
Ernie Hudson
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.
69 TV shows
TV Shows

Grey's Anatomy
ABC

Bones
FOX

Law & Order
NBC

Criminal Minds
CBS

Modern Family
ABC

Stargate SG-1
Showtime

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
NBC

Desperate Housewives
ABC

Arrow
The CW

Blue Bloods
CBS

ER
NBC

How I Met Your Mother
CBS

Late Night with Seth Meyers
NBC

Psych
USA Network

Twin Peaks
ABC

Once Upon a Time
ABC

Batman: The Animated Series
FOX

The Kelly Clarkson Show
Syndication

Cold Case
CBS

White Collar
USA Network

The Jennifer Hudson Show
Syndication

The A-Team
NBC

Oz
HBO

Private Practice
ABC

Rizzoli & Isles
TNT

Scandal
ABC

Sherri
Syndication

Lethal Weapon
FOX

MacGyver
CBS

The View
ABC

Las Vegas
NBC

Crossing Jordan
NBC

Full House
ABC

Robot Chicken
Adult Swim

St. Elsewhere
NBC

Superman: The Animated Series
The WB

Touched by an Angel
CBS

Ballers
HBO

The Incredible Hulk
CBS

Boston Blue
CBS

Taxi
ABC

Grace and Frankie
Netflix

Hot in Cleveland
TV Land

Torchwood
BBC Three

The Masked Singer
FOX

Star Wars: The Bad Batch
Disney+

Tales from the Crypt
HBO

The Last Leg
Channel 4

Arli$$
HBO

Super Friends
ABC

Fantasy Island
ABC

Childrens Hospital
The WB

Franklin & Bash
TNT

Carl Weber's The Family Business
BET

Quantum Leap
NBC

Transformers: Prime
Hub Network

Celebrity Ghost Stories
A&E

Angie Tribeca
TBS

Infinity Train
Cartoon Network

L.A.'s Finest
Spectrum

The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
Syndication

Comic Book Men
AMC

The Movies That Made Us
Netflix

City on a Hill
Showtime

The Millers
CBS

The White Shadow
CBS

APB
FOX

Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Quibi

Graves
Epix
Other Credits
The Ben Stiller Show, Little House on the Prairie, Heroes, Everwood, Diff'rent Strokes, Flamingo Road, Wild Palms, Webster, Bosom Buddies, Without a Trace, The Secret Life of the American Teenager, The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians, 10-8: Officers on Duty, The Last Precinct, Highcliffe Manor, Meteor, Detective School, Broken Badges, Beautiful People, Scorpion, Ironside, Hart of Dixie, Reunited Apart, The Insiders, Guys with Kids, Angry Birds Mystery Island, The New Odd Couple, Key & Peele, Angel Street, Roots: The Next Generations, Cop Rock, Steve