
Cast
Ernie Hudson
Acting
Cast
Ernie Hudson
Known for
Acting
Born
1945-12-17
From
Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA
Also known as ě´ë íëě¨, ĐŃĐ˝Ń ĐĽĐ°Đ´ŃОн, اعŮŰ ŮادسŮŮ
Biography
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 (1997â2003). Hudson has also appeared in the television shows St. Elsewhere (1984), The Last Precinct (1986), 10-8: Officers on Duty (2003â2004), Desperate Housewives (2006â2007), The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008â2013), Law & Order (2009â2010), the voice of Agent Bill Fowler in Transformers: Prime (2010â2013), Franklin & Bash (2012â2014), Grace and Frankie (2015â2020), and L.A.'s Finest (2019â2020). From 2022 to 2024, Hudson appeared as Herbert "Magic" Williams on the NBC drama Quantum Leap.

Toy Story 5
as Combat Carl (voice)

Ghostbusters
as Winston Zeddemore

Ghostbusters: Afterlife
as Winston Zeddemore

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
as Winston Zeddemore

The Basketball Diaries
as Reggie

The Crow
as Albrecht

Ghostbusters
as Uncle Bill

Ghostbusters II
as Winston Zeddemore

Miss Congeniality
as Harry McDonald

The Substitute
as Claude Rolle

Congo
as Captain Monroe Kelly

Dragonball Evolution
as Master Mutaito

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
as Solomon

Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
as Harry McDonald

No Escape
as Hawkins

Speechless
as Ventura

The Retirement Plan
as Joseph

Leviathan
as Justin Jones

The Ron Clark Story
as Principal Turner

Batman: Bad Blood
as Lucius Fox (voice)

Airheads
as Sergeant O'Malley

Mr. Magoo
as Agent CIA Gus Anders

The Octagon
as Quinine

Champions
as Coach Phil Peretti

Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball
as Anthony Vejar

Nobel Son
as Bill Canega

John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Actor (archive footage)

You're Not You
as John

Fakin' Da Funk
as Joe Lee

Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
as Pedro

Redemption Day
as Ed Paxton

God's Not Dead 2
as Judge Stennis

All Hat
as Jackson Jones

Butter
as Curtis '8-Ball' Harris

Lonely Street
as Captain Morgan

Prisoner's Daughter
as Hank

Going Berserk
as Muhammed Jerome Willy

Penitentiary II
as Half Dead

The Watcher
as FBI Special Agent in Charge Mike Ibby

Clifford's Really Big Movie
as P.T. (voice)

Game of Death
as Clarence

The Cowboy Way
as Officer Sam 'Mad Dog' Shaw

Collision Course
as Shortcut

Confessions of an Action Star
as Self / Commander

October 22
as Arthur

Nappily Ever After
as Richard Jones

Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
as Washington

California Girls
as Ernie

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
as Blake Rische

In Search of Tomorrow
as Self - Interviewee

Showing Up
as Self

FEEL
as Sitter 10

Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
as Percy

The Jazz Singer
as Heckler

Two of a Kind
as Det. Skaggs

Lackawanna Blues
as Dick Barrymore

Sugar Hill
as Lolly Jonas

Walking Shadow
as Hawk

The Cherokee Kid
as Nat Love aka Deadwood Dick

Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta!
as Pedro (voice)

Touched
as Dr. Beck

Best of the Best 4: Without Warning
as Detective Gresko

Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
as Roscoe

Pastor Brown
as Deacon Harold Todd

The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
as Joe Hamilton

Merry Ex-Mas
as Pastor Ed

Heaven Sent
as Donatello

Final Approach
as Agent Lorenzo Dawson

Fatal Secrets
as Detective Carter

The Grim Sleeper
as Detective Gerry Claymar

The Wrong Guys
as Dawson

The Main Event
as Killer

Hal

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
as Self

Tornado!
as Dr. Joe Branson

Stealth Fighter
as President Westwood

Paper Bullets
as Detective Ron Mills

Underground Entertainment: The Movie
as Ernie

Skag

Red Letters
as Detective Glen Teal

Joy of Sex
as Mr. Porter

Weeds
as Bagdad

Ghostheads
as Self

Women of San Quentin
as Charles Wilson

The Adventures of Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy
as Ivan Stumpwater

Mad Bull
as Black Bart

Gallows Road
as Bob Collins

The Human Tornado
as Bo

Operation Delta Force
as Major Tipton

Man from Atlantis IV: The Disappearances
as Minion

Dear Secret Santa
as Pastor Avery

Spaceman
as Joe

Levitation
as Downbeat

A Town Without Christmas
as Ted

A Matter of Life and Death
as Mr. Harrison

Just Your Luck
as Willie

Ambush at Dark Canyon
as Cyrus Parker

Shark Attack
as Lawrence Rhodes

Joni
as Earl

Leadbelly
as Archie

Sisters in Italy

Trapper County War
as Jefferson Carter

Famous

Michael Jordan: An American Hero

Turning Point
as Joe Johnson

White Mama
as Counsellor

The Last Precinct
as Night Train

Infinity Train
as Atticus (voice)

Hijack
as Senator Douglas Wilson

Beebo Saves Christmas
as Santa Claus (voice)

Deer Crossing
as Captain Bailey

Doonby
as Leroy Jackson

The Man in the Silo
as Marcus Wells

Last of the Good Guys
as El Coliph

A Stranger in the Kingdom
as Rev. Walter Andrews

Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran
as Self

Interceptors
as Major

The Last Song
as Guest

Everything's Jake
as Jake

Underground Aces
as African General

Crazy Times
as Harold 'Jazzman' Malloy

Machete Joe
as Sheriff Taylor

Deep Blue Breath
as Lord Vater (voice)

For Which He Stands
as DEA Agent Baxter

The $5.20 an Hour Dream
as Homer Burden

Love on the Run
as Lamar

Stasis
as Stranger

Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story
as Perry Beasley

Clover
as Gaten Hill

Anne B. Real
as Principal

To Hell and Back
as Joe

Halfway Decent
as Tom

Nowhere to Land
as Danny Gorlin

Deepest, Darkest

Adventure Force 5
as Dr. Lawrence Abel

High & Outside: A Baseball Noir
as Sanzone

Oswald: Down The Rabbit Hole
as Oswald Jebediah Coleman

Darrin's Dance Grooves: The Untold Darrin Henson Story
as Self (voiceover)

On the Scene with the Ghostbusters

Battledogs
as Max Stevens

Mr. Beebee
as Wayne Proctor