Ernie Hudson

Ernie Hudson

Birthday

17.12.1945

Place of birth

Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA

Gender

Male

Known for

Acting

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.

Movies

Turning Point

Turning Point

5/24/2013

Showing Up

Showing Up

2/25/2014

White Mama

White Mama

3/5/1980

Mad Bull

Mad Bull

12/21/1977

The Crow

The Crow

5/11/1994

Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters

6/8/1984

You're Not You

You're Not You

10/10/2014

Gallows Road

Gallows Road

4/22/2015

Levitation

Levitation

4/1/1997

Champions

Champions

3/9/2023

October 22

October 22

11/4/1998

Heaven Sent

Heaven Sent

12/3/2016

Leadbelly

Leadbelly

5/28/1976

Joni

Joni

6/1/1979

No Escape

No Escape

4/29/1994

Touched

Touched

10/4/2014

Airheads

Airheads

8/5/1994

Nobel Son

Nobel Son

4/28/2007

Leviathan

Leviathan

3/17/1989

Ghostheads

Ghostheads

4/23/2016

Speechless

Speechless

12/16/1994

The Jazz Singer

The Jazz Singer

12/17/1980

Two of a Kind

Two of a Kind

12/13/1983

Nowhere to Land

Nowhere to Land

10/21/2010

Spaceman

Spaceman

8/19/2016

Tornado!

Tornado!

5/6/1996

Sugar Hill

Sugar Hill

2/25/1994

Halfway Decent

Halfway Decent

10/20/2005

Clover

Clover

9/10/1997

Congo

Congo

6/9/1995

Pastor Brown

Pastor Brown

6/26/2009

Weeds

Weeds

10/16/1987

Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters

7/14/2016

Going Berserk

Going Berserk

9/30/1983

The Watcher

The Watcher

9/8/2000

Shark Attack

Shark Attack

11/9/1999

The Octagon

The Octagon

8/14/1980

Love on the Run

Love on the Run

10/21/1985

Game of Death

Game of Death

3/31/2011

Interceptors

Interceptors

9/11/1999

Just Your Luck

Just Your Luck

11/29/1996

Red Letters

Red Letters

6/9/2000

Hijack

Hijack

8/31/1999

Paper Bullets

Paper Bullets

10/23/2000

Mr. Magoo

Mr. Magoo

12/25/1997

Battledogs

Battledogs

4/5/2013

Doonby

Doonby

11/1/2013

Joy of Sex

Joy of Sex

8/3/1984

Butter

Butter

10/13/1998

Anne B. Real

Anne B. Real

6/14/2003

Merry Ex-Mas

Merry Ex-Mas

12/5/2014

All Hat

All Hat

9/11/2007

Stasis

Stasis

9/8/2010

Deer Crossing

Deer Crossing

9/25/2012

Machete Joe

Machete Joe

1/29/2010

FEEL

FEEL

5/16/2025

Skag

Skag

1/6/1980

Hal

Hal

Invalid Date

Toy Story 5

Toy Story 5

6/17/2026

Crazy Times

Crazy Times

4/10/1981

Famous

Famous

Invalid Date

Mr. Beebee

Mr. Beebee

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Sisters in Italy

Sisters in Italy

Invalid Date

Deepest, Darkest

Deepest, Darkest

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TV Series

Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks

4/8/1990

Stargate SG-1

Stargate SG-1

7/27/1997

White Collar

White Collar

10/23/2009

Scorpion

Scorpion

9/22/2014

Bones

Bones

9/13/2005

Oz

Oz

7/12/1997

Modern Family

Modern Family

9/23/2009

Psych

Psych

7/7/2006

ER

ER

9/19/1994

Blue Bloods

Blue Bloods

9/24/2010

Cold Case

Cold Case

9/28/2003

Robot Chicken

Robot Chicken

2/20/2005

Key & Peele

Key & Peele

1/31/2012

Everwood

Everwood

9/16/2002

Full House

Full House

9/22/1987

The A-Team

The A-Team

1/23/1983

Heroes

Heroes

9/25/2006

Law & Order

Law & Order

9/13/1990

MacGyver

MacGyver

9/23/2016

Lethal Weapon

Lethal Weapon

9/21/2016

Torchwood

Torchwood

10/22/2006

Taxi

Taxi

9/12/1978

Hart of Dixie

Hart of Dixie

9/26/2011

Scandal

Scandal

4/5/2012

Las Vegas

Las Vegas

9/22/2003

Broken Badges

Broken Badges

11/24/1990

Angel Street

Angel Street

9/15/1992

L.A.'s Finest

L.A.'s Finest

5/13/2019

Quantum Leap

Quantum Leap

9/19/2022

Arrow

Arrow

10/10/2012

Ballers

Ballers

6/21/2015

Arli$$

Arli$$

8/10/1996

APB

APB

2/6/2017

Boston Blue

Boston Blue

10/17/2025

Angie Tribeca

Angie Tribeca

1/17/2016

Bosom Buddies

Bosom Buddies

11/27/1980

Wild Palms

Wild Palms

5/16/1993

Meteor

Meteor

7/12/2009

The Insiders

The Insiders

9/25/1985

The Millers

The Millers

10/3/2013

Webster

Webster

9/16/1983

The Last Leg

The Last Leg

1/25/2013

St. Elsewhere

St. Elsewhere

10/26/1982

Ironside

Ironside

10/2/2013

Graves

Graves

10/16/2016

The View

The View

8/11/1997

Cop Rock

Cop Rock

9/26/1990

Sherri

Sherri

9/12/2022

Beautiful People

Beautiful People

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