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Ernie Hudson
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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 (1997â2003). Hudson has also appeared in the television shows St. Elsewhere (1984), The Last Precinct (1986), 10-8: Officers on Duty (2003â2004), Desperate Housewives (2006â2007), The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008â2013), Law & Order (2009â2010âŠ
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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 (1997â2003). Hudson has also appeared in the television shows St. Elsewhere (1984), The Last Precinct (1986), 10-8: Officers on Duty (2003â2004), Desperate Housewives (2006â2007), The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008â2013), Law & Order (2009â2010), the voice of Agent Bill Fowler in Transformers: Prime (2010â2013), Franklin & Bash (2012â2014), Grace and Frankie (2015â2020), and L.A.'s Finest (2019â2020). From 2022 to 2024, Hudson appeared as Herbert "Magic" Williams on the NBC drama Quantum Leap.
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Ernie Hudson's Filmography
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Toy Story 5
as Combat Carl (voice)
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
FEEL
as Sitter 10
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
as Winston Zeddemore
The Retirement Plan
as Joseph
Prisoner's Daughter
as Hank
Darrin's Dance Grooves: The Untold Darrin Henson Story
as Self (voiceover)
Champions
as Coach Phil Peretti
In Search of Tomorrow
as Self - Interviewee
Beebo Saves Christmas
as Santa Claus (voice)
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
as Winston Zeddemore
Redemption Day
as Ed Paxton
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
as Self
Adventure Force 5
as Dr. Lawrence Abel
Nappily Ever After
as Richard Jones
High & Outside: A Baseball Noir
as Sanzone
Heaven Sent
as Donatello
Infinity Train
as Atticus (voice)
Spaceman
as Joe
Ghostbusters
as Uncle Bill
Ghostheads
as Self
God's Not Dead 2
as Judge Stennis
Batman: Bad Blood
as Lucius Fox (voice)
The Man in the Silo
as Marcus Wells
Gallows Road
as Bob Collins
Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran
as Self
Merry Ex-Mas
as Pastor Ed
You're Not You
as John
Touched
as Dr. Beck
To Hell and Back
as Joe
The Grim Sleeper
as Detective Gerry Claymar
Showing Up
as Self
The Last Song
as Guest
Dear Secret Santa
as Pastor Avery
Doonby
as Leroy Jackson
Turning Point
as Joe Johnson
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
as Percy
Battledogs
as Max Stevens
Ambush at Dark Canyon
as Cyrus Parker
Deer Crossing
as Captain Bailey
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta!
as Pedro (voice)
The Adventures of Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy
as Ivan Stumpwater
Underground Entertainment: The Movie
as Ernie
Deep Blue Breath
as Lord Vater (voice)
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
as Pedro
Game of Death
as Clarence
Stasis
as Stranger
Machete Joe
as Sheriff Taylor
Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball
as Anthony Vejar
Pastor Brown
as Deacon Harold Todd
Dragonball Evolution
as Sifu Norris
Fatal Secrets
as Detective Carter
Lonely Street
as Captain Morgan
Final Approach
as Agent Lorenzo Dawson
All Hat
as Jackson Jones
Nobel Son
as Bill Canega
The Ron Clark Story
as Principal Turner
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
as Roscoe
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
as Blake Rische
No Poster
Halfway Decent
as Tom
Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story
as Perry Beasley
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
as Harry McDonald
Lackawanna Blues
as Dick Barrymore
Confessions of an Action Star
as Self / Commander
Clifford's Really Big Movie
as P.T. (voice)
Anne B. Real
as Principal
A Town Without Christmas
as Ted
Walking Shadow
as Hawk
Miss Congeniality
as McDonald
Paper Bullets
as Detective Ron Mills
Everything's Jake
as Jake
The Watcher
as FBI Special Agent in Charge Mike Ibby
Red Letters
as Detective Glen Teal
Nowhere to Land
as Danny Gorlin
Miracle on the 17th Green
A Stranger in the Kingdom
as Rev. Walter Andrews
Shark Attack
as Lawrence Rhodes
Interceptors
as Major
Hijack
as Senator Douglas Wilson
Michael Jordan: An American Hero
Stealth Fighter
as President Westwood
October 22
as Arthur
Butter
as Curtis '8-Ball' Harris
Best of the Best 4: Without Warning
as Detective Gresko
Mr. Magoo
as Agent CIA Gus Anders
Clover
as Gaten Hill
Fakin' Da Funk
as Joe Lee
Levitation
as Downbeat
Operation Delta Force
as Major Tipton
The Cherokee Kid
as Nat Love aka Deadwood Dick
Just Your Luck
as Willie
For Which He Stands
as DEA Agent Baxter
Tornado!
as Dr. Joe Branson
The Substitute
as Claude Rolle
Congo
as Captain Monroe Kelly
The Basketball Diaries
as Reggie
Speechless
as Ventura
Airheads
as Sergeant O'Malley
The Cowboy Way
as Officer Sam 'Mad Dog' Shaw
The Crow
as Albrecht
No Escape
as Hawkins
Sugar Hill
as Lolly Jonas
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
as Solomon
Ghostbusters II
as Winston Zeddemore
Collision Course
as Shortcut
Leviathan
as Justin Jones
Trapper County War
as Jefferson Carter
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
as Joe Hamilton
The Wrong Guys
as Dawson
Weeds
as Bagdad
The Last Precinct
as Night Train
Love on the Run
as Lamar
California Girls
as Ernie
On the Scene with the Ghostbusters
Joy of Sex
as Mr. Porter
Ghostbusters
as Winston Zeddemore
Two of a Kind
as Det. Skaggs
Women of San Quentin
as Charles Wilson
Going Berserk
as Muhammed Jerome Willy
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
as Washington
Penitentiary II
as Half Dead
Crazy Times
as Harold 'Jazzman' Malloy
A Matter of Life and Death
as Mr. Harrison
Underground Aces
as African General
The Jazz Singer
as Heckler
The Octagon
as Quinine
White Mama
as Counsellor
The $5.20 an Hour Dream
as Homer Burden
Skag
The Main Event
as Killer
Joni
as Earl
No Poster
Last of the Good Guys
as El Coliph
Mad Bull
as Black Bart
Man from Atlantis IV: The Disappearances
as Minion
The Human Tornado
as Bo
Leadbelly
as Archie
No Poster
Hal
Famous
Mr. Beebee
as Wayne Proctor
Oswald: Down The Rabbit Hole
as Oswald Jebediah Coleman
No Poster
Sisters in Italy
No Poster