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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ernie Hudson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, is a full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Transformers: Prime
as Agent William Fowler (voice)
Episodes: 65
First Aired: Nov 26, 2010
Oz
as Leo Glynn
Episodes: 56
First Aired: Jul 12, 1997
Carl Weber's The Family Business
as L.C. Duncan
Episodes: 52
First Aired: Nov 13, 2018
Quantum Leap
as Herbert 'Magic' Williams
Episodes: 31
First Aired: Sep 19, 2022
Desperate Housewives
as Detective Ridley
Episodes: 26
First Aired: Oct 03, 2004
L.A.'s Finest
as Joseph Vaughn
Episodes: 26
First Aired: May 13, 2019
Grace and Frankie
as Jacob
Episodes: 17
First Aired: May 08, 2015
10-8: Officers on Duty
as Senior Deputy John Henry Barnes
Episodes: 15
First Aired: Sep 28, 2003
APB
as Ned Conrad
Episodes: 12
First Aired: Feb 06, 2017
Graves
as Jacob Mann
Episodes: 9
First Aired: Oct 16, 2016
The Last Precinct
as Sergeant Lane
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Apr 11, 1986
Super Friends
as Cyborg (voice)
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Sep 08, 1973
Broken Badges
as Toby Baker
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Nov 24, 1990
Law & Order
as Frank Gibson
Episodes: 7
First Aired: Sep 13, 1990
Infinity Train
as Atticus (voice)
Episodes: 7
First Aired: Aug 05, 2019
Highcliffe Manor
as Smythe
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Apr 12, 1979
Wild Palms
as Tommy Lazlo
Episodes: 5
First Aired: May 16, 1993
Modern Family
as Miles
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Sep 23, 2009
Heroes
as Captain Lubbock
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Sep 25, 2006
Franklin & Bash
as Judge Lawrence Perry
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Jun 01, 2011
Bones
as David Barron
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 13, 2005
Superman: The Animated Series
as Professor Felix (voice)
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 06, 1996
ER
as Colonel James Gallant
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 19, 1994
Meteor
as Gen. Brasser
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jul 12, 2009
Rizzoli & Isles
as Admiral Frost
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jul 12, 2010
City on a Hill
as Franklin Ward
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jun 16, 2019
Twin Peaks
as Colonel Davis
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Apr 08, 1990
Las Vegas
as Bob Casey
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 22, 2003
How I Met Your Mother
as Ernie Hudson
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 19, 2005
Psych
as William Guster
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 07, 2006
The A-Team
as Cal Freeman
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 23, 1983
Cold Case
as Moses Jones
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 28, 2003
Tales from the Crypt
as Zambini
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 10, 1989
Everwood
as Bill Hoover
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 16, 2002
Crossing Jordan
as Colonel Wirth
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 24, 2001
Without a Trace
as Manny Aybar
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 26, 2002
Private Practice
as Captain Frank
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 26, 2007
Full House
as Reggie "The Sandman" Martin
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 22, 1987
Stargate SG-1
as Pernaux
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 27, 1997
MacGyver
as Milton Bozer
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 23, 2016
The White Shadow
as Johnson
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 27, 1978
Batman: The Animated Series
as Security Guard (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 05, 1992
Beautiful People
as Jack
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Unknown
White Collar
as Mr. Jeffries
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 23, 2009
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
as Santa Claus (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 21, 2016
Taxi
as Terry Carver
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 12, 1978
Childrens Hospital
as Hubert McGraw
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 08, 2008
Scorpion
as Brooks
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 22, 2014
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
as Prince Humperdinck
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 29, 2020
Blue Bloods
as Darryl Ward
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 24, 2010
Once Upon a Time
as King Poseidon
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 23, 2011
Scandal
as Commander Randolph Boles
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 05, 2012
Lethal Weapon
as Hank Peterson
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 21, 2016
Angie Tribeca
as Pete Tribeca
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 17, 2016
The Crow: Stairway to Heaven
as Albrecht
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 25, 1998
Grey's Anatomy
as Brad McDougall
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 27, 2005
The Movies That Made Us
as Winston Zeddemore (archive footage)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 29, 2019
Robot Chicken
as Detective Ernie / Judge Hudson Jr. / Justin's Dad (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 20, 2005
Torchwood
as Stuart Owens
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 22, 2006
The Incredible Hulk
as Lee
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 04, 1977
Ballers
as Mr. Hagerty
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 21, 2015
Arrow
as Roy Stewart
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 10, 2012
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
as Grini Millegi (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 04, 2021
Ironside
as Bludso
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 02, 2013
Hart of Dixie
as Ernie Hayes
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 26, 2011
Hot in Cleveland
as Ernie Hudson
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 16, 2010
The Insiders
as Brewster
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 25, 1985
Touched by an Angel
as Norm McCloud
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 21, 1994
Criminal Minds
as Lt. Al Garner
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 22, 2005
Guys with Kids
as The Judge
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 12, 2012
Angry Birds Mystery Island
as Marlon (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 21, 2024
The New Odd Couple
as Moses Brown
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 29, 1982
Fantasy Island
as Jamu
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 28, 1978
Oz (TV Series 1997-2003)
as Warden Leo Glynn
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 12, 1997
Key & Peele
as Dad
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 31, 2012
The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Sep 11, 1985
St. Elsewhere
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Oct 26, 1982
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Jul 01, 2008
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Sep 09, 2019
Flamingo Road
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jan 06, 1981
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 12, 2022
The Ben Stiller Show
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 27, 1992
Little House on the Prairie
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 11, 1974
Diff'rent Strokes
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 03, 1978
The View
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 11, 1997
Comic Book Men
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 12, 2012
Webster
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 16, 1983
Bosom Buddies
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 27, 1980
Detective School
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 31, 1979
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 25, 2014
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 04, 1989
Celebrity Ghost Stories
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 03, 2009
Sherri
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 12, 2022
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 17, 2014
Reunited Apart
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 27, 2020
The Last Leg
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 25, 2013
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