Ernie Hudson
Actor, Producer
December 17, 1945 (80 years)
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.
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.
Movies & Shows on Plex
Known For
Filmography
| 2026 | Toy Story 5 · as Combat Carl (voice) |
| 2025 | Boston Blue · as Rev. Edwin Peters |
| 2024 | Angry Birds Mystery Island · as Marlon (voice) |
| 2024 | Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire · as Winston Zeddemore |
| 2023 | The Retirement Plan · as Joseph |
| 2023 | Champions · as Coach Phil Peretti |
| 2022 | Prisoner's Daughter · as Hank |
| 2022 | Firebuds · as Chase Thundershock |
| 2022 | Quantum Leap (2022) · as Herbert 'magic' Williams |
| 2021 | Beebo Saves Christmas · as Santa Claus (voice) |
| 2021 | Ghostbusters: Afterlife · as Winston Zeddemore |
| 2021 | Star Wars: The Bad Batch · as Grini Millegi (voice) |
| 2021 | Redemption Day · as Ed Paxton |
| 2020 | Home Movie: The Princess Bride · as Prince Humperdinck |
| 2019 | Adventure Force 5 · as Dr. Lawrence Abel |
| 2019 | Infinity Train · as Atticus (voice) |
| 2019 | City on a Hill · as Franklin Ward |
| 2019 | L.A.'s Finest · as Joseph Vaughn |
| 2018 | Nappily Ever After · as Richard Jones |
| 2018 | Carl Weber's The Family Business · as L.c. Duncan |
| 2017 | High & Outside: A Baseball Noir · as SanzoneOn Plex |
| 2017 | Marvel's Spider-Man · as Robbie Robertson |
| 2017 | Puppy Dog Pals · as Buddy |
| 2017 | APB · as Ned Conrad |
| 2016 | Hot Streets · as Jet Jr. |
| 2016 | Heaven Sent · as Donatello |
| 2016 | Infinity Train · as Atticus (voice) |
| 2016 | Graves · as Jacob MannOn Plex |
| 2016 | MacGyver (2016) · as Milton Bozer |
| 2016 | Lethal Weapon · as Hank Peterson |
| 2016 | Spaceman · as Joe |
| 2016 | Ghostbusters: Answer the Call · as Uncle Bill |
| 2016 | God's Not Dead 2 · as Judge Stennis |
| 2016 | Batman: Bad Blood · as Lucius Fox (voice) |
| 2016 | Angie Tribeca · as Pete Tribeca |
| 2016 | The Man in the Silo · as Marcus WellsOn Plex |
| 2015 | Gallows Road · as Bob CollinsOn Plex |
| 2015 | Ballers · as Mr. Hagerty |
| 2015 | Grace and Frankie · as Jacob |
| 2015 | To Hell and Back · as JoeOn Plex |
| 2014 | Merry Ex-Mas · as Pastor Ed |
| 2014 | You're Not You · as John |
| 2014 | Survivor's Remorse · as Ansell Jones |
| 2014 | Scorpion · as Brooks |
| 2014 | The Lottery · as Cast |
| 2014 | The Grim Sleeper · as Detective Gerry Claymar |
| 2014 | Touched by Romance · as Dr. Beck |
| 2014 | The Last Song · as Guest |
| 2013 | Mob City · as Bunny |
| 2013 | Dear Secret Santa · as Pastor Avery |
| 2013 | Doonby · as Leroy Jackson |
| 2013 | The Millers · as Walter |
| 2013 | Ironside (2013) · as Bludso |
| 2013 | Dads (2013) · as Detective Swan |
| 2013 | The Haunted Hathaways · as Duke Preston |
| 2013 | Call Me Crazy: A Five Film · as Percy |
| 2013 | Battledogs · as Max Stevens |
| 2012 | Turning Point · as Joe Johnson |
| 2012 | Ambush at Dark Canyon · as Cyrus Parker |
| 2012 | Arrow · as Roy Stewart |
| 2012 | Last Resort · as Conrad Buell |
| 2012 | Deer Crossing · as Captain Bailey |
| 2012 | Guys With Kids · as The Judge |
| 2012 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva La Fiesta! · as Pedro (voice) |
| 2012 | The Adventures of Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Treasure · as Ivan StumpwaterOn Plex |
| 2012 | Scandal (2012) · as Commander Randolph Boles |
| 2012 | Key & Peele · as Dad |
| 2011 | Once Upon a Time (2011) · as King Poseidon |
| 2011 | Hart of Dixie · as Ernie Hayes |
| 2011 | Game of Death · as Clarence |
| 2011 | Underground Entertainment: The Movie · as Ernie |
| 2011 | Franklin & Bash · as Judge Lawrence Perry |
| 2011 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 · as Pedro |
| 2011 | Let's Stay Together · as Anthony |
| 2011 | Dan Vs. · as CounselorOn Plex |
| 2011 | Sugarwheels · as Prof. Zaccharine Ragus Phd |
| 2010 | Transformers: Prime · as Agent William Fowler (voice)On Plex |
| 2010 | Blue Bloods · as Darryl Ward |
| 2010 | Stasis · as Stranger |
| 2010 | Rizzoli & Isles · as Admiral Frost |
| 2010 | Machete Joe · as Sheriff Taylor |
| 2010 | Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball · as Anthony Vejar |
| 2009 | White Collar · as Mr. Jeffries |
| 2009 | Zombieland · as Winston Zeddemore |
| 2009 | Modern Family · as Miles |
| 2009 | Pastor Brown · as Deacon Harold Todd |
| 2009 | Dragonball Evolution · as Master Mutaito |
| 2009 | Meteor: Path to Destruction · as Gen. Brasser |
| 2009 | Fatal Secrets · as Detective Carter |
| 2008 | Lonely Street · as Captain Morgan |
| 2008 | Childrens Hospital · as Hubert Mcgraw |
| 2008 | The Secret Life of the American Teenager · as Dr. Ken Fields |
| 2007 | Final Approach · as Agent Lorenzo Dawson |
| 2007 | Private Practice · as Captain Frank |
| 2007 | All Hat · as Jackson JonesOn Plex |
| 2007 | Nobel Son · as Bill CanegaOn Plex |
| 2007 | Certifiably Jonathan · as Museum Guard |
| 2006 | Torchwood · as Stuart Owens |
| 2006 | Heroes · as Captain Lubbock |
| 2006 | Psych · as William Guster |
| 2006 | Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror · as Roscoe |
| 2006 | Hollywood Burn · as Cast |
| 2006 | The Ron Clark Story · as Principal TurnerOn Plex |
| 2005 | Halfway Decent · as TomOn Plex |
| 2005 | Criminal Minds · as Lt. Al Garner |
| 2005 | Bones · as David Barron |
| 2005 | Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story · as Perry BeasleyOn Plex |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy · as Brad Mcdougall |
| 2005 | Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous · as Harry Mcdonald |
| 2005 | Robot Chicken · as Detective Ernie / Judge Hudson Jr. / Justin's Dad (voice) |
| 2005 | Lackawanna Blues · as Dick Barrymore |
| 2005 | Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School · as Blake RischeOn Plex |
| 2004 | Desperate Housewives · as Detective Ridley |
| 2004 | Clifford's Really Big Movie · as P.t. (voice) |
| 2003 | 10-8: Officers on Duty · as Senior Deputy John Henry Barnes |
| 2003 | Cold Case · as Moses Jones |
| 2003 | Las Vegas · as Bob Casey |
| 2003 | Anne B. Real · as Principal |
| 2002 | Without a Trace · as Manny Aybar |
| 2002 | Everwood · as Bill Hoover |
| 2001 | A Town Without Christmas · as Ted |
| 2001 | Crossing Jordan · as Colonel Wirth |
| 2001 | Walking Shadow · as Hawk |
| 2000 | Miss Congeniality · as Harry Mcdonald |
| 2000 | Red Letters · as Detective Glen Teal |
| 2000 | Everything's Jake · as JakeOn Plex |
| 2000 | The Watcher · as Fbi Special Agent In Charge Mike Ibby |
| 2000 | Nowhere to Land · as Danny Gorlin |
| 1999 | Miracle on the 17th Green · as Earl Fielder |
| 1999 | Paper Bullets · as Detective Ron Mills |
| 1999 | A Stranger in the Kingdom · as Rev. Walter Andrews |
| 1999 | Interceptor Force · as Major |
| 1999 | Shark Attack · as Lawrence Rhodes |
| 1999 | |
| 1999 | Stealth Fighter · as President WestwoodOn Plex |
| 1998 | Hijack · as Senator Douglas WilsonOn Plex |
| 1998 | October 22 · as Arthur |
| 1998 | Butter · as Curtis '8-Ball' HarrisOn Plex |
| 1998 | Best of the Best 4: Without Warning · as Detective Gresko |
| 1997 | Mr. Magoo · as Agent Cia Gus Anders |
| 1997 | The Gregory Hines Show · as Jack |
| 1997 | Clover · as Gaten HillOn Plex |
| 1997 | Stargate SG-1 · as Pernaux |
| 1997 | Fakin' Da Funk · as Joe LeeOn Plex |
| 1997 | Oz · as Leo Glynn |
| 1997 | Levitation · as Downbeat |
| 1997 | Operation Delta Force · as Major TiptonOn Plex |
| 1996 | The Cherokee Kid · as Nat Love Aka Deadwood Dick |
| 1996 | Just Your Luck · as Willie |
| 1996 | Superman: The Animated Series · as Professor Felix (voice) |
| 1996 | Arli$$ · as Warden Leo Glynn |
| 1996 | For Which He Stands · as Dea Agent Baxter |
| 1996 | Tornado! · as Dr. Joe Branson |
| 1996 | The Substitute · as Claude RolleOn Plex |
| 1995 | Congo · as Captain Monroe Kelly |
| 1995 | The Basketball Diaries · as Reggie |
| 1994 | Speechless · as Ventura |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel · as Norm Mccloud |
| 1994 | ER · as Colonel James Gallant |
| 1994 | Airheads · as Sergeant O'malley |
| 1994 | The Cowboy Way · as Officer Sam 'mad Dog' Shaw |
| 1994 | The Crow · as Albrecht |
| 1994 | Sugar Hill · as Lolly Jonas |
| 1994 | No Escape · as HawkinsOn Plex |
| 1993 | Grace Under Fire · as Thad Alford |
| 1993 | Wild Palms · as Tommy Lazlo |
| 1993 | Tribeca · as Howard |
| 1992 | |
| 1992 | Angel Street · as Thurman Nickens |
| 1992 | Angel Street · as Thurman Nickens |
| 1992 | Batman: The Animated Series · as Security Guard (voice) |
| 1992 | Lifestories: Families in Crisis · as Coach Seldon |
| 1992 | The Hand That Rocks the Cradle · as Solomon |
| 1990 | Broken Badges · as Toby Baker |
| 1990 | Cop Rock · as Cmdr. Warren Osborne |
| 1990 | Law & Order · as Frank Gibson |
| 1990 | Twin Peaks · as Colonel Davis |
| 1989 | Collision Course · as Shortcut |
| 1989 | |
| 1989 | Ghostbusters II · as Winston Zeddemore |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt · as Zambini |
| 1989 | Leviathan · as Justin Jones |
| 1989 | Trapper County War · as Jefferson CarterOn Plex |
| 1988 | The Wrong Guys · as Dawson |
| 1988 | The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission · as Joe Hamilton |
| 1987 | Weeds · as Bagdad |
| 1987 | Full House · as Reggie "the Sandman" Martin |
| 1986 | The Last Precinct · as Sergeant Lane |
| 1985 | Pound Puppies · as Lisa's Father |
| 1985 | Love on the Run · as Lamar |
| 1985 | The Insiders · as Brewster |
| 1985 | |
| 1985 | California Girls · as Ernie |
| 1984 | Joy of Sex · as Mr. Porter |
| 1984 | Ghostbusters · as Winston Zeddemore |
| 1984 | Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1984) · as Digger LoveOn Plex |
| 1983 | Two of a Kind · as Det. Skaggs |
| 1983 | Going Berserk · as Muhammed Jerome Willy |
| 1983 | Women of San Quentin · as Charles Wilson |
| 1983 | |
| 1983 | Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone · as Washington |
| 1983 | The A-Team · as Cal Freeman |
| 1982 | The New Odd Couple · as Moses Brown |
| 1982 | St. Elsewhere · as Jerry Close |
| 1982 | Penitentiary II · as Half Dead |
| 1981 | Gimme a Break! · as Prince |
| 1981 | Crazy Times · as Harold 'jazzman' Malloy |
| 1981 | A Matter of Life and Death · as Mr. Harrison |
| 1981 | Underground Aces · as African General |
| 1980 | The Jazz Singer · as HecklerOn Plex |
| 1980 | |
| 1980 | Too Close for Comfort · as Sam Morton |
| 1980 | It's a Living · as Dougie |
| 1980 | The Octagon · as Quinine |
| 1980 | |
| 1980 | White Mama · as Counsellor |
| 1980 | The $5.20 an Hour Dream · as Homer Burden |
| 1980 | Skag · as Cast |
| 1979 | The Main Event · as Killer |
| 1979 | Joni · as EarlOn Plex |
| 1979 | Roots: The Next Generations · as Muslim At Door |
| 1979 | The Dukes of Hazzard · as Avery |
| 1978 | The White Shadow · as Johnson |
| 1978 | |
| 1978 | Taxi · as Terry Carver |
| 1978 | Last of the Good Guys · as El Coliph |
| 1978 | King (1978) · as Jack Corbin |
| 1977 | Mad Bull · as Black Bart |
| 1977 | The Incredible Hulk · as Lee |
| 1977 | Man from Atlantis · as Minion |
| 1977 | Fantasy Island · as Jamu |
| 1976 | The Human Tornado · as BoOn Plex |
| 1976 | Black Sheep Squadron · as King George |
| 1976 | Leadbelly · as Archie |
| 1975 | One Day at a Time · as Desk Sergeant |
| 1974 | Little House on the Prairie · as William Thomas |
| 1973 | Super Friends · as Cyborg (voice) |
| 2018 | Carl Weber's The Family Business · as Executive Producer |
| 2000 | Everything's Jake · as Co-ProducerOn Plex |