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