

Spaceman

Joe

The Adventures of Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy
5.2
2012

The Adventures of Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy

Ivan Stumpwater

Anne B. Real
3.6
2003

Anne B. Real

Principal

Fakin' Da Funk
5.7
1997

Fakin' Da Funk

Joe Lee

Lonely Street
4.4
2009

Lonely Street

Captain Morgan

Crazy Times
1981

Crazy Times

Harold 'Jazzman' Malloy

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
6.9
2020

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

Self

Adventure Force 5
6.1
2019

Adventure Force 5

Dr. Lawrence Abel

Ambush at Dark Canyon
4.4
2012

Ambush at Dark Canyon

Cyrus Parker

Doonby
4.3
2013

Doonby

Leroy Jackson

Clover
4.5
1997

Clover

Gaten Hill

Just Your Luck
3.5
1996

Just Your Luck

Willie

Trapper County War
3.5
1989

Trapper County War

Jefferson Carter

A Stranger in the Kingdom
2.8
1999

A Stranger in the Kingdom

Rev. Walter Andrews

The Man in the Silo
2016

The Man in the Silo

Marcus Wells

Infinity Train
8.3
2016

Infinity Train

Atticus (voice)

Love on the Run
1.0
1985

Love on the Run

Lamar

High & Outside: A Baseball Noir
1.0
2018

High & Outside: A Baseball Noir

Sanzone

The Grim Sleeper
4.9
2014

The Grim Sleeper

Detective Gerry Claymar

Leadbelly
6.1
1976

Leadbelly

Archie

Underground Entertainment: The Movie
7.2
2011

Underground Entertainment: The Movie

Ernie

Deep Blue Breath
2011

Deep Blue Breath

Lord Vater (voice)

Man from Atlantis IV: The Disappearances
7.0
1977

Man from Atlantis IV: The Disappearances

Minion

Deepest, Darkest

Levitation
6.0
1997

Levitation

Downbeat

To Hell and Back
2014

To Hell and Back

Joe

Red Letters
4.4
2000

Red Letters

Detective Glen Teal

California Girls
3.4
1985

California Girls

Ernie

A Town Without Christmas
5.8
2001

A Town Without Christmas

Ted

A Matter of Life and Death
1981

A Matter of Life and Death

Mr. Harrison

Nowhere to Land
5.6
2010

Nowhere to Land

Danny Gorlin

1978

Last of the Good Guys

El Coliph

The $5.20 an Hour Dream
1980

The $5.20 an Hour Dream

Homer Burden

For Which He Stands
6.0
1996

For Which He Stands

DEA Agent Baxter

The Last Precinct
1986

The Last Precinct

Night Train

Stasis
2.8
2010

Stasis

Stranger

Machete Joe
1.3
2010

Machete Joe

Sheriff Taylor

The Human Tornado
6.1
1976

The Human Tornado

Bo

Penitentiary II
4.0
1982

Penitentiary II

Half Dead

Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story
7.3
2005

Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story

Perry Beasley

Hal

Gallows Road
7.2
2015

Gallows Road

Bob Collins

3.5
2005

Halfway Decent

Tom

Paper Bullets
3.1
2000

Paper Bullets

Detective Ron Mills

Deer Crossing
2.4
2012

Deer Crossing

Captain Bailey

Mr. Beebee

Mr. Beebee

Wayne Proctor

Turning Point
10.0
2013

Turning Point

Joe Johnson

Oswald: Down The Rabbit Hole

Oswald: Down The Rabbit Hole

Oswald Jebediah Coleman

The Last Song
2014

The Last Song

Guest

Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran
2015

Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran

Self

Everything's Jake
2000

Everything's Jake

Jake

On the Scene with the Ghostbusters
10.0
1984

On the Scene with the Ghostbusters

Darrin's Dance Grooves: The Untold Darrin Henson Story
2023

Darrin's Dance Grooves: The Untold Darrin Henson Story

Self (voiceover)

Battledogs
4.5
2013

Battledogs

Max Stevens

Filmography — Crew