Known For
Acting
Born
Dec 17, 1945
Place of Birth
Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA
Credits
243 titles
Ernie Hudson
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 (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
Filmography
Toy Story 5
Combat Carl (voice)
Boston Blue
Rev. Edwin Peters
John Candy: I Like Me
Self - Actor (archive footage)
FEEL
Sitter 10
Angry Birds Mystery Island
Marlon (voice)
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Winston Zeddemore
The Retirement Plan
Joseph
Prisoner's Daughter
Hank
Darrin's Dance Grooves: The Untold Darrin Henson Story
Self (voiceover)
Champions
Coach Phil Peretti
Ghost in the House
Writer
Quantum Leap
Herbert 'Magic' Williams
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self
Sherri
Self - Guest
In Search of Tomorrow
Self - Interviewee
Beebo Saves Christmas
Santa Claus (voice)
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Winston Zeddemore
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
Grini Millegi (voice)
Redemption Day
Ed Paxton
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Prince Humperdinck
Reunited Apart
Self
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Self
Adventure Force 5
Dr. Lawrence Abel
The Movies That Made Us
Winston Zeddemore (archive footage)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
Infinity Train
Atticus (voice)
City on a Hill
Franklin Ward
L.A.'s Finest
Joseph Vaughn
The Masked Singer
Self - Special Guest
Carl Weber's The Family Business
L.C. Duncan
Nappily Ever After
Richard Jones
High & Outside: A Baseball Noir
Sanzone
Steve
Self
APB
Ned Conrad
Heaven Sent
Donatello
Infinity Train
Atticus (voice)
Graves
Jacob Mann
MacGyver
Milton Bozer
Lethal Weapon
Hank Peterson
Spaceman
Joe
Ghostbusters
Uncle Bill
Ghostheads
Self
God's Not Dead 2
Judge Stennis
Batman: Bad Blood
Lucius Fox (voice)
Angie Tribeca
Pete Tribeca
The Man in the Silo
Marcus Wells
Ballers
Mr. Hagerty
Grace and Frankie
Jacob
Gallows Road
Bob Collins
Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran
Self