- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- December 17, 1945
- Place of Birth
- Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA
Ernie Hudson
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 H…
Filmography
movieToy Story 5
2026 · Combat Carl (voice)
tvBoston Blue
2025 · Rev. Edwin Peters
movieJohn Candy: I Like Me
2025 · Self - Actor (archive footage)
movieFEEL
2025 · Sitter 10
tvAngry Birds Mystery Island
2024 · Marlon (voice)
movieGhostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024 · Winston Zeddemore
movieThe Retirement Plan
2023 · Joseph
moviePrisoner's Daughter
2023 · Hank
movieDarrin's Dance Grooves: The Untold Darrin Henson Story
2023 · Self (voiceover)
movieChampions
2023 · Coach Phil Peretti
movieGhost in the House
2023 · Writer
tvQuantum Leap
2022 · Herbert 'Magic' Williams
tvSherri
2022 · Self - Guest
tvThe Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 · Self
movieIn Search of Tomorrow
2022 · Self - Interviewee
movieBeebo Saves Christmas
2021 · Santa Claus (voice)
movieGhostbusters: Afterlife
2021 · Winston Zeddemore
tvStar Wars: The Bad Batch
2021 · Grini Millegi (voice)
movieRedemption Day
2021 · Ed Paxton
tvHome Movie: The Princess Bride
2020 · Prince Humperdinck
tvReunited Apart
2020 · Self
movieCleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
2020 · Self
movieAdventure Force 5
2019 · Dr. Lawrence Abel
tvThe Movies That Made Us
2019 · Winston Zeddemore (archive footage)
tvThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self
tvInfinity Train
2019 · Atticus (voice)
tvCity on a Hill
2019 · Franklin Ward
tvL.A.'s Finest
2019 · Joseph Vaughn
tvThe Masked Singer
2019 · Self - Special Guest
tvCarl Weber's The Family Business
2018 · L.C. Duncan, Executive Producer
movieNappily Ever After
2018 · Richard Jones
movieHigh & Outside: A Baseball Noir
2018 · Sanzone
tvSteve
2017 · Self
tvAPB
2017 · Ned Conrad
movieHeaven Sent
2016 · Donatello
movieInfinity Train
2016 · Atticus (voice)
tvGraves
2016 · Jacob Mann
tvMacGyver
2016 · Milton Bozer
tvLethal Weapon
2016 · Hank Peterson
movieSpaceman
2016 · Joe
movieGhostbusters
2016 · Uncle Bill
movieGhostheads
2016 · Self
movieGod's Not Dead 2
2016 · Judge Stennis
movieBatman: Bad Blood
2016 · Lucius Fox (voice)
tvAngie Tribeca
2016 · Pete Tribeca
movieThe Man in the Silo
2016 · Marcus Wells
tvBallers
2015 · Mr. Hagerty
tvGrace and Frankie
2015 · Jacob
movieGallows Road
2015 · Bob Collins
movieHorror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran
2015 · Self
movieMerry Ex-Mas
2014 · Pastor Ed
movieYou're Not You
2014 · John
movieTouched
2014 · Dr. Beck
tvScorpion
2014 · Brooks
movieTo Hell and Back
2014 · Joe
movieThe Grim Sleeper
2014 · Detective Gerry Claymar
movieShowing Up
2014 · Self
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self - Guest
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self
movieThe Last Song
2014 · Guest
movieDear Secret Santa
2013 · Pastor Avery
movieDoonby
2013 · Leroy Jackson
tvThe Millers
2013 · Walter
tvIronside
2013 · Bludso
movieTurning Point
2013 · Joe Johnson
movieCall Me Crazy: A Five Film
2013 · Percy
movieBattledogs
2013 · Max Stevens
tvThe Last Leg
2013 · Self
movieAmbush at Dark Canyon
2012 · Cyrus Parker
tvArrow
2012 · Roy Stewart
movieDeer Crossing
2012 · Captain Bailey
tvGuys with Kids
2012 · The Judge
movieBeverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta!
2012 · Pedro (voice)
movieThe Adventures of Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy
2012 · Ivan Stumpwater
tvScandal
2012 · Commander Randolph Boles
tvComic Book Men
2012 · Self
tvKey & Peele
2012 · Dad
tvOnce Upon a Time
2011 · King Poseidon
tvHart of Dixie
2011 · Ernie Hayes
movieUnderground Entertainment: The Movie
2011 · Ernie
tvFranklin & Bash
2011 · Judge Lawrence Perry
movieDeep Blue Breath
2011 · Lord Vater (voice)
movieGame of Death
2011 · Clarence
movieBeverly Hills Chihuahua 2
2011 · Pedro
tvTransformers: Prime
2010 · Agent William Fowler (voice)
tvBlue Bloods
2010 · Darryl Ward
movieStasis
2010 · Stranger
tvRizzoli & Isles
2010 · Admiral Frost
tvHot in Cleveland
2010 · Ernie Hudson
movieMachete Joe
2010 · Sheriff Taylor
movieSmokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball
2010 · Anthony Vejar
tvWhite Collar
2009 · Mr. Jeffries
tvCelebrity Ghost Stories
2009 · Self
tvModern Family
2009 · Miles
tvMeteor
2009 · Gen. Brasser
moviePastor Brown
2009 · Deacon Harold Todd
movieDragonball Evolution
2009 · Master Mutaito
movieFatal Secrets
2009 · Detective Carter
movieLonely Street
2009 · Captain Morgan
tvChildrens Hospital
2008 · Hubert McGraw
tvThe Secret Life of the American Teenager
2008 · Dr. Ken Fields
movieFinal Approach
2008 · Agent Lorenzo Dawson
tvPrivate Practice
2007 · Captain Frank
movieAll Hat
2007 · Jackson Jones
movieNobel Son
2007 · Bill Canega
tvTorchwood
2006 · Stuart Owens
tvHeroes
2006 · Captain Lubbock
movieThe Ron Clark Story
2006 · Principal Turner
tvPsych
2006 · William Guster
movieSnoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
2006 · Roscoe
movieMarilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
2006 · Blake Rische
Halfway Decent
2005 · Tom
tvCriminal Minds
2005 · Lt. Al Garner
tvHow I Met Your Mother
2005 · Ernie Hudson
tvBones
2005 · David Barron
movieFighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story
2005 · Perry Beasley
tvGrey's Anatomy
2005 · Brad McDougall
movieMiss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
2005 · Harry McDonald
tvRobot Chicken
2005 · Detective Ernie / Judge Hudson Jr. / Justin's Dad (voice)
movieLackawanna Blues
2005 · Dick Barrymore
movieConfessions of an Action Star
2005 · Self / Commander
tvDesperate Housewives
2004 · Detective Ridley
movieClifford's Really Big Movie
2004 · P.T. (voice)
tvCold Case
2003 · Moses Jones
tv10-8: Officers on Duty
2003 · Senior Deputy John Henry Barnes
tvLas Vegas
2003 · Bob Casey
movieAnne B. Real
2003 · Principal
tvWithout a Trace
2002 · Manny Aybar
tvEverwood
2002 · Bill Hoover
movieA Town Without Christmas
2001 · Ted
tvCrossing Jordan
2001 · Colonel Wirth
movieWalking Shadow
2001 · Hawk
movieMiss Congeniality
2000 · Harry McDonald
moviePaper Bullets
2000 · Detective Ron Mills
movieEverything's Jake
2000 · Jake
movieThe Watcher
2000 · FBI Special Agent in Charge Mike Ibby
movieRed Letters
2000 · Detective Glen Teal
movieNowhere to Land
2000 · Danny Gorlin
movieA Stranger in the Kingdom
1999 · Rev. Walter Andrews
movieShark Attack
1999 · Lawrence Rhodes
movieInterceptors
1999 · Major
movieHijack
1999 · Senator Douglas Wilson
movieMichael Jordan: An American Hero
1999
movieStealth Fighter
1999 · President Westwood
movieOctober 22
1998 · Arthur
movieButter
1998 · Curtis '8-Ball' Harris
movieBest of the Best 4: Without Warning
1998 · Detective Gresko
movieMr. Magoo
1997 · Agent CIA Gus Anders
movieClover
1997 · Gaten Hill
tvThe View
1997 · Self
tvStargate SG-1
1997 · Pernaux
movieFakin' Da Funk
1997 · Joe Lee
tvOz
1997 · Leo Glynn
movieLevitation
1997 · Downbeat
movieOperation Delta Force
1997 · Major Tipton
movieThe Cherokee Kid
1996 · Nat Love aka Deadwood Dick
movieJust Your Luck
1996 · Willie
tvSuperman: The Animated Series
1996 · Professor Felix (voice)
tvArli$$
1996 · Warden Leo Glynn
movieFor Which He Stands
1996 · DEA Agent Baxter
movieTornado!
1996 · Dr. Joe Branson
movieThe Substitute
1996 · Claude Rolle
movieCongo
1995 · Captain Monroe Kelly
movieThe Basketball Diaries
1995 · Reggie
movieSpeechless
1994 · Ventura
tvTouched by an Angel
1994 · Norm McCloud
tvER
1994 · James Gallant
movieAirheads
1994 · Sergeant O'Malley
movieThe Cowboy Way
1994 · Officer Sam 'Mad Dog' Shaw
movieThe Crow
1994 · Albrecht
movieNo Escape
1994 · Hawkins
movieSugar Hill
1994 · Lolly Jonas
tvWild Palms
1993 · Tommy Lazlo
tvThe Ben Stiller Show
1992
tvAngel Street
1992 · Thurman Nickens
tvBatman: The Animated Series
1992 · Security Guard (voice)
movieThe Hand That Rocks the Cradle
1992 · Solomon
tvBroken Badges
1990 · Toby Baker
tvCop Rock
1990 · Cmdr. Warren Osborne
tvLaw & Order
1990 · Frank Gibson
tvTwin Peaks
1990 · Colonel Davis
tvThe Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
1989 · Ernie Hudson
movieGhostbusters II
1989 · Winston Zeddemore
tvTales from the Crypt
1989 · Zambini
movieCollision Course
1989 · Shortcut
movieLeviathan
1989 · Justin Jones
movieTrapper County War
1989 · Jefferson Carter
movieThe Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
1988 · Joe Hamilton
movieThe Wrong Guys
1988 · Dawson
movieWeeds
1987 · Bagdad
tvFull House
1987 · Reggie "The Sandman" Martin
tvThe Last Precinct
1986 · Sergeant Lane
movieThe Last Precinct
1986 · Night Train
movieLove on the Run
1985 · Lamar
tvThe Insiders
1985 · Brewster
tvThe Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians
1985 · Cyborg (voice)
movieCalifornia Girls
1985 · Ernie
movieOn the Scene with the Ghostbusters
1984
movieJoy of Sex
1984 · Mr. Porter
movieGhostbusters
1984 · Winston Zeddemore
movieTwo of a Kind
1983 · Det. Skaggs
movieWomen of San Quentin
1983 · Charles Wilson
movieGoing Berserk
1983 · Muhammed Jerome Willy
tvWebster
1983
movieSpacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
1983 · Washington
tvThe A-Team
1983 · Cal Freeman
tvThe New Odd Couple
1982 · Moses Brown
tvSt. Elsewhere
1982 · Jerry Close
moviePenitentiary II
1982 · Half Dead
movieCrazy Times
1981 · Harold 'Jazzman' Malloy
movieA Matter of Life and Death
1981 · Mr. Harrison
tvFlamingo Road
1981
movieUnderground Aces
1981 · African General
movieThe Jazz Singer
1980 · Heckler
tvBosom Buddies
1980
movieThe Octagon
1980 · Quinine
movieWhite Mama
1980 · Counsellor
movieThe $5.20 an Hour Dream
1980 · Homer Burden
movieSkag
1980
tvDetective School
1979
movieThe Main Event
1979 · Killer
movieJoni
1979 · Earl
Highcliffe Manor
1979 · Smythe
tvRoots: The Next Generations
1979 · Muslim at Door
tvThe White Shadow
1978 · Johnson
tvDiff'rent Strokes
1978
tvTaxi
1978 · Terry Carver
Last of the Good Guys
1978 · El Coliph
tvFantasy Island
1978 · Jamu
movieMad Bull
1977 · Black Bart
tvThe Incredible Hulk
1977 · Lee
movieMan from Atlantis IV: The Disappearances
1977 · Minion
movieThe Human Tornado
1976 · Bo
movieLeadbelly
1976 · Archie
tvLittle House on the Prairie
1974 · William Thomas
tvSuper Friends
1973 · Cyborg (voice)
movieOswald: Down The Rabbit Hole
— · Oswald Jebediah Coleman
movieMr. Beebee
— · Wayne Proctor
Deepest, Darkest
—
Famous
—
Sisters in Italy
—
Hal
—
Beautiful People
— · Jack