Ernie Hudson
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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
Credits
Toy Story 5 (2026)
as Combat Carl (voice)
Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)
as Winston Zeddemore
Ghostbusters (1984)
as Winston Zeddemore
Ghostbusters (2016)
as Uncle Bill
The Crow (1994)
as Albrecht
Ghostbusters II (1989)
as Winston Zeddemore
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024)
as Winston Zeddemore
Miss Congeniality (2000)
as Harry McDonald
The Basketball Diaries (1995)
as Reggie
John Candy: I Like Me (2025)
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Dragonball Evolution (2009)
as Master Mutaito
The Retirement Plan (2023)
as Joseph
The Substitute (1996)
as Claude Rolle
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992)
as Solomon
Congo (1995)
as Captain Monroe Kelly
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 (2011)
as Pedro
The Ron Clark Story (2006)
as Principal Turner
No Escape (1994)
as Hawkins
Leviathan (1989)
as Justin Jones
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta! (2012)
as Pedro (voice)
Batman: Bad Blood (2016)
as Lucius Fox (voice)
Deer Crossing (2012)
as Captain Bailey
Champions (2023)
as Coach Phil Peretti
Hal (—)
Actor
God's Not Dead 2 (2016)
as Judge Stennis
The Cowboy Way (1994)
as Officer Sam 'Mad Dog' Shaw
You're Not You (2014)
as John
The Watcher (2000)
as FBI Special Agent in Charge Mike Ibby
Airheads (1994)
as Sergeant O'Malley
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005)
as Harry McDonald
Collision Course (1989)
as Shortcut
Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball (2010)
as Anthony Vejar
Game of Death (2011)
as Clarence
Mr. Magoo (1997)
as Agent CIA Gus Anders
Redemption Day (2021)
as Ed Paxton
Nappily Ever After (2018)
as Richard Jones
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film (2013)
as Percy
Speechless (1994)
as Ventura
Weeds (1987)
as Bagdad
Ghostheads (2016)
as Self
Joy of Sex (1984)
as Mr. Porter
Clifford's Really Big Movie (2004)
as P.T. (voice)
Turning Point (2013)
as Joe Johnson
Leadbelly (1976)
as Archie
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2006)
as Blake Rische
FEEL (2025)
as Sitter 10
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983)
as Washington
Confessions of an Action Star (2005)
as Self / Commander
The Cherokee Kid (1996)
as Nat Love aka Deadwood Dick
In Search of Tomorrow (2022)
as Self - Interviewee
Butter (1998)
as Curtis '8-Ball' Harris
Nobel Son (2007)
as Bill Canega
Best of the Best 4: Without Warning (1998)
as Detective Gresko
Operation Delta Force (1997)
as Major Tipton
Spaceman (2016)
as Joe
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission (1988)
as Joe Hamilton
Sugar Hill (1994)
as Lolly Jonas
Lackawanna Blues (2005)
as Dick Barrymore
Two of a Kind (1983)
as Det. Skaggs
The Jazz Singer (1980)
as Heckler
Machete Joe (2010)
as Sheriff Taylor
Darrin's Dance Grooves: The Untold Darrin Henson Story (2023)
as Self (voiceover)
Fakin' Da Funk (1997)
as Joe Lee
California Girls (1985)
as Ernie
The Human Tornado (1976)
as Bo
Michael Jordan: An American Hero (1999)
Actor
The Grim Sleeper (2014)
as Detective Gerry Claymar
Fatal Secrets (2009)
as Detective Carter
Tornado! (1996)
as Dr. Joe Branson
Skag (1980)
Actor
For Which He Stands (1996)
as DEA Agent Baxter
Prisoner's Daughter (2023)
as Hank
Oswald: Down The Rabbit Hole (—)
as Oswald Jebediah Coleman
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror (2006)
as Roscoe
The Main Event (1979)
as Killer
Famous (—)
Actor
Just Your Luck (1996)
as Willie
Stealth Fighter (1999)
as President Westwood
Touched (2014)
as Dr. Beck
Going Berserk (1983)
as Muhammed Jerome Willy
Nowhere to Land (2000)
as Danny Gorlin
Penitentiary II (1982)
as Half Dead
Final Approach (2008)
as Agent Lorenzo Dawson
Women of San Quentin (1983)
as Charles Wilson
Doonby (2013)
as Leroy Jackson
Everything's Jake (2000)
as Jake
The Octagon (1980)
as Quinine
Interceptors (1999)
as Major
Showing Up (2014)
as Self
A Town Without Christmas (2001)
as Ted
Dear Secret Santa (2013)
as Pastor Avery
Pastor Brown (2009)
as Deacon Harold Todd
Heaven Sent (2016)
as Donatello
The Last Song (2014)
as Guest
Beebo Saves Christmas (2021)
as Santa Claus (voice)
Stasis (2010)
as Stranger
Ambush at Dark Canyon (2012)
as Cyrus Parker
The $5.20 an Hour Dream (1980)
as Homer Burden
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters (2020)
as Self
Infinity Train (2016)
as Atticus (voice)
Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story (2005)
as Perry Beasley
Mr. Beebee (—)
as Wayne Proctor
Underground Aces (1981)
as African General
The Wrong Guys (1988)
as Dawson
Walking Shadow (2001)
as Hawk
All Hat (2007)
as Jackson Jones
Merry Ex-Mas (2014)
as Pastor Ed
Deep Blue Breath (2011)
as Lord Vater (voice)
Adventure Force 5 (2019)
as Dr. Lawrence Abel
Anne B. Real (2003)
as Principal
Joni (1979)
as Earl
Sisters in Italy (—)
Actor
October 22 (1998)
as Arthur
Underground Entertainment: The Movie (2011)
as Ernie
Last of the Good Guys (1978)
as El Coliph
A Stranger in the Kingdom (1999)
as Rev. Walter Andrews
Deepest, Darkest (—)
Actor
The Adventures of Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy (2012)
as Ivan Stumpwater
Crazy Times (1981)
as Harold 'Jazzman' Malloy
Love on the Run (1985)
as Lamar
To Hell and Back (2014)
as Joe
Trapper County War (1989)
as Jefferson Carter
Red Letters (2000)
as Detective Glen Teal
A Matter of Life and Death (1981)
as Mr. Harrison
The Last Precinct (1986)
as Night Train
Paper Bullets (2000)
as Detective Ron Mills
Man from Atlantis IV: The Disappearances (1977)
as Minion
Mad Bull (1977)
as Black Bart
Gallows Road (2015)
as Bob Collins
Levitation (1997)
as Downbeat
On the Scene with the Ghostbusters (1984)
Actor
Clover (1997)
as Gaten Hill
White Mama (1980)
as Counsellor
Lonely Street (2009)
as Captain Morgan
Halfway Decent (2005)
as Tom
High & Outside: A Baseball Noir (2018)
as Sanzone
The Man in the Silo (2016)
as Marcus Wells
Shark Attack (1999)
as Lawrence Rhodes
Hijack (1999)
as Senator Douglas Wilson
Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran (2015)
as Self
Battledogs (2013)
as Max Stevens