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Ernie Hudson
Actor · Crew· Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA
Ernie Hudson, born in 1945, is a versatile American actor whose career spans film and television, marked by his iconic portrayal of Winston Zeddemore in the Ghostbusters franchise. His filmography includes notable roles in "Leviathan," "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle," and "Congo," alongside television appearances in "St. Elsewhere" and the HBO series "Oz," where he played Warden Leo Glynn. Hudson has also lent his voice to Agent Bill Fowler in "Transformers: Prime" and more recently, portrayed Herbert "Magic" Williams in "Quantum Leap," cementing his enduring presence in both mediums.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
80 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Toy Story 5 | Combat Carl (voice) | Film |
| 2025 | FEEL | Sitter 10 | Film |
| 2025 | Boston Blue | Rev. Edwin Peters | TV |
| 2024 | Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire | Winston Zeddemore | Film |
| 2023 | Champions | Coach Phil Peretti | Film |
| 2023 | The Retirement Plan | Joseph | Film |
| 2022 | In Search of Tomorrow | Self - Interviewee | Film |
| 2021 | Ghostbusters: Afterlife | Winston Zeddemore | Film |
| 2021 | Redemption Day | Ed Paxton | Film |
| 2019 | L.A.'s Finest | Joseph Vaughn | TV |
| 2018 | Nappily Ever After | Richard Jones | Film |
| 2016 | Infinity Train | Atticus (voice) | Film |
| 2016 | Batman: Bad Blood | Lucius Fox (voice) | Film |
| 2016 | Heaven Sent | Donatello | Film |
| 2014 | You're Not You | John | Film |
| 2013 | Call Me Crazy: A Five Film | Percy | Film |
| 2013 | Battledogs | Max Stevens | Film |
| 2013 | Doonby | Leroy Jackson | Film |
| 2012 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta! | Pedro (voice) | Film |
| 2012 | Deer Crossing | Captain Bailey | Film |
| 2012 | The Adventures of Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy | Ivan Stumpwater | Film |
| 2011 | Game of Death | Clarence | Film |
| 2011 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 | Pedro | Film |
| 2010 | Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball | Anthony Vejar | Film |
| 2010 | Transformers: Prime | Agent William Fowler (voice) | TV |
| 2010 | Stasis | Stranger | Film |
| 2010 | Machete Joe | Sheriff Taylor | Film |
| 2009 | Dragonball Evolution | Master Mutaito | Film |
| 2009 | Pastor Brown | Deacon Harold Todd | Film |
| 2009 | Lonely Street | Captain Morgan | Film |
| 2009 | Fatal Secrets | Detective Carter | Film |
| 2008 | Final Approach | Agent Lorenzo Dawson | Film |
| 2007 | All Hat | Jackson Jones | Film |
| 2007 | Nobel Son | Bill Canega | Film |
| 2006 | Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School | Blake Rische | Film |
| 2006 | The Ron Clark Story | Principal Turner | Film |
| 2006 | Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror | Roscoe | Film |
| 2005 | Confessions of an Action Star | Self / Commander | Film |
| 2005 | Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous | Harry McDonald | Film |
| 2005 | Lackawanna Blues | Dick Barrymore | Film |
| 2005 | Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story | Perry Beasley | Film |
| 2004 | Clifford's Really Big Movie | P.T. (voice) | Film |
| 2003 | Anne B. Real | Principal | Film |
| 2003 | 10-8: Officers on Duty | Senior Deputy John Henry Barnes | TV |
| 2001 | A Town Without Christmas | Ted | Film |
| 2001 | Walking Shadow | Hawk | Film |
| 2000 | Red Letters | Detective Glen Teal | Film |
| 2000 | Everything's Jake | Jake | Film |
| 2000 | Nowhere to Land | Danny Gorlin | Film |
| 2000 | Paper Bullets | Detective Ron Mills | Film |
| 2000 | Miss Congeniality | Harry McDonald | Film |
| 2000 | The Watcher | FBI Special Agent in Charge Mike Ibby | Film |
| 1999 | Interceptors | Major | Film |
| 1999 | Michael Jordan: An American Hero | Film | |
| 1999 | Shark Attack | Lawrence Rhodes | Film |
| 1999 | Hijack | Senator Douglas Wilson | Film |
| 1999 | Stealth Fighter | President Westwood | Film |
| 1998 | October 22 | Arthur | Film |
| 1998 | Best of the Best 4: Without Warning | Detective Gresko | Film |
| 1998 | Butter | Curtis '8-Ball' Harris | Film |
| 1997 | Fakin' Da Funk | Joe Lee | Film |
| 1997 | Mr. Magoo | Agent CIA Gus Anders | Film |
| 1997 | Clover | Gaten Hill | Film |
| 1997 | Oz | Leo Glynn | TV |
| 1997 | Operation Delta Force | Major Tipton | Film |
| 1996 | The Cherokee Kid | Nat Love aka Deadwood Dick | Film |
| 1996 | Tornado! | Dr. Joe Branson | Film |
| 1996 | The Substitute | Claude Rolle | Film |
| 1996 | For Which He Stands | DEA Agent Baxter | Film |
| 1995 | The Basketball Diaries | Reggie | Film |
| 1995 | Congo | Captain Monroe Kelly | Film |
| 1994 | The Cowboy Way | Officer Sam 'Mad Dog' Shaw | Film |
| 1994 | The Crow | Albrecht | Film |
| 1994 | Airheads | Sergeant O'Malley | Film |
| 1994 | No Escape | Hawkins | Film |
| 1994 | Sugar Hill | Lolly Jonas | Film |
| 1994 | Speechless | Ventura | Film |
| 1993 | Wild Palms | Tommy Lazlo | TV |
| 1992 | The Hand That Rocks the Cradle | Solomon | Film |
| 1989 | Leviathan | Justin Jones | Film |
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