Acting credits
238
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Ernie Hudson
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
3.1
Moderate attention
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Movies: 140Series: 99Crew 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
Movie credits linked with Ernie Hudson.
Toy Story 5
as Combat Carl (voice)
2026 Movie
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
2025 Movie
FEEL
as Sitter 10
2025 Movie
Returning to the Firehouse: Making Frozen Empire
as Self
2024 Movie
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
as Winston Zeddemore
2024 Movie
The Retirement Plan
as Joseph
2023 Movie
Prisoner's Daughter
as Hank
2023 Movie
Darrin's Dance Grooves: The Untold Darrin Henson Story
as Self (voiceover)
2023 Movie
Champions
as Coach Phil Peretti
2023 Movie
Ghost in the House
Writer
2023 Movie
In Search of Tomorrow
as Self - Interviewee
2022 Movie
Summoning the Spirit: Making Ghostbusters: Afterlife
as Self
2022 Movie
Beebo Saves Christmas
as Santa Claus (voice)
2021 Movie
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
as Winston Zeddemore
2021 Movie
Redemption Day
as Ed Paxton
2021 Movie
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
as Self
2020 Movie
Adventure Force 5
as Dr. Lawrence Abel
2019 Movie
Nappily Ever After
as Richard Jones
2018 Movie
High & Outside: A Baseball Noir
as Sanzone
2018 Movie
Heaven Sent
as Donatello
2016 Movie
Infinity Train
as Atticus (voice)
2016 Movie
Spaceman
as Joe
2016 Movie
Ghostbusters
as Uncle Bill
2016 Movie
Ghostheads
as Self
2016 Movie
Series
Series credits linked with Ernie Hudson.
Boston Blue
as Rev. Edwin Peters • 23 eps
2025 Series
Angry Birds Mystery Island
as Marlon (voice) • 1 eps
2024 Series
Quantum Leap
as Herbert 'Magic' Williams • 31 eps
2022 Series
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self • 2 eps
2022 Series
Sherri
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
2022 Series
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
as Grini Millegi (voice) • 1 eps
2021 Series
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
as Prince Humperdinck • 1 eps
2020 Series
Reunited Apart
as Self • 1 eps
2020 Series
The Movies That Made Us
as Winston Zeddemore (archive footage) • 1 eps
2019 Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self • 3 eps
2019 Series
Infinity Train
as Atticus (voice) • 7 eps
2019 Series
City on a Hill
as Franklin Ward • 2 eps
2019 Series
L.A.'s Finest
as Joseph Vaughn • 26 eps
2019 Series
The Masked Singer
as Self - Special Guest • 1 eps
2019 Series
Carl Weber's The Family Business
as L.C. Duncan • 62 eps
2018 Series
Steve
as Self • 1 eps
2017 Series
APB
as Ned Conrad • 12 eps
2017 Series
Graves
as Jacob Mann • 9 eps
2016 Series
MacGyver
as Milton Bozer • 1 eps
2016 Series
Lethal Weapon
as Hank Peterson • 1 eps
2016 Series
Angie Tribeca
as Pete Tribeca • 1 eps
2016 Series
Ballers
as Mr. Hagerty • 1 eps
2015 Series
Grace and Frankie
as Jacob • 17 eps
2015 Series
Scorpion
as Brooks • 1 eps
2014 Series