Ernie Hudson
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
Grey's Anatomy
Brad McDougall
Criminal Minds
Lt. Al Garner
Law & Order
Frank Gibson
Bones
David Barron
Modern Family
Miles
Stargate SG-1
Pernaux
Arrow
Roy Stewart
Blue Bloods
Darryl Ward
Desperate Housewives
Detective Ridley
How I Met Your Mother
Ernie Hudson
Psych
William Guster
Once Upon a Time
King Poseidon
Lackawanna Blues
Dick Barrymore
Scandal
Commander Randolph Boles
The A-Team
Cal Freeman
Twin Peaks
Colonel Davis
ER
Colonel James Gallant
White Collar
Mr. Jeffries
Without a Trace
Manny Aybar
Heroes
Captain Lubbock
Little House on the Prairie
William Thomas
Cold Case
Moses Jones
Scorpion
Brooks
Robot Chicken
Detective Ernie / Judge Hudson Jr. / Justin's Dad (voice)
Batman: The Animated Series
Security Guard (voice)
Full House
Reggie "The Sandman" Martin
MacGyver
Milton Bozer
Rizzoli & Isles
Admiral Frost
Las Vegas
Bob Casey
Oz
Leo Glynn
Grace and Frankie
Jacob
Private Practice
Captain Frank
Crossing Jordan
Colonel Wirth
Lethal Weapon
Hank Peterson
Touched by an Angel
Norm McCloud
Everwood
Bill Hoover
Hot in Cleveland
Ernie Hudson
The Masked Singer
Self - Special Guest
Fantasy Island
Jamu
St. Elsewhere
Taxi
Terry Carver
Ballers
Mr. Hagerty
The Incredible Hulk
Lee
Hart of Dixie
Ernie Hayes
Tales from the Crypt
Zambini
Key & Peele
Dad
Superman: The Animated Series
Professor Felix (voice)
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
Dr. Ken Fields
Torchwood
Stuart Owens
The Ron Clark Story
Principal Turner
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
Grini Millegi (voice)
Franklin & Bash
Judge Lawrence Perry
No Escape
Hawkins
Childrens Hospital
Hubert McGraw
Toy Story 5
Combat Carl (voice)
Ghostbusters II
Winston Zeddemore
Transformers: Prime
Agent William Fowler (voice)
Quantum Leap
Herbert 'Magic' Williams
Comic Book Men
Self
Leviathan
Justin Jones
The Octagon
Quinine
Fatal Secrets
Detective Carter
Tornado!
Dr. Joe Branson
Carl Weber's The Family Business
L.C. Duncan
Super Friends
Cyborg (voice)
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Winston Zeddemore
Ghostbusters
Winston Zeddemore
Angie Tribeca
Pete Tribeca
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Winston Zeddemore
Final Approach
Agent Lorenzo Dawson
Infinity Train
Atticus (voice)
Champions
Coach Phil Peretti
City on a Hill
Franklin Ward
Mr. Magoo
Agent CIA Gus Anders
Airheads
Sergeant O'Malley
Infinity Train
Atticus (voice)
All Hat
Jackson Jones
Heaven Sent
Donatello
Miss Congeniality
Harry McDonald
Dragonball Evolution
Master Mutaito
Interceptors
Major
Redemption Day
Ed Paxton
The White Shadow
Johnson
Lonely Street
Captain Morgan
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
Harry McDonald
L.A.'s Finest
Joseph Vaughn
Sugar Hill
Lolly Jonas
Hijack
Senator Douglas Wilson
Boston Blue
Rev. Edwin Peters
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
Pedro
Going Berserk
Muhammed Jerome Willy
October 22
Arthur
Ghostbusters
Uncle Bill
The Retirement Plan
Joseph
The Crow
Albrecht
Beautiful People
Jack
Collision Course
Shortcut
Nobel Son
Bill Canega
The Movies That Made Us
Winston Zeddemore (archive footage)
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
Percy
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
A Town Without Christmas
Ted
Clifford's Really Big Movie
P.T. (voice)
Batman: Bad Blood
Lucius Fox (voice)
Red Letters
Detective Glen Teal
The Human Tornado
Bo
Webster
Levitation
Downbeat
God's Not Dead 2
Judge Stennis
Penitentiary II
Half Dead
Stealth Fighter
President Westwood
The Cowboy Way
Officer Sam 'Mad Dog' Shaw
Underground Aces
African General
The Jazz Singer
Heckler
Beebo Saves Christmas
Santa Claus (voice)
Nappily Ever After
Richard Jones
Game of Death
Clarence
Confessions of an Action Star
Self / Commander
The Grim Sleeper
Detective Gerry Claymar
The Millers
Walter
Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball
Anthony Vejar
Speechless
Ventura
Touched
Dr. Beck
Skag
Spaceman
Joe
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
Solomon
Shark Attack
Lawrence Rhodes
Adventure Force 5
Dr. Lawrence Abel
The Cherokee Kid
Nat Love aka Deadwood Dick
Paper Bullets
Detective Ron Mills
You're Not You
John
Weeds
Bagdad
Crazy Times
Harold 'Jazzman' Malloy
Joni
Earl
Bosom Buddies
Gallows Road
Bob Collins
The Main Event
Killer
Merry Ex-Mas
Pastor Ed
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
Joe Hamilton
Operation Delta Force
Major Tipton
Halfway Decent
Tom
Machete Joe
Sheriff Taylor
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Prince Humperdinck
Doonby
Leroy Jackson
Butter
Curtis '8-Ball' Harris
Clover
Gaten Hill
Deer Crossing
Captain Bailey
The Basketball Diaries
Reggie
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta!
Pedro (voice)
Stasis
Stranger
Two of a Kind
Det. Skaggs
Pastor Brown
Deacon Harold Todd
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
Roscoe
Dear Secret Santa
Pastor Avery
The Wrong Guys
Dawson
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
Washington
Underground Entertainment: The Movie
Ernie
Ambush at Dark Canyon
Cyrus Parker
Ironside
Bludso
Famous
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Self
To Hell and Back
Joe
The Ben Stiller Show
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
Blake Rische
A Matter of Life and Death
Mr. Harrison
Anne B. Real
Principal
Congo
Captain Munro Kelly
The Substitute
Claude Rolle
Prisoner's Daughter
Hank
Showing Up
Self
The Man in the Silo
Marcus Wells
Flamingo Road
FEEL
Sitter 10
Roots: The Next Generations
Muslim at Door
The $5.20 an Hour Dream
Homer Burden
White Mama
Counsellor
A Stranger in the Kingdom
Rev. Walter Andrews
Graves
Jacob Mann
Love on the Run
Lamar
Last of the Good Guys
El Coliph
Angry Birds Mystery Island
Marlon (voice)
APB
Ned Conrad
10-8: Officers on Duty
Senior Deputy John Henry Barnes
Leadbelly
Archie
Meteor
Gen. Brasser
Guys with Kids
The Judge
The Adventures of Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy
Ivan Stumpwater
The Watcher
FBI Special Agent in Charge Mike Ibby
Wild Palms
Tommy Lazlo
Sisters in Italy
Michael Jordan: An American Hero
The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians
Cyborg (voice)
High & Outside: A Baseball Noir
Sanzone
Fakin' Da Funk
Joe Lee
Just Your Luck
Willie
Best of the Best 4: Without Warning
Detective Gresko
The Last Song
Guest
Battledogs
Max Stevens
Trapper County War
Jefferson Carter
Deep Blue Breath
Lord Vater (voice)
Everything's Jake
Jake
Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran
Self
Diff'rent Strokes
For Which He Stands
DEA Agent Baxter
Ghostheads
Self
The New Odd Couple
Moses Brown
Angel Street
Thurman Nickens
Detective School
Joy of Sex
Mr. Porter
The Insiders
Brewster
Turning Point
Joe Johnson
The Last Precinct
Sergeant Lane
Broken Badges
Toby Baker
Women of San Quentin
Charles Wilson
Beautiful People
Jack
Highcliffe Manor
Smythe
Mr. Beebee
Wayne Proctor
In Search of Tomorrow
Self - Interviewee
Oswald: Down The Rabbit Hole
Oswald Jebediah Coleman
Nowhere to Land
Danny Gorlin
Walking Shadow
Hawk
California Girls
Ernie
Deepest, Darkest
The Last Precinct
Night Train
Mad Bull
Black Bart
Man from Atlantis IV: The Disappearances
Minion
Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story
Perry Beasley
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
The View
Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self
Sherri
Self - Guest
The Last Leg
Self
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Self
Reunited Apart
Self