About

Known credits:
150
Birthday:
1945-12-17
Place of birth:
Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA
Website:
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Ernie Hudson

Overview

Earnest Lee Hudson is an American actor and voice actor. He is most known for his roles as Winston Zeddemore in the Ghostbusters film series, Warden Leo Glynn on HBO's Oz, and Sergeant Albrecht in The Crow.

He's had recurring roles on several TV shows including St. Elsewhere, Twin Peaks, Law & Order, HBO's Oz, Desperate Housewives, Heroes, Franklin & Bash, The Secret Life of the American Teenager, Modern Family, Graves, Grace and Frankie, APB, LA's Finest, Carl Weber's The Family Business, City on a Hill, and Quantum Leap (2022).

He's been in numerous films - most notably are the Ghostbusters series, The Hand that Rocks the Cradle, The Crow and its sequel The Crow: Stairway to Heaven, Miss Congeniality and its sequel Miss Congeniality 2, and You're Not You. He has also appeared in a few Hallmark movies.

Known for

Acting
2024 Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Actor Winston Zeddemore 64
Fair
2023 The Retirement Plan Actor Joseph 60
Fair
2023 Prisoner's Daughter Actor Hank 59
Average
2023 Champions Actor Coach Phil Peretti 62
Fair
2022 Quantum Leap Actor Herbert 'Magic' Williams 71
Good
2022 In Search of Tomorrow Actor Self - Interviewee 59
Average
2021 Beebo Saves Christmas Actor Santa Claus (voice) 58
Average
2021 Ghostbusters: Afterlife Actor Winston Zeddemore 72
Good
2021 Redemption Day Actor Ed Paxton 59
Average
2020 Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters Actor Self 59
Average
2019 Adventure Force 5 Actor 59
Average
2019 L.A.'s Finest Actor Joseph Burnett 70
Good
2018 Carl Weber's The Family Business Actor L.C. Duncan 74
Good
2018 Nappily Ever After Actor Richard Jones 66
Fair
2018 High & Outside: A Baseball Noir Actor Sanzone 58
Average
2017 APB Actor Ned Conrad 66
Fair
2016 Heaven Sent Actor Donatello 59
Average
2016 Infinity Train Actor Atticus (voice) 60
Fair
2016 Spaceman Actor Joe 59
Average
2016 Ghostbusters Actor Uncle Bill 53
Average
2016 Ghostheads Actor Self 59
Average
2016 God's Not Dead 2 Actor Judge Stennis 59
Average
2016 Batman: Bad Blood Actor Lucius Fox (voice) 66
Fair
2016 The Man in the Silo Actor Marcus Wells N/A
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2015 Gallows Road Actor Bob Collins 59
Average
2014 Merry Ex-Mas Actor Pastor Ed 58
Average
2014 You're Not You Actor John 68
Fair
2014 Touched Actor Dr. Beck 58
Average
2014 To Hell and Back Actor Joe N/A
N/A
2014 The Grim Sleeper Actor Detective Gerry Claymar 58
Average
2014 Showing Up Actor Self 59
Average
2014 The Last Song Actor Guest N/A
N/A
2013 Dear Secret Santa Actor Pastor Avery 59
Average
2013 Doonby Actor Leroy Jackson 58
Average
2013 Turning Point Actor Joe Johnson N/A
N/A
2013 Call Me Crazy: A Five Film Actor Percy 59
Average
2013 Battledogs Actor Max Stevens 57
Average
2012 Ambush at Dark Canyon Actor Cyrus Parker 58
Average
2012 Deer Crossing Actor Captain Bailey 58
Average
2012 Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta! Actor Pedro (voice) 60
Fair
2012 The Adventures of Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy Actor Ivan Stumpwater 58
Average
2011 Underground Entertainment: The Movie Actor Ernie 59
Average
2011 Deep Blue Breath Actor Lord Vater (voice) N/A
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2011 Game of Death Actor Clarence 57
Average
2011 Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 Actor Pedro 58
Average
2010 Transformers: Prime Actor Agent William Fowler (voice) 79
Good
2010 Stasis Actor Stranger 59
Average
2010 Machete Joe Actor Sheriff Taylor 58
Average
2010 Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball Actor Anthony Vejar 57
Average
2009 Meteor Actor Gen. Brasser 66
Fair
2009 Pastor Brown Actor Deacon Harold Todd 59
Average
2009 Ghostbusters (The Video Game) Actor Winston Zeddemore (voice) N/A
N/A
2009 Dragonball Evolution Actor Master Mutaito 34
Bad
2009 Fatal Secrets Actor Detective Carter 58
Average
2009 Lonely Street Actor Captain Morgan 58
Average
2008 Final Approach Actor Agent Lorenzo Dawson 58
Average
2007 All Hat Actor Jackson Jones 58
Average
2007 Nobel Son Actor Sgt. Bill Canega 59
Average
2006 The Ron Clark Story Actor Principal Turner 61
Fair
2006 Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror Actor Roscoe 57
Average
2006 Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School Actor Blake Rische 58
Average
2005 Halfway Decent Actor Tom 59
Average
2005 Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story Actor Perry Beasley 59
Average
2005 Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous Actor Harry McDonald 57
Average
2005 Lackawanna Blues Actor Dick Barrymore 59
Average
2005 Confessions of an Action Star Actor Self / Commander 58
Average
2004 Clifford's Really Big Movie Actor P.T. (voice) 59
Average
2003 10-8: Officers on Duty Actor Senior Deputy John Henry Barnes 71
Good
2003 Anne B. Real Actor Principal 58
Average
2001 A Town Without Christmas Actor Ted 59
Average
2001 Walking Shadow Actor Hawk 58
Average
2000 Miss Congeniality Actor Harry McDonald 64
Fair
2000 Paper Bullets Actor Detective Ron Mills 58
Average
2000 Everything's Jake Actor Jake N/A
N/A
2000 The Watcher Actor FBI Special Agent in Charge Mike Ibby 55
Average
2000 Red Letters Actor Detective Glen Teal 59
Average
2000 Nowhere to Land Actor Danny Gorlin 58
Average
1999 A Stranger in the Kingdom Actor Rev. Walter Andrews 58
Average
1999 Shark Attack Actor Lawrence Rhodes 57
Average
1999 Interceptors Actor Major 58
Average
1999 Hijack Actor Senator Douglas Wilson 58
Average
1999 Michael Jordan: An American Hero Actor 59
Average
1999 Stealth Fighter Actor President Westwood 58
Average
1998 October 22 Actor Arthur 59
Average
1998 Butter Actor Curtis '8-Ball' Harris 58
Average
1998 Best of the Best 4: Without Warning Actor Detective Gresko 59
Average
1997 Mr. Magoo Actor Agent CIA Gus Anders 52
Average
1997 Clover Actor Gaten Hill 58
Average
1997 Fakin' Da Funk Actor Joe Lee 58
Average
1997 Oz Actor Leo Glynn 79
Good
1997 Levitation Actor Downbeat 59
Average
1997 Operation Delta Force Actor Major Tipton 58
Average
1996 The Cherokee Kid Actor Nat Love aka Deadwood Dick 58
Average
1996 Just Your Luck Actor Willie 58
Average
1996 For Which He Stands Actor DEA Agent Baxter 59
Average
1996 Tornado! Actor Dr. Joe Branson 59
Average
1996 The Substitute Actor Claude Rolle 63
Fair
1995 Congo Actor Captain Munro Kelly 56
Average
1995 The Basketball Diaries Actor Reggie 70
Good
1994 Speechless Actor Ventura 58
Average
1994 Airheads Actor Sergeant O'Malley 60
Fair
1994 The Cowboy Way Actor Officer Sam 'Mad Dog' Shaw 58
Average
1994 The Crow Actor Albrecht 73
Good
1994 No Escape Actor Hawkins 60
Fair
1994 Sugar Hill Actor Lolly Jonas 58
Average
1993 Wild Palms Actor Tommy Lazlo 67
Fair
1992 The Hand that Rocks the Cradle Actor Solomon 65
Fair
1990 Broken Badges Actor Toby Baker N/A
N/A
1989 Ghostbusters II Electronic Press Kit Actor Himself 59
Average
1989 Ghostbusters II Actor Winston Zeddemore 65
Fair
1989 Collision Course Actor Shortcut 57
Average
1989 Leviathan Actor Justin Jones 58
Average
1989 Trapper County War Actor Jefferson Carter 58
Average
1988 The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission Actor Joe Hamilton 58
Average
1988 The Wrong Guys Actor Dawson 58
Average
1987 Weeds Actor Bagdad 58
Average
1986 The Last Precinct Actor Sergeant Lane 69
Fair
1986 The Last Precinct Actor Night Train N/A
N/A
1985 Love on the Run Actor Lamar N/A
N/A
1985 The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians Actor 72
Good
1985 California Girls Actor Ernie 58
Average
1984 Joy of Sex Actor Mr. Porter 58
Average
1984 Ghostbusters Actor Winston Zeddemore 74
Good
1983 Two of a Kind Actor Det. Skaggs 59
Average
1983 Women of San Quentin Actor Charles Wilson 58
Average
1983 Going Berserk Actor Muhammed Jerome Willy 58
Average
1983 Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone Actor Washington 57
Average
1982 Penitentiary II Actor Half Dead 58
Average
1981 Crazy Times Actor Harold 'Jazzman' Malloy N/A
N/A
1981 A Matter of Life and Death Actor Mr. Harrison N/A
N/A
1981 Underground Aces Actor African General 58
Average
1980 The Jazz Singer Actor Heckler 58
Average
1980 The Octagon Actor Quinine 57
Average
1980 White Mama Actor Counsellor 59
Average
1980 The $5.20 an Hour Dream Actor Homer Burden N/A
N/A
1980 Skag Actor N/A
N/A
1979 The Main Event Actor Killer 58
Average
1979 Joni Actor Earl 59
Average
1979 Highcliffe Manor Actor Smythe 69
Fair
1978 Last of the Good Guys Actor El Coliph N/A
N/A
1977 Mad Bull Actor Black Bart N/A
N/A
1976 The Human Tornado Actor Bo 59
Average
1976 Leadbelly Actor Archie (as Earnest L. Hudson) 58
Average
1973 Super Friends Actor Cyborg (voice) 73
Good
Deepest, Darkest Actor N/A
N/A
Oswald: Down The Rabbit Hole Actor Oswald Jebediah Coleman N/A
N/A
Meteor Actor Gen. Brasser N/A
N/A
Mr. Beebee Actor Wayne Proctor N/A
N/A
Beautiful People Actor Jack N/A
N/A

Writing
2023 Ghost in the House Writing Writer N/A
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