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:
- The Dukes of Hazzard
- The A-Team
- Superfriends
- Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
- Ghostbusters:
- St. Elsewhere
- Tales from the Crypt
- The Crow
- Operation Delta Force
- Airheads
- Leviathan (1989)
- Congo
- The Watcher
- Miss Congeniality
- Oz
- Stargate SG-1
- Desperate Housewives
- Bones
- Psych
- Las Vegas
- The Secret Life of the American Teenager
- Private Practice
- Dragon Ball Evolution
- Heroes
- Law & Order
- Childrens Hospital
- Criminal Minds
- Torchwood: Miracle Day
- Transformers: Prime
- Rizzoli & Isles
- How I Met Your Mother
- Modern Family
- Hart of Dixie
- Franklin & Bash
- Mob City
- Scorpion
- Grace and Frankie
- Infinity Train
Tropes
- Badass Baritone: He is known for his very rich, authoritative voice.
- Badass Moustache: He frequently sports one and has played plenty of badasses.
- 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.
