Ernie Hudson
Acting
Born December 17, 1945 · Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA
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.
Films (136)
Toy Story 5
2026
John Candy: I Like Me
2025
FEEL
2025
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024
The Retirement Plan
2023
Prisoner's Daughter
2023
Darrin's Dance Grooves: The Untold Darrin Henson Story
2023
Champions
2023
In Search of Tomorrow
2022
Beebo Saves Christmas
2021
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
2021
Redemption Day
2021
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
2020
Adventure Force 5
2019
Nappily Ever After
2018
High & Outside: A Baseball Noir
2018
Heaven Sent
2016
Infinity Train
2016
Spaceman
2016
Ghostbusters
2016
Ghostheads
2016
God's Not Dead 2
2016
Batman: Bad Blood
2016
The Man in the Silo
2016
Gallows Road
2015
Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran
2015
Merry Ex-Mas
2014
You're Not You
2014
Touched
2014
To Hell and Back
2014
The Grim Sleeper
2014
Showing Up
2014
The Last Song
2014
Dear Secret Santa
2013
Doonby
2013
Turning Point
2013
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
2013
Battledogs
2013
Ambush at Dark Canyon
2012
Deer Crossing
2012
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta!
2012
The Adventures of Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy
2012
Beautiful People
2012
Underground Entertainment: The Movie
2011
Deep Blue Breath
2011
Game of Death
2011
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
2011
Nowhere to Land
2010
Stasis
2010
Machete Joe
2010
Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball
2010
Pastor Brown
2009
Dragonball Evolution
2009
Fatal Secrets
2009
Lonely Street
2009
Final Approach
2008
All Hat
2007
Nobel Son
2007
The Ron Clark Story
2006
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
2006
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
2006
Halfway Decent
2005
Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story
2005
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
2005
Lackawanna Blues
2005
Confessions of an Action Star
2005
Clifford's Really Big Movie
2004
Anne B. Real
2003
A Town Without Christmas
2001
Walking Shadow
2001
Miss Congeniality
2000
Paper Bullets
2000
Everything's Jake
2000
The Watcher
2000
Red Letters
2000
A Stranger in the Kingdom
1999
Shark Attack
1999
Interceptors
1999
Hijack
1999
Michael Jordan: An American Hero
1999
Stealth Fighter
1999
October 22
1998
Butter
1998
Best of the Best 4: Without Warning
1998
Mr. Magoo
1997
Clover
1997
Fakin' Da Funk
1997
Levitation
1997
Operation Delta Force
1997
The Cherokee Kid
1996
Just Your Luck
1996
For Which He Stands
1996
Tornado!
1996
The Substitute
1996
Congo
1995
The Basketball Diaries
1995
Speechless
1994
Airheads
1994
The Cowboy Way
1994
The Crow
1994
No Escape
1994
Sugar Hill
1994
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
1992
Ghostbusters II
1989
Collision Course
1989
Leviathan
1989
Trapper County War
1989
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
1988
The Wrong Guys
1988
Weeds
1987
The Last Precinct
1986
Love on the Run
1985
California Girls
1985
On the Scene with the Ghostbusters
1984
Joy of Sex
1984
Ghostbusters
1984
Two of a Kind
1983
Women of San Quentin
1983
Going Berserk
1983
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
1983
Penitentiary II
1982
Crazy Times
1981
A Matter of Life and Death
1981
Underground Aces
1981
The Jazz Singer
1980
The Octagon
1980
White Mama
1980
The $5.20 an Hour Dream
1980
Skag
1980
The Main Event
1979
Joni
1979
Last of the Good Guys
1978
Mad Bull
1977
Man from Atlantis IV: The Disappearances
1977
The Human Tornado
1976
Leadbelly
1976