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: Frozen Empire (2024)
as Winston Zeddemore
Ghostbusters II (1989)
as Winston Zeddemore
Miss Congeniality (2000)
as McDonald
Ghostbusters (2016)
as Uncle Bill
The Crow (1994)
as Albrecht
The Retirement Plan (2023)
as Joseph
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992)
as Solomon
John Candy: I Like Me (2025)
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005)
as Harry McDonald
The Ron Clark Story (2006)
as Principal Turner
You're Not You (2014)
as John
Dragonball Evolution (2009)
as Sifu Norris
Batman: Bad Blood (2016)
as Lucius Fox (voice)
The Basketball Diaries (1995)
as Reggie
The Substitute (1996)
as Claude Rolle
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta! (2012)
as Pedro (voice)
Champions (2023)
as Coach Phil Peretti
Congo (1995)
as Captain Monroe Kelly
The Watcher (2000)
as FBI Special Agent in Charge Mike Ibby
Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball (2010)
as Anthony Vejar
The Cowboy Way (1994)
as Officer Sam 'Mad Dog' Shaw
God's Not Dead 2 (2016)
as Judge Stennis
No Escape (1994)
as Hawkins
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 (2011)
as Pedro
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film (2013)
as Percy
Redemption Day (2021)
as Ed Paxton
Leviathan (1989)
as Justin Jones
Game of Death (2010)
as Clarence
The Cherokee Kid (1996)
as Nat Love aka Deadwood Dick
Airheads (1994)
as Sergeant O'Malley
Best of the Best 4: Without Warning (1998)
as Detective Gresko
Clifford's Really Big Movie (2004)
as P.T. (voice)
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983)
as Washington
Collision Course (1989)
as Shortcut
Mr. Magoo (1997)
as Agent CIA Gus Anders
Speechless (1994)
as Ventura
Nobel Son (2007)
as Bill Canega
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2006)
as Blake Rische
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror (2006)
as Roscoe
Two of a Kind (1983)
as Det. Skaggs
Going Berserk (1983)
as Muhammed Jerome Willy
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission (1988)
as Joe Hamilton
Prisoner's Daughter (2023)
as Hank
Butter (1998)
as Curtis '8-Ball' Harris
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters (2020)
as Self
Confessions of an Action Star (2005)
as Self / Commander
Deer Crossing (2012)
as Captain Bailey
FEEL (2025)
as Sitter 10
The Jazz Singer (1980)
as Heckler
Nappily Ever After (2018)
as Richard Jones
Lackawanna Blues (2005)
as Dick Barrymore
Sugar Hill (1994)
as Lolly Jonas
Joy of Sex (1984)
as Mr. Porter
Women of San Quentin (1983)
as Charles Wilson
Hal (—)
Actor
Spaceman (2016)
as Joe
Turning Point (2013)
as Joe Johnson
The Adventures of Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy (2012)
as Ivan Stumpwater
Ghostheads (2016)
as Self
Man from Atlantis IV: The Disappearances (1977)
as Minion
Weeds (1987)
as Bagdad
The Octagon (1980)
as Quinine
Operation Delta Force (1997)
as Major Tipton
Skag (1980)
Actor
Showing Up (2014)
as Self
Machete Joe (2010)
as Sheriff Taylor
The Main Event (1979)
as Killer
A Matter of Life and Death (1981)
as Mr. Harrison
Fakin' Da Funk (1997)
as Joe Lee
Michael Jordan: An American Hero (1999)
Actor
Final Approach (2008)
as Agent Lorenzo Dawson
High & Outside: A Baseball Noir (2018)
as Sanzone
Leadbelly (1976)
as Archie
Ambush at Dark Canyon (2012)
as Cyrus Parker
Pastor Brown (2009)
as Deacon Harold Todd
Love on the Run (1985)
as Lamar
A Town Without Christmas (2001)
as Ted
Underground Entertainment: The Movie (2011)
as Ernie
For Which He Stands (1996)
as DEA Agent Baxter
A Stranger in the Kingdom (1999)
as Rev. Walter Andrews
Famous (—)
Actor
Stealth Fighter (1999)
as President Westwood
California Girls (1985)
as Ernie
October 22 (1998)
as Arthur
Touched (2014)
as Dr. Beck
The Man in the Silo (2016)
as Marcus Wells
Tornado! (1996)
as Dr. Joe Branson
The Wrong Guys (1988)
as Dawson
Last of the Good Guys (1978)
as El Coliph
Fatal Secrets (2009)
as Detective Carter
The $5.20 an Hour Dream (1980)
as Homer Burden
Shark Attack (1999)
as Lawrence Rhodes
Just Your Luck (1996)
as Willie
Nowhere to Land (2000)
as Danny Gorlin
Heaven Sent (2016)
as Donatello
Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story (2005)
as Perry Beasley
Miracle on the 17th Green (1999)
Actor
In Search of Tomorrow (2022)
as Self - Interviewee
Interceptors (1999)
as Major
Penitentiary II (1982)
as Half Dead
The Grim Sleeper (2014)
as Detective Gerry Claymar
To Hell and Back (2014)
as Joe
Red Letters (2000)
as Detective Glen Teal
Crazy Times (1981)
as Harold 'Jazzman' Malloy
Hijack (1999)
as Senator Douglas Wilson
On the Scene with the Ghostbusters (1984)
Actor
Gallows Road (2015)
as Bob Collins
Infinity Train (2016)
as Atticus (voice)
Dear Secret Santa (2013)
as Pastor Avery
Darrin's Dance Grooves: The Untold Darrin Henson Story (2023)
as Self (voiceover)
Underground Aces (1981)
as African General
White Mama (1980)
as Counsellor
Walking Shadow (2001)
as Hawk
Merry Ex-Mas (2014)
as Pastor Ed
Mad Bull (1977)
as Black Bart
The Human Tornado (1976)
as Bo
Deep Blue Breath (2011)
as Lord Vater (voice)
Mr. Beebee (—)
as Wayne Proctor
Adventure Force 5 (2019)
as Dr. Lawrence Abel
The Last Song (2014)
as Guest
The Last Precinct (1986)
as Night Train
Paper Bullets (2000)
as Detective Ron Mills
Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran (2015)
as Self
Sisters in Italy (—)
Actor
All Hat (2007)
as Jackson Jones
Lonely Street (2009)
as Captain Morgan
Joni (1979)
as Earl
Deepest, Darkest (—)
Actor
Trapper County War (1989)
as Jefferson Carter
Oswald: Down The Rabbit Hole (—)
as Oswald Jebediah Coleman
Everything's Jake (2000)
as Jake
Beebo Saves Christmas (2021)
as Santa Claus (voice)
Levitation (1997)
as Downbeat
Halfway Decent (2005)
as Tom
Doonby (2013)
as Leroy Jackson
Anne B. Real (2003)
as Principal
Clover (1997)
as Gaten Hill
Stasis (2010)
as Stranger
Battledogs (2013)
as Max Stevens