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Ernie Hudson
Ernest Lee Hudson (born December 17, 1945), known as Ernie Hudson is an American actor. He garnered fame for his role as Winston Zeddemore in the Ghostbusters franchise and has demonstrated his acting prowess in films like 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, he played prominent roles like Warden Leo Glynn on HBO's Oz (1997–2003), and appeared in TV shows such as St. Elsewhere, The Last Precinct, 10-8: Officers on Duty, Desperate Housewives, The Secret Life of the American Teenager, Law & Order, Transformers: Prime, Franklin & Bash, Grace and Frankie, and L.A.'s Finest. Hudson has had a career that spans from 1973 to the present time.
Hudson was born and raised in Benton Harbor, Michigan. He never knew his father, while his mother passed away when he was just two months old. Hudson served the U.S. Marine Corps right after high school, although this was short-lived due to asthma. Aside from acting, Hudson is a playwright and a producer. He started his writing and acting career at Concept East, the oldest black theater company in the United States. He pursued further studies at Wayne State University, University of Minnesota, and Yale University. Additionally, Hudson is a devoted Christian and believes in the universality of all churches. It's also noteworthy that Hudson has voice acted in an episode of Star Wars: The Bad Batch.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Earnest Lee Hudson
Born: Benton Harbor, Michigan, U.S.
Citizenship: United States
Birthday: December 17, 1945
Occupations: Actor, playwright, producer
Years Active: 1973-present
Children: 4
Spouses: Jeannie Moore, Linda Kingsberg
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Movies Featuring Ernie Hudson
Nappily Ever After
Prisoner's Daughter
Champions
Who You Gonna Call?
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
Mr. Magoo
Leviathan
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Redemption Day
Adventure Force 5
The Retirement Plan
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Smokin’ Aces 2: Assassins’ Ball
Machete Joe
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
The Adventures of Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta!
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
Dear Secret Santa
Game of Death
Ambush at Dark Canyon
Showing Up
The Grim Sleeper
Deer Crossing
Battledogs
Doonby
Touched
Merry Ex-Mas
Batman: Bad Blood
Infinity Train
Heaven Sent
Twin Peaks: The Return
Gallows Road
Nowhere to Land
Red Letters
A Town Without Christmas
Paper Bullets
Lackawanna Blues
Snoop Dogg’s Hood of Horror
All Hat
Ghostheads
Cleanin’ Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Anne B. Real
Confessions of an Action Star
Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story
The Ron Clark Story
White Mama
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
Going Berserk
Joy of Sex
Underground Aces
California Girls
Weeds
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
The Wrong Guys
Trapper County War
Penitentiary II
Beebo Saves Christmas
In Search of Tomorrow
Collision Course
Penitentiary II
Collision Course
Mad Bull
Joni
The Human Tornado
Speechless
The Main Event
Fakin’ Da Funk
No Escape
Operation Delta Force
Fatal Secrets
Pastor Brown
Interceptors
Best of the Best 4: Without Warning
Lonely Street
Hijack
Wild Palms
Final Approach
Tornado!
Career Timeline
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2021
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Winston Zeddemore
Redemption Day
Ed Paxton
Beebo Saves Christmas
Santa Claus (voice)
2016
Batman: Bad Blood
Lucius Fox (voice)
Infinity Train
Atticus (voice)
Heaven Sent
Donatello
Ghostheads
Self
2014
Showing Up
Self
The Grim Sleeper
Detective Gerry Claymar
Touched
Dr. Beck
Merry Ex-Mas
Pastor Ed
2013
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
Percy
Dear Secret Santa
Pastor Avery
Battledogs
Max Stevens
Doonby
Leroy Jackson
2012
The Adventures of Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy
Ivan Stumpwater
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta!
Pedro (voice)
Ambush at Dark Canyon
Cyrus Parker
Deer Crossing
Captain Bailey
2005
Lackawanna Blues
Dick Barrymore
Confessions of an Action Star
Self / Commander
Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story
Perry Beasley
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