Ernie Hudson

Personal Info

Birthday

December 17, 1945

(79 years old)

Place of Birth

Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA

Also Known As

어니 허드슨

Ерні Хадсон

ارنی هادسون

Earnest L. Hudson

Ernie 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.

Known For

Grey's Anatomy

Criminal Minds

Law & Order

Bones

Modern Family

Blue Bloods

How I Met Your Mother

Arrow

Filmography

2026
Toy Story 5
as Combat Carl (voice)
2025
FEEL
as Sitter 10
2024
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
as Winston Zeddemore
2023
The Retirement Plan
as Joseph
Prisoner's Daughter
as Hank
Champions
as Coach Phil Peretti
2022
In Search of Tomorrow
as Self - Interviewee
2021
Beebo Saves Christmas
as Santa Claus (voice)
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
as Winston Zeddemore
Redemption Day
as Ed Paxton
2020
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
as Self
2019
Adventure Force 5
as Dr. Lawrence Abel
2018
Nappily Ever After
as Richard Jones
High & Outside: A Baseball Noir
as Sanzone
2016
Heaven Sent
as Donatello
Spaceman
as Joe
Ghostheads
as Self
God's Not Dead 2
as Judge Stennis
Batman: Bad Blood
as Lucius Fox (voice)
The Man in the Silo
as Marcus Wells
2015
Gallows Road
as Bob Collins
2014
Merry Ex-Mas
as Pastor Ed
You're Not You
as John
Touched
as Dr. Beck
To Hell and Back
as Joe
The Grim Sleeper
as Detective Gerry Claymar
Showing Up
as Self
The Last Song
as Guest
2013
Dear Secret Santa
as Pastor Avery
Doonby
as Leroy Jackson
Turning Point
as Joe Johnson
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
as Percy
Battledogs
as Max Stevens
2012
Ambush at Dark Canyon
as Cyrus Parker
Deer Crossing
as Captain Bailey
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta!
as Pedro (voice)
The Adventures of Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy
as Ivan Stumpwater
2011
Underground Entertainment: The Movie
as Ernie
Deep Blue Breath
as Lord Vater (voice)
Game of Death
as Clarence
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
as Pedro
2010
Stasis
as Stranger
Machete Joe
as Sheriff Taylor
Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball
as Anthony Vejar
2009
Pastor Brown
as Deacon Harold Todd
Dragonball Evolution
as Master Mutaito
Fatal Secrets
as Detective Carter
Lonely Street
as Captain Morgan
2008
Final Approach
as Agent Lorenzo Dawson
2007
All Hat
as Jackson Jones
Nobel Son
as Bill Canega
2006
The Ron Clark Story
as Principal Turner
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
as Roscoe
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
as Blake Rische
2005
Halfway Decent
as Tom
Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story
as Perry Beasley
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
as Harry McDonald
Lackawanna Blues
as Dick Barrymore
Confessions of an Action Star
as Self / Commander
2004
Clifford's Really Big Movie
as P.T. (voice)
2003
Anne B. Real
as Principal
2001
A Town Without Christmas
as Ted
Walking Shadow
as Hawk
2000
Miss Congeniality
as Harry McDonald
Paper Bullets
as Detective Ron Mills
Everything's Jake
as Jake
The Watcher
as FBI Special Agent in Charge Mike Ibby
Red Letters
as Detective Glen Teal
Nowhere to Land
as Danny Gorlin
1999
A Stranger in the Kingdom
as Rev. Walter Andrews
Shark Attack
as Lawrence Rhodes
Interceptors
as Major
Hijack
as Senator Douglas Wilson
Stealth Fighter
as President Westwood
1998
October 22
as Arthur
Butter
as Curtis '8-Ball' Harris
Best of the Best 4: Without Warning
as Detective Gresko
1997
Mr. Magoo
as Agent CIA Gus Anders
Clover
as Gaten Hill
Fakin' Da Funk
as Joe Lee
Levitation
as Downbeat
Operation Delta Force
as Major Tipton
1996
The Cherokee Kid
as Nat Love aka Deadwood Dick
Just Your Luck
as Willie
For Which He Stands
as DEA Agent Baxter
Tornado!
as Dr. Joe Branson
The Substitute
as Claude Rolle
1995
Congo
as Captain Munro Kelly
The Basketball Diaries
as Reggie
1994
Speechless
as Ventura
Airheads
as Sergeant O'Malley
The Cowboy Way
as Officer Sam 'Mad Dog' Shaw
The Crow
as Albrecht
No Escape
as Hawkins
Sugar Hill
as Lolly Jonas
1992
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
as Solomon
1989
Ghostbusters II
as Winston Zeddemore
Collision Course
as Shortcut
Leviathan
as Justin Jones
Trapper County War
as Jefferson Carter
1988
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
as Joe Hamilton
The Wrong Guys
as Dawson
1987
Weeds
as Bagdad
1985
Love on the Run
as Lamar
California Girls
as Ernie
1984
Joy of Sex
as Mr. Porter
Ghostbusters
as Winston Zeddemore
1983
Two of a Kind
as Det. Skaggs
Women of San Quentin
as Charles Wilson
Going Berserk
as Muhammed Jerome Willy
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
as Washington
1982
Penitentiary II
as Half Dead
1981
Crazy Times
as Harold 'Jazzman' Malloy
A Matter of Life and Death
as Mr. Harrison
Underground Aces
as African General
1980
The Jazz Singer
as Heckler
The Octagon
as Quinine
White Mama
as Counsellor
The $5.20 an Hour Dream
as Homer Burden
1979
The Main Event
as Killer
Joni
as Earl
1978
Last of the Good Guys
as El Coliph
1977
Mad Bull
as Black Bart
1976
The Human Tornado
as Bo
Leadbelly
as Archie