
Ernie Hudson
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1945-12-17
Place of birth: Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA
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.
Known for

Ghostbusters
1984Winston Zeddemore
Miss Congeniality
2000Harry McDonald
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
2005Harry McDonald
Joni
1979Earl
Congo
1995Captain Monroe Kelly
The Watcher
2000FBI Special Agent in Charge Mike Ibby
The Basketball Diaries
1995Reggie
Ghostbusters II
1989Winston Zeddemore
All Hat
2007Jackson Jones
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
1992Solomon
The Wrong Guys
1988Dawson
Stealth Fighter
1999President Westwood
October 22
1998Arthur
Going Berserk
1983Muhammed Jerome Willy
The Octagon
1980Quinine
Everything's Jake
2000Jake
The Human Tornado
1976Bo
The Ron Clark Story
2006Principal Turner
You're Not You
2014John