Acting credits
235
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Ernie Hudson
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.6
Moderate attention
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Movies: 138Series: 98Crew credits: 2
TMDB ID: 8874
IMDb ID: nm0001368
Known for: Acting
Born: December 17, 1945
Age: 80
Place of birth: Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1973 - 2026
Years active: 54
Average TMDB rating: 6.63
Wikidata: Q471018
Also known as
어니 허드슨 • Ерні Хадсон • ارنی هادسون • Earnest L. Hudson
Other jobs
Executive Producer (1)Writer (1)
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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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Ernie Hudson.
as Combat Carl (voice)
Toy Story 5
2026 • Movie
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
John Candy: I Like Me
2025 • Movie
as Sitter 10
FEEL
2025 • Movie
as Winston Zeddemore
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024 • Movie
as Joseph
The Retirement Plan
2023 • Movie
as Hank
Prisoner's Daughter
2023 • Movie
as Self (voiceover)
Darrin's Dance Grooves: The Untold Darrin Henson Story
2023 • Movie
as Coach Phil Peretti
Champions
2023 • Movie
Writer
Ghost in the House
2023 • Movie
as Self - Interviewee
In Search of Tomorrow
2022 • Movie
as Santa Claus (voice)
Beebo Saves Christmas
2021 • Movie
as Winston Zeddemore
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
2021 • Movie
as Ed Paxton
Redemption Day
2021 • Movie
as Self
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
2020 • Movie
as Dr. Lawrence Abel
Adventure Force 5
2019 • Movie
as Richard Jones
Nappily Ever After
2018 • Movie
as Sanzone
High & Outside: A Baseball Noir
2018 • Movie
as Donatello
Heaven Sent
2016 • Movie
as Atticus (voice)
Infinity Train
2016 • Movie
as Joe
Spaceman
2016 • Movie
as Uncle Bill
Ghostbusters
2016 • Movie
as Self
Ghostheads
2016 • Movie
as Judge Stennis
God's Not Dead 2
2016 • Movie
as Lucius Fox (voice)
Batman: Bad Blood
2016 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Ernie Hudson.
as Rev. Edwin Peters • 23 eps
Boston Blue
2025 • Series
as Marlon (voice) • 1 eps
Angry Birds Mystery Island
2024 • Series
as Herbert 'Magic' Williams • 31 eps
Quantum Leap
2022 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 • Series
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
Sherri
2022 • Series
as Grini Millegi (voice) • 1 eps
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
2021 • Series
as Prince Humperdinck • 1 eps
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
2020 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Reunited Apart
2020 • Series
as Winston Zeddemore (archive footage) • 1 eps
The Movies That Made Us
2019 • Series
as Self • 3 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 • Series
as Atticus (voice) • 7 eps
Infinity Train
2019 • Series
as Franklin Ward • 2 eps
City on a Hill
2019 • Series
as Joseph Vaughn • 26 eps
L.A.'s Finest
2019 • Series
as Self - Special Guest • 1 eps
The Masked Singer
2019 • Series
as L.C. Duncan • 62 eps
Carl Weber's The Family Business
2018 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Steve
2017 • Series
as Ned Conrad • 12 eps
APB
2017 • Series
as Jacob Mann • 9 eps
Graves
2016 • Series
as Milton Bozer • 1 eps
MacGyver
2016 • Series
as Hank Peterson • 1 eps
Lethal Weapon
2016 • Series
as Pete Tribeca • 1 eps
Angie Tribeca
2016 • Series
as Mr. Hagerty • 1 eps
Ballers
2015 • Series
as Jacob • 17 eps
Grace and Frankie
2015 • Series
as Brooks • 1 eps
Scorpion
2014 • Series