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