Toy Story 52026
As Combat Carl (voice)
TMDb 8.4 / 10
Ernie Hudson
Born
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.
Filmography (142)
Ghostbusters: Afterlife2021
As Winston Zeddemore
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Ghostbusters1984
As Winston Zeddemore
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Ghostbusters II1989
As Winston Zeddemore
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire2024
As Winston Zeddemore
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Miss Congeniality2000
As McDonald
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous2005
As Harry McDonald
TMDb 5.7 / 10
The Crow1994
As Albrecht
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Ghostbusters2016
As Uncle Bill
TMDb 5.3 / 10
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle1992
As Solomon
TMDb 6.9 / 10
The Basketball Diaries1995
As Reggie
TMDb 7.4 / 10
The Substitute1996
As Claude Rolle
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Congo1995
As Captain Monroe Kelly
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Dragonball Evolution2009
As Sifu Norris
TMDb 2.9 / 10
No Escape1994
As Hawkins
TMDb 6.2 / 10
The Watcher2000
As FBI Special Agent in Charge Mike Ibby
TMDb 5.1 / 10
John Candy: I Like Me2025
As Self - Actor (archive footage)
TMDb 7.9 / 10
You're Not You2014
As John
TMDb 7.4 / 10
The Retirement Plan2023
As Joseph
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Airheads1994
As Sergeant O'Malley
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Batman: Bad Blood2016
As Lucius Fox (voice)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Leviathan1989
As Justin Jones
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Game of Death2011
As Clarence
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball2010
As Anthony Vejar
TMDb 5.3 / 10
The Ron Clark Story2006
As Principal Turner
TMDb 7.6 / 10
Champions2023
As Coach Phil Peretti
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Cowboy Way1994
As Officer Sam 'Mad Dog' Shaw
TMDb 5.7 / 10
God's Not Dead 22016
As Judge Stennis
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 22011
As Pedro
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta!2012
As Pedro (voice)
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Mr. Magoo1997
As Agent CIA Gus Anders
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Two of a Kind1983
As Det. Skaggs
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Speechless1994
As Ventura
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Redemption Day2021
As Ed Paxton
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Deer Crossing2012
As Captain Bailey
TMDb 2.4 / 10
Sugar Hill1994
As Lolly Jonas
TMDb 5.6 / 10
The Octagon1980
As Quinine
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Nobel Son2007
As Bill Canega
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone1983
As Washington
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Prisoner's Daughter2023
As Hank
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Hal
HalRelease date TBA
Turning Point2013
As Joe Johnson
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Butter1998
As Curtis '8-Ball' Harris
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Spaceman2016
As Joe
TMDb 5.8 / 10
FEEL2025
As Sitter 10
Nappily Ever After2018
As Richard Jones
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Going Berserk1983
As Muhammed Jerome Willy
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School2006
As Blake Rische
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Ghostheads2016
As Self
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission1988
As Joe Hamilton
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Clifford's Really Big Movie2004
As P.T. (voice)
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror2006
As Roscoe
TMDb 4.8 / 10
Collision Course1989
As Shortcut
TMDb 4.2 / 10
The Jazz Singer1980
As Heckler
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Shark Attack1999
As Lawrence Rhodes
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Joy of Sex1984
As Mr. Porter
TMDb 4.1 / 10
Machete Joe2010
As Sheriff Taylor
TMDb 1.3 / 10
Best of the Best 4: Without Warning1998
As Detective Gresko
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Pastor Brown2009
As Deacon Harold Todd
TMDb 5.6 / 10
The Main Event1979
As Killer
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Weeds1987
As Bagdad
TMDb 5.3 / 10
The Cherokee Kid1996
As Nat Love aka Deadwood Dick
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Confessions of an Action Star2005
As Self / Commander
TMDb 4.3 / 10
Showing Up2014
As Self
TMDb 9.2 / 10
Operation Delta Force1997
As Major Tipton
TMDb 3.8 / 10
Underground Entertainment: The Movie2011
As Ernie
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film2013
As Percy
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Skag1980
FamousRelease date TBA
Fatal Secrets2009
As Detective Carter
TMDb 3.8 / 10
Infinity Train2016
As Atticus (voice)
TMDb 8.3 / 10
Touched2014
As Dr. Beck
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters2020
As Self
TMDb 6.9 / 10
In Search of Tomorrow2022
As Self - Interviewee
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Fakin' Da Funk1997
As Joe Lee
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Stealth Fighter1999
As President Westwood
TMDb 4.3 / 10
Merry Ex-Mas2014
As Pastor Ed
TMDb 3.8 / 10
The Wrong Guys1988
As Dawson
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Leadbelly1976
As Archie
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Crazy Times1981
As Harold 'Jazzman' Malloy
Dear Secret Santa2013
As Pastor Avery
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Nowhere to Land2000
As Danny Gorlin
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Underground Aces1981
As African General
TMDb 4.7 / 10
The Adventures of Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy2012
As Ivan Stumpwater
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Just Your Luck1996
As Willie
TMDb 4.8 / 10
Michael Jordan: An American Hero1999
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Mr. BeebeeRelease date TBA
As Wayne Proctor
Heaven Sent2016
As Donatello
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Gallows Road2015
As Bob Collins
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Tornado!1996
As Dr. Joe Branson
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Final Approach2008
As Agent Lorenzo Dawson
TMDb 5.1 / 10
The Grim Sleeper2014
As Detective Gerry Claymar
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Penitentiary II1982
As Half Dead
TMDb 4.4 / 10
Love on the Run1985
As Lamar
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Everything's Jake2000
As Jake
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Darrin's Dance Grooves: The Untold Darrin Henson Story2023
As Self (voiceover)
All Hat2007
As Jackson Jones
TMDb 3.1 / 10
Lackawanna Blues2005
As Dick Barrymore
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Lonely Street2009
As Captain Morgan
TMDb 4.6 / 10
To Hell and Back2014
As Joe
Hijack1999
As Senator Douglas Wilson
TMDb 4.7 / 10
The Last Precinct1986
As Night Train
October 221998
As Arthur
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Last Song2014
As Guest
High & Outside: A Baseball Noir2018
As Sanzone
TMDb 1.0 / 10
For Which He Stands1996
As DEA Agent Baxter
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Paper Bullets2000
As Detective Ron Mills
TMDb 4.5 / 10
White Mama1980
As Counsellor
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Ambush at Dark Canyon2012
As Cyrus Parker
TMDb 4.4 / 10
Red Letters2000
As Detective Glen Teal
TMDb 4.7 / 10
The $5.20 an Hour Dream1980
As Homer Burden
TMDb 9.0 / 10
The Human Tornado1976
As Bo
TMDb 6.1 / 10
California Girls1985
As Ernie
TMDb 4.6 / 10
Oswald: Down The Rabbit HoleRelease date TBA
As Oswald Jebediah Coleman
Man from Atlantis IV: The Disappearances1977
As Minion
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Beebo Saves Christmas2021
As Santa Claus (voice)
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Doonby2013
As Leroy Jackson
TMDb 4.3 / 10
Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story2005
As Perry Beasley
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Mad Bull1977
As Black Bart
TMDb 8.0 / 10
A Matter of Life and Death1981
As Mr. Harrison
TMDb 8.0 / 10
A Stranger in the Kingdom1999
As Rev. Walter Andrews
TMDb 3.5 / 10
Women of San Quentin1983
As Charles Wilson
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Miracle on the 17th Green1999
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Sisters in Italy
Sisters in ItalyRelease date TBA
Levitation1997
As Downbeat
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Interceptors1999
As Major
TMDb 4.7 / 10
Joni1979
As Earl
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Deepest, Darkest
Deepest, DarkestRelease date TBA
The Man in the Silo2016
As Marcus Wells
Stasis2010
As Stranger
TMDb 2.8 / 10
Halfway Decent
Halfway Decent2005
As Tom
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Clover1997
As Gaten Hill
TMDb 5.6 / 10
A Town Without Christmas2001
As Ted
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Walking Shadow2001
As Hawk
TMDb 4.7 / 10
Anne B. Real2003
As Principal
TMDb 3.9 / 10
Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran2015
As Self
Last of the Good Guys
Last of the Good Guys1978
As El Coliph
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Trapper County War1989
As Jefferson Carter
TMDb 4.7 / 10
On the Scene with the Ghostbusters1984
TMDb 9.5 / 10
Adventure Force 52019
As Dr. Lawrence Abel
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Deep Blue Breath2011
As Lord Vater (voice)
Battledogs2013
As Max Stevens
TMDb 4.4 / 10
Filmography and biography: TMDb