Ernie Hudson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

235

Gender

Male

Birthday

1945-12-17 (79 years old)

Place of Birth

Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA

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

  • Grey's Anatomy

    Grey's Anatomy

  • Criminal Minds

    Criminal Minds

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • Bones

    Bones

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Blue Bloods

    Blue Bloods

  • How I Met Your Mother

    How I Met Your Mother

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Modern Family

    Modern Family

  • Arrow

    Arrow

  • Stargate SG-1

    Stargate SG-1

  • Desperate Housewives

    Desperate Housewives

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Twin Peaks

    Twin Peaks

  • Without a Trace

    Without a Trace

  • Psych

    Psych

  • The Jennifer Hudson Show

    The Jennifer Hudson Show

  • Once Upon a Time

    Once Upon a Time

  • Cold Case

    Cold Case

  • Heroes

    Heroes

  • Sherri

    Sherri

  • Scandal

    Scandal

  • The A-Team

    The A-Team

  • ER

    ER

  • Little House on the Prairie

    Little House on the Prairie

  • Crossing Jordan

    Crossing Jordan

  • Batman: The Animated Series

    Batman: The Animated Series

  • White Collar

    White Collar

  • Scorpion

    Scorpion

  • Rizzoli & Isles

    Rizzoli & Isles

  • The View

    The View

  • Robot Chicken

    Robot Chicken

  • Las Vegas

    Las Vegas

  • Full House

    Full House

  • Everwood

    Everwood

  • Touched by an Angel

    Touched by an Angel

  • MacGyver

    MacGyver

  • Lethal Weapon

    Lethal Weapon

  • Private Practice

    Private Practice

  • Grace and Frankie

    Grace and Frankie

  • Hot in Cleveland

    Hot in Cleveland

  • Hart of Dixie

    Hart of Dixie

  • The Masked Singer

    The Masked Singer

  • St. Elsewhere

    St. Elsewhere

  • The Incredible Hulk

    The Incredible Hulk

  • Oz

    Oz

  • Taxi

    Taxi

  • Ballers

    Ballers

  • Franklin & Bash

    Franklin & Bash

  • The Last Leg

    The Last Leg

  • Celebrity Ghost Stories

    Celebrity Ghost Stories

  • Tales from the Crypt

    Tales from the Crypt

  • Star Wars: The Bad Batch

    Star Wars: The Bad Batch

  • Superman: The Animated Series

    Superman: The Animated Series

  • Childrens Hospital

    Childrens Hospital

  • Boston Blue

    Boston Blue

  • Fantasy Island

    Fantasy Island

  • Torchwood

    Torchwood

  • Key & Peele

    Key & Peele

  • Angie Tribeca

    Angie Tribeca

  • The White Shadow

    The White Shadow

  • Quantum Leap

    Quantum Leap

  • Ghostbusters

    Ghostbusters

  • Transformers: Prime

    Transformers: Prime

  • Super Friends

    Super Friends

  • The Secret Life of the American Teenager

    The Secret Life of the American Teenager

  • Ghostbusters

    Ghostbusters

  • Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

    Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

  • Infinity Train

    Infinity Train

  • L.A.'s Finest

    L.A.'s Finest

  • The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!

    The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!

  • The Basketball Diaries

    The Basketball Diaries

  • Ghostbusters: Afterlife

    Ghostbusters: Afterlife

  • Home Movie: The Princess Bride

    Home Movie: The Princess Bride

  • The Crow

    The Crow

  • City on a Hill

    City on a Hill

  • Comic Book Men

    Comic Book Men

  • Ghostbusters II

    Ghostbusters II

  • The Ron Clark Story

    The Ron Clark Story

  • Toy Story 5

    Toy Story 5

  • Carl Weber's The Family Business

    Carl Weber's The Family Business

  • The Substitute

    The Substitute

  • The Movies That Made Us

    The Movies That Made Us

  • The Millers

    The Millers

  • Flamingo Road

    Flamingo Road

  • Leviathan

    Leviathan

  • Webster

    Webster

  • Nobel Son

    Nobel Son

  • Miss Congeniality

    Miss Congeniality

  • Dragonball Evolution

    Dragonball Evolution

  • The Adventures of Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy

    The Adventures of Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy

  • God's Not Dead 2

    God's Not Dead 2

  • Fatal Secrets

    Fatal Secrets

  • The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

    The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

  • The Grim Sleeper

    The Grim Sleeper

  • 10-8: Officers on Duty

    10-8: Officers on Duty

  • Final Approach

    Final Approach

  • Reunited Apart

    Reunited Apart

  • The Retirement Plan

    The Retirement Plan

  • Doonby

    Doonby

  • The Watcher

    The Watcher

  • Bosom Buddies

    Bosom Buddies

  • Deep Blue Breath

    Deep Blue Breath

  • Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror

    Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror

  • Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous

    Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous

  • Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2

    Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2

  • No Escape

    No Escape

  • Gallows Road

    Gallows Road

  • Joni

    Joni

  • The Human Tornado

    The Human Tornado

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • Last of the Good Guys

    Last of the Good Guys

  • Airheads

    Airheads

  • Batman: Bad Blood

    Batman: Bad Blood

  • A Matter of Life and Death

    A Matter of Life and Death

  • Stealth Fighter

    Stealth Fighter

  • Angry Birds Mystery Island

    Angry Birds Mystery Island

  • Heaven Sent

    Heaven Sent

  • Stasis

    Stasis

  • All Hat

    All Hat

  • Lonely Street

    Lonely Street

  • Underground Aces

    Underground Aces

  • APB

    APB

  • The Cherokee Kid

    The Cherokee Kid

  • Beebo Saves Christmas

    Beebo Saves Christmas

  • Graves

    Graves

  • Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

    Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

  • Congo

    Congo

  • Prisoner's Daughter

    Prisoner's Daughter

  • Halfway Decent

    Halfway Decent

  • October 22

    October 22

  • Wild Palms

    Wild Palms

  • Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta!

    Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta!

  • Redemption Day

    Redemption Day

  • The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians

    The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians

  • Sisters in Italy

    Sisters in Italy

  • Meteor

    Meteor

  • The Ben Stiller Show

    The Ben Stiller Show

  • Mr. Magoo

    Mr. Magoo

  • Tornado!

    Tornado!

  • Confessions of an Action Star

    Confessions of an Action Star

  • Dear Secret Santa

    Dear Secret Santa

  • Red Letters

    Red Letters

  • Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

    Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

  • Collision Course

    Collision Course

  • Guys with Kids

    Guys with Kids

  • Shark Attack

    Shark Attack

  • Speechless

    Speechless

  • Clifford's Really Big Movie

    Clifford's Really Big Movie

  • Hijack

    Hijack

  • Deer Crossing

    Deer Crossing

  • Touched

    Touched

  • Love on the Run

    Love on the Run

  • Nappily Ever After

    Nappily Ever After

  • Clover

    Clover

  • Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball

    Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball

  • Champions

    Champions

  • Going Berserk

    Going Berserk

  • Game of Death

    Game of Death

  • The New Odd Couple

    The New Odd Couple

  • Adventure Force 5

    Adventure Force 5

  • The Octagon

    The Octagon

  • The Jazz Singer

    The Jazz Singer

  • Lackawanna Blues

    Lackawanna Blues

  • To Hell and Back

    To Hell and Back

  • Detective School

    Detective School

  • Broken Badges

    Broken Badges

  • Anne B. Real

    Anne B. Real

  • The Man in the Silo

    The Man in the Silo

  • Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

    Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

  • The Wrong Guys

    The Wrong Guys

  • Diff'rent Strokes

    Diff'rent Strokes

  • Paper Bullets

    Paper Bullets

  • The $5.20 an Hour Dream

    The $5.20 an Hour Dream

  • A Town Without Christmas

    A Town Without Christmas

  • FEEL

    FEEL

  • Operation Delta Force

    Operation Delta Force

  • Trapper County War

    Trapper County War

  • Levitation

    Levitation

  • Beautiful People

    Beautiful People

  • Weeds

    Weeds

  • Merry Ex-Mas

    Merry Ex-Mas

  • You're Not You

    You're Not You

  • Famous

    Famous

  • Infinity Train

    Infinity Train

  • The Last Precinct

    The Last Precinct

  • White Mama

    White Mama

  • Leadbelly

    Leadbelly

  • Interceptors

    Interceptors

  • Showing Up

    Showing Up

  • Crazy Times

    Crazy Times

  • Just Your Luck

    Just Your Luck

  • Sugar Hill

    Sugar Hill

  • The Insiders

    The Insiders

  • Ambush at Dark Canyon

    Ambush at Dark Canyon

  • Pastor Brown

    Pastor Brown

  • Machete Joe

    Machete Joe

  • The Main Event

    The Main Event

  • Angel Street

    Angel Street

  • Penitentiary II

    Penitentiary II

  • Highcliffe Manor

    Highcliffe Manor

  • Beautiful People

    Beautiful People

  • High & Outside: A Baseball Noir

    High & Outside: A Baseball Noir

  • Man from Atlantis IV: The Disappearances

    Man from Atlantis IV: The Disappearances

  • Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone

    Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone

  • Skag

    Skag

  • The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission

    The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission

  • Ghostheads

    Ghostheads

  • Best of the Best 4: Without Warning

    Best of the Best 4: Without Warning

  • Two of a Kind

    Two of a Kind

  • A Stranger in the Kingdom

    A Stranger in the Kingdom

  • Underground Entertainment: The Movie

    Underground Entertainment: The Movie

  • The Last Song

    The Last Song

  • Everything's Jake

    Everything's Jake

  • Fakin' Da Funk

    Fakin' Da Funk

  • The Cowboy Way

    The Cowboy Way

  • Spaceman

    Spaceman

  • Butter

    Butter

  • Mr. Beebee

    Mr. Beebee

  • Joy of Sex

    Joy of Sex

  • For Which He Stands

    For Which He Stands

  • Michael Jordan: An American Hero

    Michael Jordan: An American Hero

  • Deepest, Darkest

    Deepest, Darkest

  • Women of San Quentin

    Women of San Quentin

  • In Search of Tomorrow

    In Search of Tomorrow

  • Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran

    Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran

  • Mad Bull

    Mad Bull

  • Oswald: Down The Rabbit Hole

    Oswald: Down The Rabbit Hole

  • The Last Precinct

    The Last Precinct

  • Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story

    Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story

  • California Girls

    California Girls

  • Walking Shadow

    Walking Shadow

  • Nowhere to Land

    Nowhere to Land

  • Turning Point

    Turning Point

  • Battledogs

    Battledogs