Ernie Hudson
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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
Credits
Toy Story 5 (2026)
as Combat Carl (voice)
Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)
as Winston Zeddemore
Ghostbusters (1984)
as Winston Zeddemore
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024)
as Winston Zeddemore
Ghostbusters (2016)
as Uncle Bill
The Crow (1994)
as Albrecht
Ghostbusters II (1989)
as Winston Zeddemore
John Candy: I Like Me (2025)
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
The Basketball Diaries (1995)
as Reggie
Miss Congeniality (2000)
as Harry McDonald
Congo (1995)
as Captain Monroe Kelly
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005)
as Harry McDonald
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992)
as Solomon
The Substitute (1996)
as Claude Rolle
Dragonball Evolution (2009)
as Master Mutaito
The Retirement Plan (2023)
as Joseph
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 (2011)
as Pedro
Airheads (1994)
as Sergeant O'Malley
Leviathan (1989)
as Justin Jones
The Watcher (2000)
as FBI Special Agent in Charge Mike Ibby
Batman: Bad Blood (2016)
as Lucius Fox (voice)
No Escape (1994)
as Hawkins
Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball (2010)
as Anthony Vejar
The Ron Clark Story (2006)
as Principal Turner
Mr. Magoo (1997)
as Agent CIA Gus Anders
Sugar Hill (1994)
as Lolly Jonas
Prisoner's Daughter (2023)
as Hank
Champions (2023)
as Coach Phil Peretti
You're Not You (2014)
as John
Speechless (1994)
as Ventura
Game of Death (2011)
as Clarence
The Cowboy Way (1994)
as Officer Sam 'Mad Dog' Shaw
Redemption Day (2021)
as Ed Paxton
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta! (2012)
as Pedro (voice)
God's Not Dead 2 (2016)
as Judge Stennis
Nobel Son (2007)
as Bill Canega
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film (2013)
as Percy
Nappily Ever After (2018)
as Richard Jones
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2006)
as Blake Rische
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983)
as Washington
The Octagon (1980)
as Quinine
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission (1988)
as Joe Hamilton
Turning Point (2013)
as Joe Johnson
Collision Course (1989)
as Shortcut
In Search of Tomorrow (2022)
as Self - Interviewee
The Jazz Singer (1980)
as Heckler
Showing Up (2014)
as Self
Clifford's Really Big Movie (2004)
as P.T. (voice)
Best of the Best 4: Without Warning (1998)
as Detective Gresko
Operation Delta Force (1997)
as Major Tipton
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters (2020)
as Self
Two of a Kind (1983)
as Det. Skaggs
Spaceman (2016)
as Joe
Deer Crossing (2012)
as Captain Bailey
Joy of Sex (1984)
as Mr. Porter
FEEL (2025)
as Sitter 10
Ghostheads (2016)
as Self
The Wrong Guys (1988)
as Dawson
Confessions of an Action Star (2005)
as Self / Commander
The Main Event (1979)
as Killer
Butter (1998)
as Curtis '8-Ball' Harris
Machete Joe (2010)
as Sheriff Taylor
Infinity Train (2016)
as Atticus (voice)
Final Approach (2008)
as Agent Lorenzo Dawson
Weeds (1987)
as Bagdad
Pastor Brown (2009)
as Deacon Harold Todd
Going Berserk (1983)
as Muhammed Jerome Willy
Hal (—)
Actor
Shark Attack (1999)
as Lawrence Rhodes
Famous (—)
Actor
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror (2006)
as Roscoe
Fatal Secrets (2009)
as Detective Carter
Women of San Quentin (1983)
as Charles Wilson
The Cherokee Kid (1996)
as Nat Love aka Deadwood Dick
Stealth Fighter (1999)
as President Westwood
Underground Entertainment: The Movie (2011)
as Ernie
Skag (1980)
Actor
Touched (2014)
as Dr. Beck
Merry Ex-Mas (2014)
as Pastor Ed
A Matter of Life and Death (1981)
as Mr. Harrison
Fakin' Da Funk (1997)
as Joe Lee
The Adventures of Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy (2012)
as Ivan Stumpwater
Underground Aces (1981)
as African General
Beebo Saves Christmas (2021)
as Santa Claus (voice)
Heaven Sent (2016)
as Donatello
Lonely Street (2009)
as Captain Morgan
Dear Secret Santa (2013)
as Pastor Avery
Tornado! (1996)
as Dr. Joe Branson
Leadbelly (1976)
as Archie
For Which He Stands (1996)
as DEA Agent Baxter
The Grim Sleeper (2014)
as Detective Gerry Claymar
Just Your Luck (1996)
as Willie
Paper Bullets (2000)
as Detective Ron Mills
California Girls (1985)
as Ernie
Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story (2005)
as Perry Beasley
Clover (1997)
as Gaten Hill
The Last Song (2014)
as Guest
A Town Without Christmas (2001)
as Ted
Deepest, Darkest (—)
Actor
Nowhere to Land (2000)
as Danny Gorlin
Gallows Road (2015)
as Bob Collins
October 22 (1998)
as Arthur
Everything's Jake (2000)
as Jake
Lackawanna Blues (2005)
as Dick Barrymore
Crazy Times (1981)
as Harold 'Jazzman' Malloy
Mad Bull (1977)
as Black Bart
White Mama (1980)
as Counsellor
Red Letters (2000)
as Detective Glen Teal
Love on the Run (1985)
as Lamar
All Hat (2007)
as Jackson Jones
The Human Tornado (1976)
as Bo
Hijack (1999)
as Senator Douglas Wilson
Anne B. Real (2003)
as Principal
On the Scene with the Ghostbusters (1984)
Actor
Darrin's Dance Grooves: The Untold Darrin Henson Story (2023)
as Self (voiceover)
Last of the Good Guys (1978)
as El Coliph
The Last Precinct (1986)
as Night Train
Doonby (2013)
as Leroy Jackson
Trapper County War (1989)
as Jefferson Carter
Michael Jordan: An American Hero (1999)
Actor
Walking Shadow (2001)
as Hawk
Interceptors (1999)
as Major
Joni (1979)
as Earl
Levitation (1997)
as Downbeat
The $5.20 an Hour Dream (1980)
as Homer Burden
Penitentiary II (1982)
as Half Dead
Deep Blue Breath (2011)
as Lord Vater (voice)
Mr. Beebee (—)
as Wayne Proctor
Miracle on the 17th Green (1999)
Actor
The Man in the Silo (2016)
as Marcus Wells
Sisters in Italy (—)
Actor
To Hell and Back (2014)
as Joe
Man from Atlantis IV: The Disappearances (1977)
as Minion
Adventure Force 5 (2019)
as Dr. Lawrence Abel
Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran (2015)
as Self
Ambush at Dark Canyon (2012)
as Cyrus Parker
Oswald: Down The Rabbit Hole (—)
as Oswald Jebediah Coleman
High & Outside: A Baseball Noir (2018)
as Sanzone
Stasis (2010)
as Stranger
Halfway Decent (2005)
as Tom
A Stranger in the Kingdom (1999)
as Rev. Walter Andrews
Battledogs (2013)
as Max Stevens