Ernie Hudson
Acting
- Born:
- 1945-12-17
- Place of birth:
- Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA
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
Filmography
Toy Story 5
Boston Blue
John Candy: I Like Me
FEEL
Angry Birds Mystery Island
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
The Retirement Plan
Prisoner's Daughter
Darrin's Dance Grooves: The Untold Darrin Henson Story
Champions
Ghost in the House
Quantum Leap
Sherri
The Jennifer Hudson Show
In Search of Tomorrow
Beebo Saves Christmas
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
Redemption Day
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Reunited Apart
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Adventure Force 5
The Movies That Made Us
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Infinity Train
City on a Hill
L.A.'s Finest
The Masked Singer
Carl Weber's The Family Business
Nappily Ever After
High & Outside: A Baseball Noir
Steve
APB
Heaven Sent
Infinity Train
Graves
MacGyver
Lethal Weapon
Spaceman
Ghostbusters
Ghostheads
God's Not Dead 2
Batman: Bad Blood
Angie Tribeca
The Man in the Silo
Ballers
Grace and Frankie
Gallows Road
Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran
Merry Ex-Mas
You're Not You
Touched
Scorpion
To Hell and Back
The Grim Sleeper
Showing Up
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Last Song