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Ernie Hudson

Acting · Born December 17, 1945 · Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA

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).

Movies with Ernie Hudson

• Toy Story 5 (2026) — Combat Carl (voice)
• Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) — Winston Zeddemore
• Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) — Winston Zeddemore
• Ghostbusters (1984) — Winston Zeddemore
• Ghostbusters II (1989) — Winston Zeddemore
• Miss Congeniality (2000) — McDonald
• Ghostbusters (2016) — Uncle Bill
• The Crow (1994) — Albrecht
• The Retirement Plan (2023) — Joseph
• The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992) — Solomon
• Dragonball Evolution (2009) — Sifu Norris
• John Candy: I Like Me (2025) — Self - Actor (archive footage)

TV shows with Ernie Hudson

• Law & Order (1990) — Frank Gibson
• Desperate Housewives (2004) — Detective Ridley
• St. Elsewhere (1982) — Jerry Close
• Oz (1997) — Leo Glynn
• Grace and Frankie (2015) — Jacob
• The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008) — Dr. Ken Fields
• Super Friends (1973) — Cyborg (voice)
• Transformers: Prime (2010) — Agent William Fowler (voice)