Earnest Lee "Ernie" Hudson Sr. (born December 17, 1945 in Benton Harbor, Michigan) is an American actor.
He's perhaps best known for his role as Winston Zeddemore in the Ghostbusters franchise.
He's appeared in:
- Airheads
- The A-Team
- Bones
- Childrens Hospital
- Congo
- Criminal Minds
- The Crow
- Desperate Housewives
- Dragon Ball Evolution
- The Dukes of Hazzard
- Franklin & Bash
- Ghostbusters:
- Grace and Frankie
- Hart of Dixie
- Heroes
- How I Met Your Mother
- Infinity Train
- Las Vegas
- Law & Order
- Leviathan (1989)
- Miss Congeniality
- Mob City
- Modern Family
- Operation Delta Force
- Oz
- Home Movie: The Princess Bride
- Private Practice
- Psych
- Rizzoli & Isles
- Scorpion
- The Secret Life of the American Teenager
- Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
- Stargate SG-1
- St. Elsewhere
- Superfriends
- Tales from the Crypt
- Torchwood: Miracle Day
- Transformers: Prime
- The Watcher
Tropes
- Badass Baritone: He is known for his very rich, authoritative voice.
- Older Than They Look: He doesn't look like he's in his 70s.
- Only Sane Man: Much of his roles depict him in this trope, but in a world where supernatural is the norm. Ghostbusters (1984) shows that if there's a steady paycheck in the job, he'll believe anything thrown at him.
- Star-Making Role: As Winston Zeddmore.
