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Birthday: Dec 17, 1945
Place of Birth: Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA

Ernie Hudson

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.

Filmography
Movie Cast Year
Ghostbusters Winston Zeddemore 1984
Miss Congeniality Harry McDonald 2000
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous Harry McDonald 2005
Joni Earl 1979
Congo Captain Munro Kelly 1995
The Watcher FBI Special Agent in Charge Mike Ibby 2000
The Basketball Diaries Reggie 1995
Ghostbusters II Winston Zeddemore 1989
All Hat Jackson Jones 2007
The Hand that Rocks the Cradle Solomon 1992
The Wrong Guys Dawson 1988
Stealth Fighter President Westwood 1999
October 22 Arthur 1998
Going Berserk Muhammed Jerome Willy 1983
The Octagon Quinine 1980
Everything's Jake Jake 2000
The Human Tornado Bo 1976
The Ron Clark Story Principal Turner 2006
You're Not You John 2014
The Crow Albrecht 1994
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone Washington 1983
Airheads Sergeant O'Malley 1994
A Town Without Christmas Ted 2001
Dragonball Evolution Master Mutaito 2009
Shark Attack Lawrence Rhodes 1999
Best of the Best 4: Without Warning Detective Gresko 1998
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission Joe Hamilton 1988
Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball Anthony Vejar 2010
Leviathan Justin Jones 1989
Beebo Saves Christmas Santa Claus (voice) 2021
Tornado! Dr. Joe Branson 1996
Michael Jordan: An American Hero 1999
Speechless Ventura 1994
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror Roscoe 2006
Nobel Son Sgt. Bill Canega 2007
Stasis Stranger 2010
Pastor Brown Deacon Harold Todd 2009
Confessions of an Action Star Self / Commander 2005
Fakin' Da Funk Joe Lee 1997
Interceptors Major 1999
Final Approach Agent Lorenzo Dawson 2008
Penitentiary II Half Dead 1982
Fatal Secrets Detective Carter 2009
Sugar Hill Lolly Jonas 1994
Clifford's Really Big Movie P.T. (voice) 2004
The Cowboy Way Officer Sam 'Mad Dog' Shaw 1994
Prisoner's Daughter Hank 2023
Joy of Sex Mr. Porter 1984
The Retirement Plan Joseph 2023
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Winston Zeddemore 2024
Weeds Bagdad 1987
Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story Perry Beasley 2005
Collision Course Shortcut 1989
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3 Pedro (voice) 2012
Doonby Leroy Jackson 2013
Underground Aces African General 1981
Anne B. Real Principal 2003
For Which He Stands DEA Agent Baxter 1996
Butter Curtis '8-Ball' Harris 1998
Lackawanna Blues Dick Barrymore 2005
Deer Crossing Captain Bailey 2012
Clover Gaten Hill 1997
Paper Bullets Detective Ron Mills 2000
Battledogs Max Stevens 2013
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film Percy 2013
Mad Bull Black Bart 1977
Walking Shadow Hawk 2001
Ambush at Dark Canyon Cyrus Parker 2012
White Mama Counsellor 1980
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters Self 2020
Levitation Downbeat 1997
Showing Up Self 2014
To Hell and Back Joe 2014
The Grim Sleeper Detective Gerry Claymar 2014
A Stranger in the Kingdom Rev. Walter Andrews 1999
Deep Blue Breath Lord Vater (voice) 2011
Red Letters Detective Glen Teal 2000
The $5.20 an Hour Dream Homer Burden 1980
The Substitute Claude Rolle 1996
Dear Secret Santa Pastor Avery 2013
Love on the Run Lamar 1985
The Last Precinct Night Train 1986
Operation Delta Force Major Tipton 1997
The Man in the Silo Marcus Wells 2016
Nowhere to Land Danny Gorlin 2000
Hijack Senator Douglas Wilson 1999
Leadbelly Archie (as Earnest L. Hudson) 1976
Machete Joe Sheriff Taylor 2010
Game of Death Clarence 2011
Skag 1980
No Escape Hawkins 1994
Champions Coach Phil Peretti 2023
Gallows Road Bob Collins 2015
Crazy Times Harold 'Jazzman' Malloy 1981
The Main Event Killer 1979
Touched Dr. Beck 2014
A Matter of Life and Death Mr. Harrison 1981
Oswald: Down The Rabbit Hole Oswald Jebediah Coleman 1970
God's Not Dead 2 Judge Stennis 2016
Batman: Bad Blood Lucius Fox (voice) 2016
Merry Ex-Mas Pastor Ed 2014
Spaceman Joe 2016
The Cherokee Kid Nat Love aka Deadwood Dick 1996
Ghostbusters Uncle Bill 2016
Two of a Kind Det. Skaggs 1983
California Girls Ernie 1985
Ghostheads Self 2016
Meteor Gen. Brasser 1970
Infinity Train Atticus (voice) 2016
Heaven Sent Donatello 2016
Trapper County War Jefferson Carter 1989
The Jazz Singer Heckler 1980
Mr. Beebee Wayne Proctor 1970
Nappily Ever After Richard Jones 2018
Just Your Luck Willie 1996
The Adventures of Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy Ivan Stumpwater 2012
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School Blake Rische 2006
Turning Point Joe Johnson 2013
Last of the Good Guys El Coliph 1978
Ghostbusters: Afterlife Winston Zeddemore 2021
Underground Entertainment: The Movie Ernie 2011
Adventure Force 5 2019
Lonely Street Captain Morgan 2009
In Search of Tomorrow Self - Interviewee 2022
The Last Song Guest 2014
Mr. Magoo Agent CIA Gus Anders 1997
High & Outside: A Baseball Noir Sanzone 2018
Redemption Day Ed Paxton 2021
Women of San Quentin Charles Wilson 1983
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 Pedro 2011
Halfway Decent Tom 2005
Deepest, Darkest 1970
Famous 1970
Series Cast Year
St. Elsewhere 1982
The Ben Stiller Show 1992
How I Met Your Mother Ernie Hudson 2005
Law & Order Frank Gibson 1990
Psych William Guster 2006
Desperate Housewives Detective Ridley 2004
The A-Team Cal Freeman 1983
Little House on the Prairie 1974
Heroes Captain Lubbock 2006
Bones David Barron 2005
Cold Case Moses Jones 2003
Tales from the Crypt Zambini 1989
Everwood Bill Hoover 2002
Crossing Jordan Colonel Wirth 2001
Diff'rent Strokes 1978
Flamingo Road 1981
The View Self 1997
Comic Book Men Self 2012
Wild Palms Tommy Lazlo 1993
Webster 1983
Bosom Buddies 1980
Without a Trace Manny Aybar 2002
Private Practice Captain Frank 2007
Superman: The Animated Series Professor Felix (voice) 1996
Full House Reggie "The Sandman" Martin 1987
Stargate SG-1 Pernaux 1997
The Secret Life of the American Teenager 2008
Infinity Train Atticus (voice) 2019
MacGyver Milton Bozer 2016
ER Colonel James Gallant 1994
The White Shadow Johnson 1978
The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians 1985
10-8: Officers on Duty Senior Deputy John Henry Barnes 2003
The Last Precinct Sergeant Lane 1986
Highcliffe Manor Smythe 1979
Super Friends Cyborg (voice) 1973
Batman: The Animated Series Security Guard (voice) 1992
Meteor Gen. Brasser 2009
Detective School 1979
Transformers: Prime Agent William Fowler (voice) 2010
Broken Badges Toby Baker 1990
Oz Leo Glynn 1997
Beautiful People Jack 1970
White Collar Mr. Jeffries 2009
Late Night with Seth Meyers Self 2014
Modern Family Miles 2009
DC's Legends of Tomorrow Santa Claus (voice) 2016
Rizzoli & Isles Admiral Frost 2010
APB Ned Conrad 2017
Graves Jacob Mann 2016
Taxi Terry Carver 1978
Childrens Hospital Hubert McGraw 2008
Scorpion Brooks 2014
Home Movie: The Princess Bride Prince Humperdinck 2020
Blue Bloods Darryl Ward 2010
Once Upon a Time King Poseidon 2011
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! 1989
The Kelly Clarkson Show Self 2019
Scandal Commander Randolph Boles 2012
Lethal Weapon Hank Peterson 2016
Carl Weber's The Family Business L.C. Duncan 2018
Franklin & Bash Judge Lawrence Perry 2011
Angie Tribeca Pete Tribeca 2016
Quantum Leap Herbert 'Magic' Williams 2022
City on a Hill Franklin Ward 2019
Celebrity Ghost Stories Self 2009
Twin Peaks Colonel Davis 1990
Sherri Self - Guest 2022
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Self 2014
Las Vegas Bob Casey 2003
The Crow: Stairway to Heaven Albrecht 1998
Grey's Anatomy Brad McDougall 2005
The Movies That Made Us Winston Zeddemore (archive footage) 2019
Robot Chicken Detective Ernie/judge Hudson jr/Justin's dad 2005
L.A.'s Finest Joseph Vaughn 2019
Torchwood Stuart Owens 2006
The Incredible Hulk Lee 1977
The Jennifer Hudson Show Self 2022
Ballers Mr. Hagerty 2015
Arrow Roy Stewart 2012
Star Wars: The Bad Batch Grini Millegi (voice) 2021
Ironside Bludso 2013
Hart of Dixie Ernie Hayes 2011
Hot in Cleveland Ernie Hudson 2010
Reunited Apart Self 2020
Grace and Frankie Jacob 2015
The Insiders Brewster 1985
Touched by an Angel Norm McCloud 1994
Criminal Minds Lt. Al Garner 2005
Guys with Kids The Judge 2012
Angry Birds Mystery Island Marlon (voice) 2024
The New Odd Couple Moses Brown 1982
Fantasy Island Jamu 1978
The Last Leg Self 2013
Oz (TV Series 1997-2003) Warden Leo Glynn 1997
Key & Peele Dad 2012
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