Ernie Hudson

Ernie Hudson

78 · Born: Dec 17, 1945

Personal Details

Born Dec 17, 1945 Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA
Spouse
  • Linda Louise Kingsberg

    ( May 25, 1985 to Apr 27, 2024 )
  • Jeannie Lou Moore

    ( Nov 1, 1964 to Dec 30, 1982 )
Parents
  • Maggie Donald

Biography

Earnest Lee Hudson is an American actor and voice actor. He is most known for his roles as Winston Zeddemore in the Ghostbusters film series, Warden Leo Glynn on HBO's Oz, and Sergeant Albrecht in The Crow. He's had recurring roles on several TV shows including St. Elsewhere, Twin Peaks, Law & Order, HBO's Oz, Desperate Housewives, Heroes, Franklin & Bash, The Secret Life of the American Teenager, Modern Family, Graves, Grace and Frankie, APB, LA's Finest, Carl Weber's The Family Business, City on a Hill, and Quantum Leap (2022). He's been in numerous films - most notably are the Ghostbusters series, The Hand that Rocks the Cradle, The Crow and its sequel The Crow: Stairway to Heaven, Miss Congeniality and its sequel Miss Congeniality 2, and You're Not You. He has also appeared in a few Hallmark movies.

Career

2024
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire as Winston Zeddemore
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2023
The Retirement Plan
Prisoner's Daughter
Prisoner's Daughter as Hank
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Champions
Champions as Coach Phil Peretti
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Star Wars: The Bad Batch
Star Wars: The Bad Batch as Grini Millegi (voice)
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2022
Quantum Leap
Quantum Leap as Herbert 'Magic' Williams
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2021
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Ghostbusters: Afterlife as Winston Zeddemore
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Beebo Saves Christmas
Beebo Saves Christmas as Santa Claus (voice)
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Redemption Day
Redemption Day as Ed Paxton
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2020
Grace and Frankie
Grace and Frankie as Jacob
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2019
Adventure Force 5
Adventure Force 5
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L.A.'s Finest
L.A.'s Finest as Joseph Burnett
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Infinity Train
Infinity Train as Atticus (voice)
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2018
High & Outside: A Baseball Noir
High & Outside: A Baseball Noir as Sanzone
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Nappily Ever After
Nappily Ever After as Richard Jones
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The Family Business
The Family Business as L.C. Duncan
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Arrow
Arrow as Roy Stewart
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2017
APB
APB as Ned Conrad
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Angie Tribeca
Angie Tribeca as Pete Tribeca
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Lethal Weapon
Lethal Weapon as Hank Peterson
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2016
Heaven Sent
Heaven Sent as Donatello
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The Man in the Silo
The Man in the Silo as Marcus Wells
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Spaceman
Spaceman as Joe
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God's Not Dead 2
God's Not Dead 2 as Judge Stennis
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Batman: Bad Blood
Batman: Bad Blood as Lucius Fox (voice)
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Graves
Graves as Jacob Mann
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2015
Gallows Road
Gallows Road as Bob Collins
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2014
Touched by Romance
Touched by Romance as Dr. Beck
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The Grim Sleeper
The Grim Sleeper as Detective Gerry Claymar
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Merry Ex Mas
Merry Ex Mas as Pastor Ed
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To Hell and Back
To Hell and Back as Joe
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Hot in Cleveland
Hot in Cleveland as Ernie Hudson
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2013
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film as Percy
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Dear Secret Santa
Dear Secret Santa as Pastor Avery
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Turning Point
Turning Point as Joe Johnson
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Battledogs
Battledogs as Max Stevens
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Doonby
Doonby as Leroy Jackson
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2012
Ambush at Dark Canyon
Ambush at Dark Canyon as Cyrus Parker
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The Adventures of Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Treasure
Deer Crossing
Deer Crossing as Captain Bailey
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Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva La Fiesta!
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva La Fiesta! as Pedro (voice)
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2011
Game of Death
Game of Death as Clarence
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Underground Entertainment: The Movie
Deep Blue Breath
Deep Blue Breath as Lord Vater (voice)
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Rizzoli & Isles
Rizzoli & Isles as Admiral Frost
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White Collar
White Collar as Mr. Jeffries
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Torchwood
Torchwood as Stuart Owens
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How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Mother as Ernie Hudson
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2010
Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball
Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball as Anthony Vejar
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Machete Joe
Machete Joe as Sheriff Taylor
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Transformers Prime
Transformers Prime as Agent William Fowler (voice)
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Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds as Lt. Al Garner
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2009
Pastor Brown
Pastor Brown as Deacon Harold Todd
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Lonely Street
Lonely Street as Captain Morgan
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Dragonball Evolution
Dragonball Evolution as Master Mutaito
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Balancing the Books
Balancing the Books as Detective Carter
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Meteor
Meteor as Gen. Brasser
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2008
Final Approach
Final Approach as Agent Lorenzo Dawson
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Private Practice
Private Practice as Captain Frank
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2007
All Hat
All Hat as Jackson Jones
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Nobel Son
Nobel Son as Sgt. Bill Canega
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Psych
Psych as William Guster
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Bones
Bones as David Barron
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Las Vegas
Las Vegas as Bob Casey
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2006
Hood of Horror
Hood of Horror as Roscoe
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The Ron Clark Story
The Ron Clark Story as Principal Turner
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Cold Case
Cold Case as Moses Jones
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2005
Lackawanna Blues
Lackawanna Blues as Dick Barrymore
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Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous as Harry McDonald
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Crossing Jordan
Crossing Jordan as Colonel Wirth
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Stargate SG-1
Stargate SG-1 as Pernaux
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ER
ER as Colonel James Gallant
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2003
10-8: Officers on Duty
2002
Without a Trace
Without a Trace as Manny Aybar
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2001
A Town Without Christmas
A Town Without Christmas as Ted
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Walking Shadow
Walking Shadow as Hawk
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2000
Paper Bullets
Paper Bullets as Detective Ron Mills
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The Watcher
The Watcher as FBI Special Agent in Charge Mike Ibby
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Nowhere to Land
Nowhere to Land as Danny Gorlin
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Red Letters
Red Letters as Detective Glen Teal
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Miss Congeniality
Miss Congeniality as Harry McDonald
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Everything's Jake
Everything's Jake as Jake
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1999
Shark Attack
Shark Attack as Lawrence Rhodes
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Miracle on the 17th Green
Miracle on the 17th Green as Earl Fielder
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Stealth Fighter
Stealth Fighter as President Westwood
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A Stranger in the Kingdom
A Stranger in the Kingdom as Rev. Walter Andrews
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Hijack
Hijack as Senator Douglas Wilson
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Michael Jordan: An American Hero
Interceptor Force
Interceptor Force as Major
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1998
Butter
Butter as Curtis '8-Ball' Harris
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October 22
October 22 as Arthur
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Best of the Best 4: Without Warning
Best of the Best 4: Without Warning as Detective Gresko
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1997
Operation Delta Force
Operation Delta Force as Major Tipton
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Fakin' Da Funk
Fakin' Da Funk as Joe Lee
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Mr. Magoo
Mr. Magoo as Agent CIA Gus Anders
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Levitation
Levitation as Downbeat
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Clover
Clover as Gaten Hill
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Oz
Oz as Leo Glynn
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Superman: The Animated Series
Superman: The Animated Series as Professor Felix (voice)
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1996
The Substitute
The Substitute as Claude Rolle
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Just Your Luck
Just Your Luck as Willie
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For Which He Stands
For Which He Stands as DEA Agent Baxter
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Tornado!
Tornado! as Dr. Joe Branson
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The Cherokee Kid
The Cherokee Kid as Nat Love aka Deadwood Dick
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1995
The Basketball Diaries
The Basketball Diaries as Reggie
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Congo
Congo as Captain Munro Kelly
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1994
Speechless
Speechless as Ventura
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No Escape
No Escape as Hawkins
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Airheads
Airheads as O'Malley
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The Crow
The Crow as Sergeant Albrecht
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The Cowboy Way
The Cowboy Way as Officer Sam 'Mad Dog' Shaw
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1993
Wild Palms
Wild Palms as Tommy Lazlo
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Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt as Zambini
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1992
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle as Solomon
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Batman: The Animated Series
Batman: The Animated Series as Security Guard (voice)
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1990
Broken Badges
Broken Badges as Toby Baker
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1989
Leviathan
Leviathan as Justin Jones
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Collision Course
Collision Course as Shortcut
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Ghostbusters II
Ghostbusters II as Winston Zeddemore
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Trapper County War
Trapper County War as Jefferson Carter
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1988
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission as Joe Hamilton
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The Wrong Guys
The Wrong Guys as Dawson
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1987
Weeds
Weeds as Bagdad
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Full House
Full House as Reggie "The Sandman" Martin
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1986
The Last Precinct
The Last Precinct as Sergeant Lane
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1985
Love on the Run
Love on the Run as Lamar
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California Girls
California Girls as Ernie
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Super Friends
Super Friends as Cyborg (voice)
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1984
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters as Winston Zeddemore
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Joy of Sex
Joy of Sex as Mr. Porter
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1983
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
The A-Team
The A-Team as Cal Freeman
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1982
Penitentiary II
Penitentiary II as Half Dead
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1981
Crazy Times
Crazy Times as Harold 'Jazzman' Malloy
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1980
White Mama
White Mama as Counsellor
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1979
Joni
Joni as Earl
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Highcliffe Manor
Highcliffe Manor as Smythe
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1978
Last of the Good Guys
Last of the Good Guys as El Coliph
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The Incredible Hulk
The Incredible Hulk as Lee
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1977
Mad Bull
Mad Bull as Black Bart
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1976
Leadbelly
Leadbelly as Archie (as Earnest L. Hudson)
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The Human Tornado
The Human Tornado as Bo
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2022
In Search of Tomorrow
2021
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Who You Gonna Call?
2016
Ghostheads
Ghostheads
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2005
Sledge: The Untold Story
2023
Ghost in the House
Ghost in the House as Writer
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