Ernie Hudson
Earnest Lee "Ernie" Hudson (born December 17, 1945) is an American actor.[3] He is known for his roles as Winston Zeddemore in the Ghostbusters movie series, Sergeant Albrecht in The Crow, and Warden Leo Glynn on HBO's Oz.
Ernie Hudson | |
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 Hudson in October 2009 | |
| Born | Earnest Lee Hudson[1] December 17, 1945 Benton Harbor, Michigan, U.S.[2] |
| Occupation | Actor, playwright, producer |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Spouse(s) | Jeannie Moore (1963–76) Linda Kingsberg (1985– ) |
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Leadbelly | Archie | |
| The Human Tornado | Bo | Credited as Louis Hudson | |
| 1979 | The Main Event | Killer | |
| 1980 | Joni | Earl | |
| The Octagon | Quinine | ||
| The Jazz Singer | Heckler | ||
| 1981 | Underground Aces | African General | |
| 1982 | Penitentiary II | Half Dead | |
| 1983 | Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone | Washington | |
| Going Berserk | Muhammed Jerome Willy | ||
| Two of a Kind | Det. Skaggs | ||
| 1984 | Ghostbusters | Winston Zeddemore | |
| National Lampoon's Joy of Sex | Mr. Porter | ||
| 1987 | Weeds | Bagdad | |
| 1988 | The Wrong Guys | Dawson | |
| 1989 | Trapper County War | Jefferson Carter | |
| Leviathan | Justin Jones | ||
| Collision Course | Shortcut | ||
| Ghostbusters II | Winston Zeddemore | ||
| 1992 | The Hand That Rocks the Cradle | Solomon | |
| 1994 | Sugar Hill | Lolly Jonas | |
| No Escape | Hawkins | ||
| The Crow | Sergeant Albrecht | ||
| The Cowboy Way | Officer Sam 'Mad Dog' Shaw | ||
| Airheads | Sergeant O'Malley | ||
| Speechless | Ventura | ||
| 1995 | The Basketball Diaries | Reggie | |
| Congo | Captain Monroe Kelly | ||
| 1996 | Tornado! | Dr. Joe Branson | |
| The Substitute | Principal Claude Rolle | ||
| For Which He Stands | DEA Agent Baxter | ||
| Just Your Luck | Willie | ||
| 1997 | Fakin' Da Funk | Joe Lee | |
| Mr. Magoo | Agent Gus Anders, CIA | ||
| Levitation | Downbeat | ||
| 1998 | Butter | Curtis "8 Ball" Harris | |
| Stranger in the Kingdom | Rev. Walter Andrews | ||
| Best of the Best: Without Warning | Detective Gresko | ||
| October 22 | Arthur | ||
| 1999 | Lillie | Larry Miller | |
| Shark Attack | Lawrence Rhodes | ||
| The Last Siege | Senator Douglas Wilson | ||
| Interceptors | Major McKenzie | ||
| Stealth Fighter | President Westwood | ||
| 2000 | Red Letters | Detective Glen Teal | |
| The Watcher | Ibby | ||
| Paper Bullets | Detective Ron Mills | ||
| Miss Congeniality | FBI Asst. Director Harry McDonald | ||
| Everything's Jake | Jake | ||
| 2003 | Anne B. Real | Principal Davis | |
| 10-8: Officers on Duty | Senior Deputy John Henry Barnes | ||
| 2004 | Clifford's Really Big Movie | P.T. | Voice role |
| 2005 | Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School | Blake Rische | |
| Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous | FBI Asst. Director Harry McDonald | ||
| Everwood | Bill Hoover | ||
| Halfway Decent | Tom | ||
| 2006 | Hood of Horror | Roscoe | |
| 2007 | Certifiably Jonathan | Museum Guard | |
| Nobel Son | Sgt. Bill Canega | ||
| All Hat | Jackson Jones | ||
| 2008 | The Man in the Silo | Marcus Wells | |
| Pie'n Burger | Cedric | ||
| Balancing the Books | Detective Carter | ||
| 2009 | Dragonball Evolution | Sifu Norris | |
| Lonely Street | Capt. Morgan | ||
| Machete Joe | Sheriff Taylor | ||
| Pastor Brown | Deacon Harold Todd | ||
| 2010 | Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball | Anthony Vejar | |
| Stasis | Stranger | Short film | |
| Game of Death | Catholic Priest | ||
| Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial | Jean-Bot | English Voice Dubbing for 2012 | |
| 2011 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 | Pedro | Voice role |
| 2012 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva La Fiesta! | Pedro | Voice role |
| Turning Point | Joe Johnson | ||
| Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy | Ivan Stumpwater | ||
| 2014 | You're Not You | John | |
| 2015 | Gallows Road | Bob Collins | |
| 2016 | Batman: Bad Blood | Lucius Fox | Voice role |
| God's Not Dead 2 | Judge Stennis | ||
| Ghostbusters | Uncle Bill Jenkins | Cameo | |
| Spaceman | Joe | ||
| 2018 | Nappily Ever After | Richard Jones | |
| 2020 | Ghostbusters 2020 | Winston Zeddemore | Post-production |
Ernie Hudson Media
Hudson at the 2014 Florida Super Con
The handprints of Hudson are in front of the Great Movie Ride at Walt Disney World's Disney's Hollywood Studios theme park.
References
- ↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VV9T-5H7
- ↑ Ernie Hudson Biography, Yahoo! Movies.
- ↑ Ernie Hudson Biography, FilmReference.com.
Other websites
Media related to Ernie Hudson at Wikimedia Commons
- Ernie Hudson on IMDb
- Interview (March 2008) with Ernie Hudson, by Matthew Waldram Archived 2008-03-22 at the Wayback Machine
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