Ernie Hudson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

240

Gender

Male

Birthday

1945-12-17 (80 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

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • Criminal Minds

    Criminal Minds

  • Bones

    Bones

  • Modern Family

    Modern Family

  • Everwood

    Everwood

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Stargate SG-1

    Stargate SG-1

  • Arrow

    Arrow

  • Blue Bloods

    Blue Bloods

  • Desperate Housewives

    Desperate Housewives

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • How I Met Your Mother

    How I Met Your Mother

  • Twin Peaks

    Twin Peaks

  • ER

    ER

  • Psych

    Psych

  • Once Upon a Time

    Once Upon a Time

  • The View

    The View

  • Rizzoli & Isles

    Rizzoli & Isles

  • Heroes

    Heroes

  • Cold Case

    Cold Case

  • The Jennifer Hudson Show

    The Jennifer Hudson Show

  • Batman: The Animated Series

    Batman: The Animated Series

  • The A-Team

    The A-Team

  • Scorpion

    Scorpion

  • Scandal

    Scandal

  • White Collar

    White Collar

  • Robot Chicken

    Robot Chicken

  • Without a Trace

    Without a Trace

  • Little House on the Prairie

    Little House on the Prairie

  • MacGyver

    MacGyver

  • Full House

    Full House

  • St. Elsewhere

    St. Elsewhere

  • Oz

    Oz

  • Las Vegas

    Las Vegas

  • Crossing Jordan

    Crossing Jordan

  • Lethal Weapon

    Lethal Weapon

  • Private Practice

    Private Practice

  • Sherri

    Sherri

  • Grace and Frankie

    Grace and Frankie

  • Taxi

    Taxi

  • Ballers

    Ballers

  • Superman: The Animated Series

    Superman: The Animated Series

  • Hot in Cleveland

    Hot in Cleveland

  • Touched by an Angel

    Touched by an Angel

  • Star Wars: The Bad Batch

    Star Wars: The Bad Batch

  • The Masked Singer

    The Masked Singer

  • Key & Peele

    Key & Peele

  • Torchwood

    Torchwood

  • Childrens Hospital

    Childrens Hospital

  • Hart of Dixie

    Hart of Dixie

  • Franklin & Bash

    Franklin & Bash

  • Fantasy Island

    Fantasy Island

  • Quantum Leap

    Quantum Leap

  • Angie Tribeca

    Angie Tribeca

  • The Incredible Hulk

    The Incredible Hulk

  • Ghostbusters

    Ghostbusters

  • Tales from the Crypt

    Tales from the Crypt

  • Ghostbusters II

    Ghostbusters II

  • Super Friends

    Super Friends

  • The Secret Life of the American Teenager

    The Secret Life of the American Teenager

  • The Last Leg

    The Last Leg

  • Ghostbusters: Afterlife

    Ghostbusters: Afterlife

  • Transformers: Prime

    Transformers: Prime

  • Arli$$

    Arli$$

  • Interceptors

    Interceptors

  • Collision Course

    Collision Course

  • Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

    Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

  • Celebrity Ghost Stories

    Celebrity Ghost Stories

  • Infinity Train

    Infinity Train

  • Comic Book Men

    Comic Book Men

  • White Mama

    White Mama

  • Airheads

    Airheads

  • The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!

    The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!

  • Toy Story 5

    Toy Story 5

  • The Movies That Made Us

    The Movies That Made Us

  • Doonby

    Doonby

  • Carl Weber's The Family Business

    Carl Weber's The Family Business

  • Deer Crossing

    Deer Crossing

  • L.A.'s Finest

    L.A.'s Finest

  • The Crow

    The Crow

  • Champions

    Champions

  • Showing Up

    Showing Up

  • Joni

    Joni

  • City on a Hill

    City on a Hill

  • Ghostbusters

    Ghostbusters

  • Leadbelly

    Leadbelly

  • Stasis

    Stasis

  • The White Shadow

    The White Shadow

  • Speechless

    Speechless

  • Skag

    Skag

  • Sugar Hill

    Sugar Hill

  • Weeds

    Weeds

  • Machete Joe

    Machete Joe

  • Touched

    Touched

  • Boston Blue

    Boston Blue

  • Heaven Sent

    Heaven Sent

  • Famous

    Famous

  • FEEL

    FEEL

  • Home Movie: The Princess Bride

    Home Movie: The Princess Bride

  • Pastor Brown

    Pastor Brown

  • Reunited Apart

    Reunited Apart

  • The Cowboy Way

    The Cowboy Way

  • Clover

    Clover

  • Beautiful People

    Beautiful People

  • Butter

    Butter

  • Bosom Buddies

    Bosom Buddies

  • Miss Congeniality

    Miss Congeniality

  • Underground Entertainment: The Movie

    Underground Entertainment: The Movie

  • Just Your Luck

    Just Your Luck

  • The Basketball Diaries

    The Basketball Diaries

  • Wild Palms

    Wild Palms

  • Beebo Saves Christmas

    Beebo Saves Christmas

  • The Millers

    The Millers

  • The Octagon

    The Octagon

  • The Ron Clark Story

    The Ron Clark Story

  • 10-8: Officers on Duty

    10-8: Officers on Duty

  • Dragonball Evolution

    Dragonball Evolution

  • Graves

    Graves

  • To Hell and Back

    To Hell and Back

  • Game of Death

    Game of Death

  • Meteor

    Meteor

  • Guys with Kids

    Guys with Kids

  • Congo

    Congo

  • Webster

    Webster

  • The Retirement Plan

    The Retirement Plan

  • Flamingo Road

    Flamingo Road

  • Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous

    Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous

  • Batman: Bad Blood

    Batman: Bad Blood

  • Fakin' Da Funk

    Fakin' Da Funk

  • Roots: The Next Generations

    Roots: The Next Generations

  • Spaceman

    Spaceman

  • Halfway Decent

    Halfway Decent

  • The Substitute

    The Substitute

  • Anne B. Real

    Anne B. Real

  • APB

    APB

  • Leviathan

    Leviathan

  • The Ben Stiller Show

    The Ben Stiller Show

  • The New Odd Couple

    The New Odd Couple

  • The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians

    The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

    The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

  • The Watcher

    The Watcher

  • Cop Rock

    Cop Rock

  • Ghostheads

    Ghostheads

  • John Candy: I Like Me

    John Candy: I Like Me

  • Redemption Day

    Redemption Day

  • God's Not Dead 2

    God's Not Dead 2

  • Angry Birds Mystery Island

    Angry Birds Mystery Island

  • No Escape

    No Escape

  • Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta!

    Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta!

  • Mr. Magoo

    Mr. Magoo

  • Deep Blue Breath

    Deep Blue Breath

  • Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2

    Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2

  • Everything's Jake

    Everything's Jake

  • Angel Street

    Angel Street

  • Mr. Beebee

    Mr. Beebee

  • You're Not You

    You're Not You

  • Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball

    Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball

  • Nappily Ever After

    Nappily Ever After

  • The Insiders

    The Insiders

  • Turning Point

    Turning Point

  • Joy of Sex

    Joy of Sex

  • Two of a Kind

    Two of a Kind

  • Broken Badges

    Broken Badges

  • The Jazz Singer

    The Jazz Singer

  • Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

    Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

  • Going Berserk

    Going Berserk

  • Clifford's Really Big Movie

    Clifford's Really Big Movie

  • Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror

    Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror

  • The Last Precinct

    The Last Precinct

  • Highcliffe Manor

    Highcliffe Manor

  • Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone

    Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone

  • Confessions of an Action Star

    Confessions of an Action Star

  • Detective School

    Detective School

  • The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission

    The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission

  • Prisoner's Daughter

    Prisoner's Daughter

  • Nobel Son

    Nobel Son

  • Michael Jordan: An American Hero

    Michael Jordan: An American Hero

  • The Last Song

    The Last Song

  • For Which He Stands

    For Which He Stands

  • Diff'rent Strokes

    Diff'rent Strokes

  • Best of the Best 4: Without Warning

    Best of the Best 4: Without Warning

  • Tornado!

    Tornado!

  • In Search of Tomorrow

    In Search of Tomorrow

  • Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

    Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

  • Underground Aces

    Underground Aces

  • Final Approach

    Final Approach

  • The Cherokee Kid

    The Cherokee Kid

  • Infinity Train

    Infinity Train

  • Penitentiary II

    Penitentiary II

  • Red Letters

    Red Letters

  • Beautiful People

    Beautiful People

  • Stealth Fighter

    Stealth Fighter

  • The $5.20 an Hour Dream

    The $5.20 an Hour Dream

  • Shark Attack

    Shark Attack

  • Levitation

    Levitation

  • A Matter of Life and Death

    A Matter of Life and Death

  • Ambush at Dark Canyon

    Ambush at Dark Canyon

  • The Main Event

    The Main Event

  • All Hat

    All Hat

  • Dear Secret Santa

    Dear Secret Santa

  • Operation Delta Force

    Operation Delta Force

  • Fatal Secrets

    Fatal Secrets

  • Hijack

    Hijack

  • The Adventures of Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy

    The Adventures of Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy

  • The Wrong Guys

    The Wrong Guys

  • Lackawanna Blues

    Lackawanna Blues

  • Gallows Road

    Gallows Road

  • Women of San Quentin

    Women of San Quentin

  • Sisters in Italy

    Sisters in Italy

  • Mad Bull

    Mad Bull

  • Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

    Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

  • October 22

    October 22

  • A Stranger in the Kingdom

    A Stranger in the Kingdom

  • The Grim Sleeper

    The Grim Sleeper

  • Merry Ex-Mas

    Merry Ex-Mas

  • Crazy Times

    Crazy Times

  • The Human Tornado

    The Human Tornado

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

    Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran

  • Deepest, Darkest

    Deepest, Darkest

  • Nowhere to Land

    Nowhere to Land

  • Lonely Street

    Lonely Street

  • The Last Precinct

    The Last Precinct

  • Oswald: Down The Rabbit Hole

    Oswald: Down The Rabbit Hole

  • Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story

    Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story

  • Walking Shadow

    Walking Shadow

  • The Man in the Silo

    The Man in the Silo

  • High & Outside: A Baseball Noir

    High & Outside: A Baseball Noir

  • California Girls

    California Girls

  • A Town Without Christmas

    A Town Without Christmas

  • Love on the Run

    Love on the Run

  • Paper Bullets

    Paper Bullets

  • Trapper County War

    Trapper County War

  • Last of the Good Guys

    Last of the Good Guys

  • Adventure Force 5

    Adventure Force 5

  • Battledogs

    Battledogs

  • Man from Atlantis IV: The Disappearances

    Man from Atlantis IV: The Disappearances

  • On the Scene with the Ghostbusters

    On the Scene with the Ghostbusters