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