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 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.
Filmography (38)
Toy Story 5
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Champions
The Retirement Plan
Prisoner's Daughter
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Redemption Day
Ghostbusters
Batman: Bad Blood
God's Not Dead 2
You're Not You
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta!
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball
Dragonball Evolution
Nobel Son
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
The Ron Clark Story
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
The Watcher
Miss Congeniality
Best of the Best 4: Without Warning
Mr. Magoo
The Substitute
Congo
The Basketball Diaries
The Crow
No Escape
Airheads
Speechless
The Cowboy Way
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
Ghostbusters II
Collision Course
Leviathan
Ghostbusters
