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Ernie Hudson

Acting 80 years old Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA ★ 2.3
Born: December 17, 1945

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.

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Known For

Bones
Bones David Barron 2005
Modern Family
Modern Family Miles 2009
Law & Order
Law & Order Frank Gibson 1990
Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives Detective Ridley 2004
Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks Colonel Davis 1990

Jimmy's Seen (1)

Freeway
Freeway Senior Deputy John Henry Barnes 1996

Filmography

Acting Credits (242)

Toy Story 5
Toy Story 5 Combat Carl (voice) 2026
Boston Blue
Boston Blue Rev. Edwin Peters 2025
John Candy: I Like Me
John Candy: I Like Me Self - Actor (archive footage) 2025
FEEL
FEEL Sitter 10 2025
Angry Birds Mystery Island
Angry Birds Mystery Island Marlon (voice) 2024
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Winston Zeddemore 2024
The Retirement Plan
The Retirement Plan Joseph 2023
Prisoner's Daughter
Prisoner's Daughter Hank 2023
Darrin's Dance Grooves: The Untold Darrin Henson Story
Darrin's Dance Grooves: The Untold Darrin Henson Story Self (voiceover) 2023
Champions
Champions Coach Phil Peretti 2023
Quantum Leap
Quantum Leap Herbert 'Magic' Williams 2022
Sherri
Sherri Self - Guest 2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
The Jennifer Hudson Show Self 2022
In Search of Tomorrow
In Search of Tomorrow Self - Interviewee 2022
Beebo Saves Christmas
Beebo Saves Christmas Santa Claus (voice) 2021
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Ghostbusters: Afterlife Winston Zeddemore 2021
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
Star Wars: The Bad Batch Grini Millegi (voice) 2021
Redemption Day
Redemption Day Ed Paxton 2021
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Home Movie: The Princess Bride Prince Humperdinck 2020
Reunited Apart
Reunited Apart Self 2020
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters Self 2020
Adventure Force 5
Adventure Force 5 Dr. Lawrence Abel 2019
The Movies That Made Us
The Movies That Made Us Winston Zeddemore (archive footage) 2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show Self 2019
Infinity Train
Infinity Train Atticus (voice) 2019
City on a Hill
City on a Hill Franklin Ward 2019
L.A.'s Finest
L.A.'s Finest Joseph Vaughn 2019
The Masked Singer
The Masked Singer Self - Special Guest 2019
Carl Weber's The Family Business
Carl Weber's The Family Business L.C. Duncan 2018
Nappily Ever After
Nappily Ever After Richard Jones 2018
High & Outside: A Baseball Noir
High & Outside: A Baseball Noir Sanzone 2018
APB
APB Ned Conrad 2017
Heaven Sent
Heaven Sent Donatello 2016
Infinity Train
Infinity Train Atticus (voice) 2016
Graves
Graves Jacob Mann 2016
MacGyver
MacGyver Milton Bozer 2016
Lethal Weapon
Lethal Weapon Hank Peterson 2016
Spaceman
Spaceman Joe 2016
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters Uncle Bill 2016
Ghostheads
Ghostheads Self 2016
God's Not Dead 2
God's Not Dead 2 Judge Stennis 2016
Batman: Bad Blood
Batman: Bad Blood Lucius Fox (voice) 2016
Angie Tribeca
Angie Tribeca Pete Tribeca 2016
The Man in the Silo
The Man in the Silo Marcus Wells 2016
Ballers
Ballers Mr. Hagerty 2015
Grace and Frankie
Grace and Frankie Jacob 2015
Gallows Road
Gallows Road Bob Collins 2015
Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran
Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran Self 2015
Merry Ex-Mas
Merry Ex-Mas Pastor Ed 2014
You're Not You
You're Not You John 2014
Touched
Touched Dr. Beck 2014
Scorpion
Scorpion Brooks 2014
To Hell and Back
To Hell and Back Joe 2014
The Grim Sleeper
The Grim Sleeper Detective Gerry Claymar 2014
Showing Up
Showing Up Self 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers Self - Guest 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Self 2014
The Last Song
The Last Song Guest 2014
Dear Secret Santa
Dear Secret Santa Pastor Avery 2013
Doonby
Doonby Leroy Jackson 2013
The Millers
The Millers Walter 2013
Ironside
Ironside Bludso 2013
Turning Point
Turning Point Joe Johnson 2013
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film Percy 2013
Battledogs
Battledogs Max Stevens 2013
The Last Leg
The Last Leg Self 2013
Ambush at Dark Canyon
Ambush at Dark Canyon Cyrus Parker 2012
Arrow
Arrow Roy Stewart 2012
Deer Crossing
Deer Crossing Captain Bailey 2012
Guys with Kids
Guys with Kids The Judge 2012
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta!
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta! Pedro (voice) 2012
The Adventures of Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy
The Adventures of Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy Ivan Stumpwater 2012
Beautiful People
Beautiful People Jack 2012
Scandal
Scandal Commander Randolph Boles 2012
Comic Book Men
Comic Book Men Self 2012
Key & Peele
Key & Peele Dad 2012
Once Upon a Time
Once Upon a Time King Poseidon 2011
Hart of Dixie
Hart of Dixie Ernie Hayes 2011
Underground Entertainment: The Movie
Underground Entertainment: The Movie Ernie 2011
Franklin & Bash
Franklin & Bash Judge Lawrence Perry 2011
Deep Blue Breath
Deep Blue Breath Lord Vater (voice) 2011
Game of Death
Game of Death Clarence 2011
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 Pedro 2011
Transformers: Prime
Transformers: Prime Agent William Fowler (voice) 2010
Nowhere to Land
Nowhere to Land Danny Gorlin 2010
Blue Bloods
Blue Bloods Darryl Ward 2010
Stasis
Stasis Stranger 2010
Rizzoli & Isles
Rizzoli & Isles Admiral Frost 2010
Hot in Cleveland
Hot in Cleveland Ernie Hudson 2010
Machete Joe
Machete Joe Sheriff Taylor 2010
Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball
Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball Anthony Vejar 2010
White Collar
White Collar Mr. Jeffries 2009
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Celebrity Ghost Stories Self 2009
Modern Family
Modern Family Miles 2009
Meteor
Meteor Gen. Brasser 2009
Pastor Brown
Pastor Brown Deacon Harold Todd 2009
Dragonball Evolution
Dragonball Evolution Master Mutaito 2009
Fatal Secrets
Fatal Secrets Detective Carter 2009
Lonely Street
Lonely Street Captain Morgan 2009
Childrens Hospital
Childrens Hospital Hubert McGraw 2008
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
The Secret Life of the American Teenager Dr. Ken Fields 2008
Final Approach
Final Approach Agent Lorenzo Dawson 2008
Private Practice
Private Practice Captain Frank 2007
All Hat
All Hat Jackson Jones 2007
Nobel Son
Nobel Son Bill Canega 2007
Torchwood
Torchwood Stuart Owens 2006
Heroes
Heroes Captain Lubbock 2006
The Ron Clark Story
The Ron Clark Story Principal Turner 2006
Psych
Psych William Guster 2006
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror Roscoe 2006
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School Blake Rische 2006
Halfway Decent
Halfway Decent Tom 2005
Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds Lt. Al Garner 2005
How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Mother Ernie Hudson 2005
Bones
Bones David Barron 2005
Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story
Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story Perry Beasley 2005
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy Brad McDougall 2005
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous Harry McDonald 2005
Robot Chicken
Robot Chicken Detective Ernie / Judge Hudson Jr. / Justin's Dad (voice) 2005
Lackawanna Blues
Lackawanna Blues Dick Barrymore 2005
Confessions of an Action Star
Confessions of an Action Star Self / Commander 2005
Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives Detective Ridley 2004
Clifford's Really Big Movie
Clifford's Really Big Movie P.T. (voice) 2004
Cold Case
Cold Case Moses Jones 2003
10-8: Officers on Duty
10-8: Officers on Duty Senior Deputy John Henry Barnes 2003
Las Vegas
Las Vegas Bob Casey 2003
Anne B. Real
Anne B. Real Principal 2003
Without a Trace
Without a Trace Manny Aybar 2002
Everwood
Everwood Bill Hoover 2002
A Town Without Christmas
A Town Without Christmas Ted 2001
Crossing Jordan
Crossing Jordan Colonel Wirth 2001
Walking Shadow
Walking Shadow Hawk 2001
Miss Congeniality
Miss Congeniality Harry McDonald 2000
Paper Bullets
Paper Bullets Detective Ron Mills 2000
Everything's Jake
Everything's Jake Jake 2000
The Watcher
The Watcher FBI Special Agent in Charge Mike Ibby 2000
Red Letters
Red Letters Detective Glen Teal 2000
A Stranger in the Kingdom
A Stranger in the Kingdom Rev. Walter Andrews 1999
Shark Attack
Shark Attack Lawrence Rhodes 1999
Interceptors
Interceptors Major 1999
Hijack
Hijack Senator Douglas Wilson 1999
Michael Jordan: An American Hero
Michael Jordan: An American Hero 1999
Stealth Fighter
Stealth Fighter President Westwood 1999
October 22
October 22 Arthur 1998
Butter
Butter Curtis '8-Ball' Harris 1998
Best of the Best 4: Without Warning
Best of the Best 4: Without Warning Detective Gresko 1998
Mr. Magoo
Mr. Magoo Agent CIA Gus Anders 1997
Clover
Clover Gaten Hill 1997
The View
The View Self 1997
Stargate SG-1
Stargate SG-1 Pernaux 1997
Fakin' Da Funk
Fakin' Da Funk Joe Lee 1997
Oz
Oz Leo Glynn 1997
Levitation
Levitation Downbeat 1997
Operation Delta Force
Operation Delta Force Major Tipton 1997
The Cherokee Kid
The Cherokee Kid Nat Love aka Deadwood Dick 1996
Just Your Luck
Just Your Luck Willie 1996
Superman: The Animated Series
Superman: The Animated Series Professor Felix (voice) 1996
Arli$$
Arli$$ Warden Leo Glynn 1996
For Which He Stands
For Which He Stands DEA Agent Baxter 1996
Tornado!
Tornado! Dr. Joe Branson 1996
The Substitute
The Substitute Claude Rolle 1996
Congo
Congo Captain Monroe Kelly 1995
The Basketball Diaries
The Basketball Diaries Reggie 1995
Speechless
Speechless Ventura 1994
Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel Norm McCloud 1994
ER
ER Colonel James Gallant 1994
Airheads
Airheads Sergeant O'Malley 1994
The Cowboy Way
The Cowboy Way Officer Sam 'Mad Dog' Shaw 1994
The Crow
The Crow Albrecht 1994
No Escape
No Escape Hawkins 1994
Sugar Hill
Sugar Hill Lolly Jonas 1994
Wild Palms
Wild Palms Tommy Lazlo 1993
The Ben Stiller Show
The Ben Stiller Show 1992
Angel Street
Angel Street Thurman Nickens 1992
Batman: The Animated Series
Batman: The Animated Series Security Guard (voice) 1992
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle Solomon 1992
Broken Badges
Broken Badges Toby Baker 1990
Cop Rock
Cop Rock Cmdr. Warren Osborne 1990
Law & Order
Law & Order Frank Gibson 1990
Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks Colonel Davis 1990
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! 1989
Ghostbusters II
Ghostbusters II Winston Zeddemore 1989
Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt Zambini 1989
Collision Course
Collision Course Shortcut 1989
Leviathan
Leviathan Justin Jones 1989
Trapper County War
Trapper County War Jefferson Carter 1989
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission Joe Hamilton 1988
The Wrong Guys
The Wrong Guys Dawson 1988
Weeds
Weeds Bagdad 1987
Full House
Full House Reggie "The Sandman" Martin 1987
The Last Precinct
The Last Precinct Sergeant Lane 1986
The Last Precinct
The Last Precinct Night Train 1986
Love on the Run
Love on the Run Lamar 1985
The Insiders
The Insiders Brewster 1985
The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians
The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians Cyborg (voice) 1985
California Girls
California Girls Ernie 1985
On the Scene with the Ghostbusters
On the Scene with the Ghostbusters 1984
Joy of Sex
Joy of Sex Mr. Porter 1984
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters Winston Zeddemore 1984
Two of a Kind
Two of a Kind Det. Skaggs 1983
Women of San Quentin
Women of San Quentin Charles Wilson 1983
Going Berserk
Going Berserk Muhammed Jerome Willy 1983
Webster
Webster 1983
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone Washington 1983
The A-Team
The A-Team Cal Freeman 1983
The New Odd Couple
The New Odd Couple Moses Brown 1982
St. Elsewhere
St. Elsewhere Jerry Close 1982
Penitentiary II
Penitentiary II Half Dead 1982
Crazy Times
Crazy Times Harold 'Jazzman' Malloy 1981
A Matter of Life and Death
A Matter of Life and Death Mr. Harrison 1981
Flamingo Road
Flamingo Road 1981
Underground Aces
Underground Aces African General 1981
The Jazz Singer
The Jazz Singer Heckler 1980
Bosom Buddies
Bosom Buddies 1980
The Octagon
The Octagon Quinine 1980
White Mama
White Mama Counsellor 1980
The $5.20 an Hour Dream
The $5.20 an Hour Dream Homer Burden 1980
Skag
Skag 1980
Detective School
Detective School 1979
The Main Event
The Main Event Killer 1979
Joni
Joni Earl 1979
Highcliffe Manor
Highcliffe Manor Smythe 1979
Roots: The Next Generations
Roots: The Next Generations Muslim at Door 1979
The White Shadow
The White Shadow Johnson 1978
Diff'rent Strokes
Diff'rent Strokes 1978
Taxi
Taxi Terry Carver 1978
Last of the Good Guys
Last of the Good Guys El Coliph 1978
Fantasy Island
Fantasy Island Jamu 1978
Mad Bull
Mad Bull Black Bart 1977
The Incredible Hulk
The Incredible Hulk Lee 1977
Man from Atlantis IV: The Disappearances
Man from Atlantis IV: The Disappearances Minion 1977
The Human Tornado
The Human Tornado Bo 1976
Leadbelly
Leadbelly Archie 1976
Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie William Thomas 1974
Super Friends
Super Friends Cyborg (voice) 1973
Oswald: Down The Rabbit Hole
Oswald: Down The Rabbit Hole Oswald Jebediah Coleman
Mr. Beebee
Mr. Beebee Wayne Proctor
Deepest, Darkest
Deepest, Darkest
Famous
Famous
Sisters in Italy
Sisters in Italy
Hal
Hal
Beautiful People
Beautiful People Jack

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