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Ernie Hudson

Ernie Hudson

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 ap

Born

Dec 17, 1945

Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA

Known For

Acting

Movies

142 acting

1 crew

Popularity

2.0

Known For

Toy Story 5
Toy Story 5
2026 • as Combat Carl (voice)
★ 8.3
The Crow
The Crow
1994 • as Albrecht
★ 7.5
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters
1984 • as Winston Zeddemore
★ 7.5
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
2021 • as Winston Zeddemore
★ 7.3
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024 • as Winston Zeddemore
★ 6.4
Ghostbusters II
Ghostbusters II
1989 • as Winston Zeddemore
★ 6.6
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters
2016 • as Uncle Bill
★ 5.3
Miss Congeniality
Miss Congeniality
2000 • as McDonald
★ 6.5
The Basketball Diaries
The Basketball Diaries
1995 • as Reggie
★ 7.4
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
★ 5.7
Champions
Champions
2023 • as Coach Phil Peretti
★ 6.7
Congo
Congo
1995 • as Captain Monroe Kelly
★ 5.6
Dragonball Evolution
Dragonball Evolution
2009 • as Sifu Norris
★ 2.9
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
★ 6.9
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
2011 • as Pedro
★ 5.9
Leviathan
Leviathan
1989 • as Justin Jones
★ 6.0
The Substitute
The Substitute
1996 • as Claude Rolle
★ 7.0
You're Not You
You're Not You
2014 • as John
★ 7.4
The Ron Clark Story
The Ron Clark Story
2006 • as Principal Turner
★ 7.6
Batman: Bad Blood
Batman: Bad Blood
2016 • as Lucius Fox (voice)
★ 7.0
Airheads
Airheads
1994 • as Sergeant O'Malley
★ 6.2
God's Not Dead 2
God's Not Dead 2
2016 • as Judge Stennis
★ 6.2
Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball
Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball
2010 • as Anthony Vejar
★ 5.3
John Candy: I Like Me
John Candy: I Like Me
2025 • as Self - Actor (archive footage)
★ 7.9
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta!
★ 6.3
No Escape
No Escape
1994 • as Hawkins
★ 6.2
The Retirement Plan
The Retirement Plan
2023 • as Joseph
★ 5.8
The Watcher
The Watcher
2000 • as FBI Special Agent in Charge Mike Ibby
★ 5.1
The Cowboy Way
The Cowboy Way
1994 • as Officer Sam 'Mad Dog' Shaw
★ 5.7
Best of the Best 4: Without Warning
Best of the Best 4: Without Warning
1998 • as Detective Gresko
★ 5.9
Redemption Day
Redemption Day
2021 • as Ed Paxton
★ 5.9
Mr. Magoo
Mr. Magoo
1997 • as Agent CIA Gus Anders
★ 4.5
Game of Death
Game of Death
2010 • as Clarence
★ 4.9
Confessions of an Action Star
Confessions of an Action Star
2005 • as Self / Commander
★ 4.3
The Octagon
The Octagon
1980 • as Quinine
★ 5.0
Two of a Kind
Two of a Kind
1983 • as Det. Skaggs
★ 6.1
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
1988 • as Joe Hamilton
★ 5.2
The Jazz Singer
The Jazz Singer
1980 • as Heckler
★ 5.9
Collision Course
Collision Course
1989 • as Shortcut
★ 4.3
Clifford's Really Big Movie
Clifford's Really Big Movie
2004 • as P.T. (voice)
★ 6.2
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
★ 7.0
The Cherokee Kid
The Cherokee Kid
1996 • as Nat Love aka Deadwood Dick
★ 5.5
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
★ 4.7
Prisoner's Daughter
Prisoner's Daughter
2023 • as Hank
★ 6.2
Nobel Son
Nobel Son
2007 • as Bill Canega
★ 6.0
Nappily Ever After
Nappily Ever After
2018 • as Richard Jones
★ 7.2
Speechless
Speechless
1994 • as Ventura
★ 6.0
Sugar Hill
Sugar Hill
1994 • as Lolly Jonas
★ 5.8
The Main Event
The Main Event
1979 • as Killer
★ 5.3
Joy of Sex
Joy of Sex
1984 • as Mr. Porter
★ 4.1
Butter
Butter
1998 • as Curtis '8-Ball' Harris
★ 4.5
Final Approach
Final Approach
2008 • as Agent Lorenzo Dawson
★ 5.1
Skag
Skag
1980
Operation Delta Force
Operation Delta Force
1997 • as Major Tipton
★ 3.8
Going Berserk
Going Berserk
1983 • as Muhammed Jerome Willy
★ 5.1
A Town Without Christmas
★ 5.9
Leadbelly
Leadbelly
1976 • as Archie
★ 6.4
Stealth Fighter
Stealth Fighter
1999 • as President Westwood
★ 4.3
Tornado!
Tornado!
1996 • as Dr. Joe Branson
★ 5.6
Ghostheads
Ghostheads
2016 • as Self
★ 6.0
Weeds
Weeds
1987 • as Bagdad
★ 5.4
Dear Secret Santa
Dear Secret Santa
2013 • as Pastor Avery
★ 6.0
Interceptors
Interceptors
1999 • as Major
★ 4.7
Merry Ex-Mas
Merry Ex-Mas
2014 • as Pastor Ed
★ 3.8
The Wrong Guys
The Wrong Guys
1988 • as Dawson
★ 5.7
October 22
October 22
1998 • as Arthur
★ 6.6
Fatal Secrets
Fatal Secrets
2009 • as Detective Carter
★ 3.8
Heaven Sent
Heaven Sent
2016 • as Donatello
★ 6.5
Spaceman
Spaceman
2016 • as Joe
★ 5.8
Lackawanna Blues
Lackawanna Blues
2005 • as Dick Barrymore
★ 5.9
Touched
Touched
2014 • as Dr. Beck
★ 6.2
High & Outside: A Baseball Noir
★ 1.0
Shark Attack
Shark Attack
1999 • as Lawrence Rhodes
★ 5.0
Underground Entertainment: The Movie
★ 7.2
Pastor Brown
Pastor Brown
2009 • as Deacon Harold Todd
★ 5.8
In Search of Tomorrow
In Search of Tomorrow
2022 • as Self - Interviewee
★ 6.8
Hijack
Hijack
1999 • as Senator Douglas Wilson
★ 4.5
Love on the Run
Love on the Run
1985 • as Lamar
★ 5.0
All Hat
All Hat
2007 • as Jackson Jones
★ 3.1
FEEL
FEEL
2025 • as Sitter 10
Showing Up
Showing Up
2014 • as Self
★ 9.2
Ambush at Dark Canyon
Ambush at Dark Canyon
2012 • as Cyrus Parker
★ 4.4
Machete Joe
Machete Joe
2010 • as Sheriff Taylor
★ 1.3
The Grim Sleeper
The Grim Sleeper
2014 • as Detective Gerry Claymar
★ 4.9
A Stranger in the Kingdom
A Stranger in the Kingdom
1999 • as Rev. Walter Andrews
★ 3.5
Doonby
Doonby
2013 • as Leroy Jackson
★ 4.3
Walking Shadow
Walking Shadow
2001 • as Hawk
★ 4.5
The Man in the Silo
The Man in the Silo
2016 • as Marcus Wells
A Matter of Life and Death
A Matter of Life and Death
1981 • as Mr. Harrison
★ 8.0
California Girls
California Girls
1985 • as Ernie
★ 4.6
To Hell and Back
To Hell and Back
2014 • as Joe
★ 8.0
Deer Crossing
Deer Crossing
2012 • as Captain Bailey
★ 2.6
Joni
Joni
1979 • as Earl
★ 6.3
Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story
★ 8.0
Women of San Quentin
Women of San Quentin
1983 • as Charles Wilson
★ 5.0
Levitation
Levitation
1997 • as Downbeat
★ 7.0
movie
Halfway Decent
2005 • as Tom
★ 5.7
Clover
Clover
1997 • as Gaten Hill
★ 5.6
Deep Blue Breath
Deep Blue Breath
2011 • as Lord Vater (voice)
Red Letters
Red Letters
2000 • as Detective Glen Teal
★ 4.7
Oswald: Down The Rabbit Hole
Oswald: Down The Rabbit Hole
• as Oswald Jebediah Coleman
Crazy Times
Crazy Times
1981 • as Harold 'Jazzman' Malloy
Just Your Luck
Just Your Luck
1996 • as Willie
★ 4.3
Penitentiary II
Penitentiary II
1982 • as Half Dead
★ 4.4
Anne B. Real
Anne B. Real
2003 • as Principal
★ 3.9
movie
Last of the Good Guys
1978 • as El Coliph
★ 9.0
Nowhere to Land
Nowhere to Land
2000 • as Danny Gorlin
★ 5.9
Fakin' Da Funk
Fakin' Da Funk
1997 • as Joe Lee
★ 6.0
Infinity Train
Infinity Train
2016 • as Atticus (voice)
★ 8.3
Paper Bullets
Paper Bullets
2000 • as Detective Ron Mills
★ 4.5
Beebo Saves Christmas
Beebo Saves Christmas
2021 • as Santa Claus (voice)
★ 5.5
For Which He Stands
For Which He Stands
1996 • as DEA Agent Baxter
★ 6.5
Lonely Street
Lonely Street
2009 • as Captain Morgan
★ 4.6
White Mama
White Mama
1980 • as Counsellor
★ 8.0
The Last Precinct
The Last Precinct
1986 • as Night Train
The Human Tornado
The Human Tornado
1976 • as Bo
★ 6.1
Underground Aces
Underground Aces
1981 • as African General
★ 4.7
The $5.20 an Hour Dream
The $5.20 an Hour Dream
1980 • as Homer Burden
★ 9.0
Mad Bull
Mad Bull
1977 • as Black Bart
★ 8.0
movie
Trapper County War
Trapper County War
1989 • as Jefferson Carter
★ 4.7
Everything's Jake
Everything's Jake
2000 • as Jake
★ 7.0
Turning Point
Turning Point
2013 • as Joe Johnson
★ 10.0
Stasis
Stasis
2010 • as Stranger
★ 2.8
Adventure Force 5
Adventure Force 5
2019 • as Dr. Lawrence Abel
★ 6.1
The Last Song
The Last Song
2014 • as Guest
Gallows Road
Gallows Road
2015 • as Bob Collins
★ 7.2
Mr. Beebee
Mr. Beebee
• as Wayne Proctor
Battledogs
Battledogs
2013 • as Max Stevens
★ 4.4