Ernie Hudson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

236

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

  • Modern Family

    Modern Family

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Stargate SG-1

    Stargate SG-1

  • How I Met Your Mother

    How I Met Your Mother

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Arrow

    Arrow

  • Blue Bloods

    Blue Bloods

  • Desperate Housewives

    Desperate Housewives

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Psych

    Psych

  • The A-Team

    The A-Team

  • Once Upon a Time

    Once Upon a Time

  • White Collar

    White Collar

  • Scandal

    Scandal

  • Little House on the Prairie

    Little House on the Prairie

  • Scorpion

    Scorpion

  • ER

    ER

  • Without a Trace

    Without a Trace

  • Twin Peaks

    Twin Peaks

  • Cold Case

    Cold Case

  • Sherri

    Sherri

  • Full House

    Full House

  • Roots: The Next Generations

    Roots: The Next Generations

  • Batman: The Animated Series

    Batman: The Animated Series

  • The Jennifer Hudson Show

    The Jennifer Hudson Show

  • MacGyver

    MacGyver

  • Heroes

    Heroes

  • Robot Chicken

    Robot Chicken

  • The View

    The View

  • Rizzoli & Isles

    Rizzoli & Isles

  • Oz

    Oz

  • Las Vegas

    Las Vegas

  • Everwood

    Everwood

  • Crossing Jordan

    Crossing Jordan

  • Lethal Weapon

    Lethal Weapon

  • Grace and Frankie

    Grace and Frankie

  • Touched by an Angel

    Touched by an Angel

  • Private Practice

    Private Practice

  • The Masked Singer

    The Masked Singer

  • The Incredible Hulk

    The Incredible Hulk

  • Taxi

    Taxi

  • Hot in Cleveland

    Hot in Cleveland

  • St. Elsewhere

    St. Elsewhere

  • The Last Leg

    The Last Leg

  • Childrens Hospital

    Childrens Hospital

  • Ballers

    Ballers

  • Quantum Leap

    Quantum Leap

  • Tales from the Crypt

    Tales from the Crypt

  • Key & Peele

    Key & Peele

  • Hart of Dixie

    Hart of Dixie

  • Superman: The Animated Series

    Superman: The Animated Series

  • Torchwood

    Torchwood

  • Franklin & Bash

    Franklin & Bash

  • Ghostbusters II

    Ghostbusters II

  • Fantasy Island

    Fantasy Island

  • Star Wars: The Bad Batch

    Star Wars: The Bad Batch

  • Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

    Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

  • Toy Story 5

    Toy Story 5

  • Celebrity Ghost Stories

    Celebrity Ghost Stories

  • Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta!

    Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta!

  • Carl Weber's The Family Business

    Carl Weber's The Family Business

  • Boston Blue

    Boston Blue

  • The Secret Life of the American Teenager

    The Secret Life of the American Teenager

  • Infinity Train

    Infinity Train

  • Transformers: Prime

    Transformers: Prime

  • Ghostbusters

    Ghostbusters

  • Super Friends

    Super Friends

  • The Ron Clark Story

    The Ron Clark Story

  • Angie Tribeca

    Angie Tribeca

  • The Basketball Diaries

    The Basketball Diaries

  • Dragonball Evolution

    Dragonball Evolution

  • Miss Congeniality

    Miss Congeniality

  • Comic Book Men

    Comic Book Men

  • L.A.'s Finest

    L.A.'s Finest

  • City on a Hill

    City on a Hill

  • The Crow

    The Crow

  • Champions

    Champions

  • The Movies That Made Us

    The Movies That Made Us

  • Ghostbusters: Afterlife

    Ghostbusters: Afterlife

  • The Millers

    The Millers

  • The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!

    The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!

  • Redemption Day

    Redemption Day

  • Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous

    Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous

  • Butter

    Butter

  • Home Movie: The Princess Bride

    Home Movie: The Princess Bride

  • Heaven Sent

    Heaven Sent

  • Ghostbusters

    Ghostbusters

  • Nobel Son

    Nobel Son

  • The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

    The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

  • Doonby

    Doonby

  • The White Shadow

    The White Shadow

  • Webster

    Webster

  • All Hat

    All Hat

  • The Ben Stiller Show

    The Ben Stiller Show

  • Paper Bullets

    Paper Bullets

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

    Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran

  • White Mama

    White Mama

  • Sugar Hill

    Sugar Hill

  • No Escape

    No Escape

  • Reunited Apart

    Reunited Apart

  • Stasis

    Stasis

  • God's Not Dead 2

    God's Not Dead 2

  • The Retirement Plan

    The Retirement Plan

  • Underground Aces

    Underground Aces

  • Meteor

    Meteor

  • Bosom Buddies

    Bosom Buddies

  • Joni

    Joni

  • Stealth Fighter

    Stealth Fighter

  • Leadbelly

    Leadbelly

  • Final Approach

    Final Approach

  • Penitentiary II

    Penitentiary II

  • Gallows Road

    Gallows Road

  • APB

    APB

  • Tornado!

    Tornado!

  • Touched

    Touched

  • Airheads

    Airheads

  • Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2

    Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2

  • October 22

    October 22

  • Halfway Decent

    Halfway Decent

  • Congo

    Congo

  • Pastor Brown

    Pastor Brown

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • Speechless

    Speechless

  • Mr. Magoo

    Mr. Magoo

  • Flamingo Road

    Flamingo Road

  • Machete Joe

    Machete Joe

  • Collision Course

    Collision Course

  • Clover

    Clover

  • Interceptors

    Interceptors

  • Wild Palms

    Wild Palms

  • Guys with Kids

    Guys with Kids

  • The Substitute

    The Substitute

  • Batman: Bad Blood

    Batman: Bad Blood

  • FEEL

    FEEL

  • Operation Delta Force

    Operation Delta Force

  • Deer Crossing

    Deer Crossing

  • Graves

    Graves

  • Going Berserk

    Going Berserk

  • The Octagon

    The Octagon

  • The Insiders

    The Insiders

  • Showing Up

    Showing Up

  • Shark Attack

    Shark Attack

  • Crazy Times

    Crazy Times

  • Famous

    Famous

  • Beautiful People

    Beautiful People

  • Spaceman

    Spaceman

  • Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball

    Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball

  • Red Letters

    Red Letters

  • 10-8: Officers on Duty

    10-8: Officers on Duty

  • The Jazz Singer

    The Jazz Singer

  • Skag

    Skag

  • A Stranger in the Kingdom

    A Stranger in the Kingdom

  • You're Not You

    You're Not You

  • The Cowboy Way

    The Cowboy Way

  • Nappily Ever After

    Nappily Ever After

  • Angry Birds Mystery Island

    Angry Birds Mystery Island

  • Clifford's Really Big Movie

    Clifford's Really Big Movie

  • Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

    Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

  • The Wrong Guys

    The Wrong Guys

  • Angel Street

    Angel Street

  • Confessions of an Action Star

    Confessions of an Action Star

  • Prisoner's Daughter

    Prisoner's Daughter

  • Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror

    Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror

  • Last of the Good Guys

    Last of the Good Guys

  • Two of a Kind

    Two of a Kind

  • Game of Death

    Game of Death

  • The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission

    The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission

  • The New Odd Couple

    The New Odd Couple

  • Dear Secret Santa

    Dear Secret Santa

  • Leviathan

    Leviathan

  • The Watcher

    The Watcher

  • Merry Ex-Mas

    Merry Ex-Mas

  • Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

    Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

  • The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians

    The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians

  • Weeds

    Weeds

  • The Cherokee Kid

    The Cherokee Kid

  • Sisters in Italy

    Sisters in Italy

  • The Man in the Silo

    The Man in the Silo

  • Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

    Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

  • Ambush at Dark Canyon

    Ambush at Dark Canyon

  • A Matter of Life and Death

    A Matter of Life and Death

  • Beebo Saves Christmas

    Beebo Saves Christmas

  • Love on the Run

    Love on the Run

  • Underground Entertainment: The Movie

    Underground Entertainment: The Movie

  • Anne B. Real

    Anne B. Real

  • Detective School

    Detective School

  • Diff'rent Strokes

    Diff'rent Strokes

  • To Hell and Back

    To Hell and Back

  • Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone

    Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone

  • The Grim Sleeper

    The Grim Sleeper

  • Trapper County War

    Trapper County War

  • Ghostheads

    Ghostheads

  • A Town Without Christmas

    A Town Without Christmas

  • Broken Badges

    Broken Badges

  • The Adventures of Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy

    The Adventures of Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy

  • The Main Event

    The Main Event

  • Adventure Force 5

    Adventure Force 5

  • Deep Blue Breath

    Deep Blue Breath

  • The Last Song

    The Last Song

  • In Search of Tomorrow

    In Search of Tomorrow

  • The Human Tornado

    The Human Tornado

  • For Which He Stands

    For Which He Stands

  • Michael Jordan: An American Hero

    Michael Jordan: An American Hero

  • High & Outside: A Baseball Noir

    High & Outside: A Baseball Noir

  • Fakin' Da Funk

    Fakin' Da Funk

  • Turning Point

    Turning Point

  • Best of the Best 4: Without Warning

    Best of the Best 4: Without Warning

  • Everything's Jake

    Everything's Jake

  • Joy of Sex

    Joy of Sex

  • Just Your Luck

    Just Your Luck

  • Levitation

    Levitation

  • The $5.20 an Hour Dream

    The $5.20 an Hour Dream

  • The Last Precinct

    The Last Precinct

  • Mr. Beebee

    Mr. Beebee

  • Beautiful People

    Beautiful People

  • Lackawanna Blues

    Lackawanna Blues

  • Fatal Secrets

    Fatal Secrets

  • Women of San Quentin

    Women of San Quentin

  • California Girls

    California Girls

  • Highcliffe Manor

    Highcliffe Manor

  • Hijack

    Hijack

  • Lonely Street

    Lonely Street

  • Man from Atlantis IV: The Disappearances

    Man from Atlantis IV: The Disappearances

  • Oswald: Down The Rabbit Hole

    Oswald: Down The Rabbit Hole

  • Nowhere to Land

    Nowhere to Land

  • Infinity Train

    Infinity Train

  • Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story

    Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story

  • Mad Bull

    Mad Bull

  • The Last Precinct

    The Last Precinct

  • Battledogs

    Battledogs

  • Walking Shadow

    Walking Shadow

  • Deepest, Darkest

    Deepest, Darkest