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Ernie Hudson
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Ernie Hudson, born Earnest Lee Hudson on December 17, 1945, in Benton Harbor, Michigan, is an American actor. He works as a film, television, and voice actor. Hudson is an African American male who speaks English. He is a citizen of the United States and has served in the United States Marine Corps.
Hudson began his work period in 1976. He was educated at Wayne State University and the Yale School of Drama. His notable works include the films Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters II, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire. He has also been associated with the audio works The Twilight Zone Radio Dramas, Volume 20, and Oz.
Hudson has two children, one of whom is named Ernie Hudson Jr. In addition to his acting career, he is associated with the musical genres of acoustic blues, acoustic Chicago blues, blues, and Chicago blues.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
Top works
- The Twilight Zone Radio Dramas, Volume 20
- Oz
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · 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). His most prominent role on…
Known for
- Toy Story 5 — Combat Carl (voice)2026
- FEEL — Sitter 102025
- John Candy: I Like Me — Self - Actor (archive footage)2025
- Boston Blue — Rev. Edwin Peters2025
- Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire — Winston Zeddemore2024
- Angry Birds Mystery Island — Marlon (voice)2024
- Prisoner's Daughter — Hank2023
- The Retirement Plan — Joseph2023
- Champions — Coach Phil Peretti2023
- Darrin's Dance Grooves: The Untold Darrin Henson Story — Self (voiceover)2023
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1945
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 5
- Total plays
- 7
<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Ernie+Hudson">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) project
· 2013 · cited 8,580x
- Distinct types of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma identified by gene expression profiling
· 2000 · cited 7,880x
- The International HapMap Project
· 2003 · cited 4,925x
- The American-European Consensus Conference On Ards. Definitions, Mechanisms, Relevant Outcomes, And Clinical Trial Coordination
· 1994 · cited 4,749x
- The Prevalence and Correlates of Eating Disorders in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication
· 2007 · cited 3,882x
via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- Born
- Earnest Lee Hudson , ( 1945-12-17 ) December 17, 1945 (age 80) , Benton Harbor, Michigan , U.S.
- Education
- Wayne State University ( BFA ) University of Minnesota Yale University
- Occupations
- Actor playwright producer
- Years active
- 1973–present
- Spouses
- Jeannie Moore ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1963 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1976 ) Linda Kingsberg ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1985 )
- Children
- 4, including Ernie Hudson Jr.
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Hudson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Benton Harbor
- Child
- Ernie Hudson Jr.
- Occupation
- stage actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Notable work
- Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
- Military branch
- United States Marine Corps
- Official website
- www.ernie-hudson.com
- Image
- Ernie Hudson Photo Op GalaxyCon Raleigh 2024.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
Show 6 more facts
- Commons category
- Ernie Hudson
- date of birth
- 1945-12-17
- ethnic group
- African Americans
- start of work period
- 1976-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- birth name
- Earnest Lee Hudson
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
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).
On television, his most prominent role 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.
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