
Ernie Hudson
ActingAlso Known As
어니 허드슨, Ерні Хадсон, ارنی هادسون, Earnest L. Hudson
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
(142 total)
Ghostbusters
as Winston Zeddemore

Ghostbusters
as Uncle Bill

Ghostbusters: Afterlife
as Winston Zeddemore

Ghostbusters II
as Winston Zeddemore

The Crow
as Albrecht

Miss Congeniality
as Harry McDonald

Dragonball Evolution
as Master Mutaito

The Basketball Diaries
as Reggie

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
as Winston Zeddemore

Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
as Harry McDonald

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
as Solomon

Batman: Bad Blood
as Lucius Fox (voice)

Congo
as Captain Monroe Kelly

You're Not You
as John

Nappily Ever After
as Richard Jones

Airheads
as Sergeant O'Malley

Leviathan
as Justin Jones

The Substitute
as Claude Rolle

The Watcher
as FBI Special Agent in Charge Mike Ibby

Champions
as Coach Phil Peretti
TV Shows
(100 total)
Grey's Anatomy
as Brad McDougall

Arrow
as Roy Stewart

How I Met Your Mother
as Ernie Hudson

Scorpion
as Brooks

Criminal Minds
as Lt. Al Garner

Bones
as David Barron

Modern Family
as Miles

Twin Peaks
as Colonel Davis

Heroes
as Captain Lubbock

Once Upon a Time
as King Poseidon

Desperate Housewives
as Detective Ridley

Batman: The Animated Series
as Security Guard (voice)

Stargate SG-1
as Pernaux

White Collar
as Mr. Jeffries

Star Wars: The Bad Batch
as Grini Millegi (voice)

Full House
as Reggie "The Sandman" Martin

The A-Team
as Cal Freeman

Blue Bloods
as Darryl Ward

Little House on the Prairie
as William Thomas

MacGyver
as Milton Bozer