Who Is Ernie Hudson?

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Ghostbusters - Though Ernie Hudson had been acting since the '70s, one of his most memorable roles came in the '80s as a paranormal activity fighter in the action-comedy Ghostbusters. (Photo: Columbia Pictures)

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Ghostbusters - Though Ernie Hudson had been acting since the '70s, one of his most memorable roles came in the '80s as a paranormal activity fighter in the action-comedy Ghostbusters. (Photo: Columbia Pictures)

St. Elsewhere - On the Denzel Washington medical drama St. Elsewhere, Ernie Hudson played the role of Jerry Close for six episodes. (Photo: NBC)

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St. Elsewhere - On the Denzel Washington medical drama St. Elsewhere, Ernie Hudson played the role of Jerry Close for six episodes. (Photo: NBC)

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle - In the suspense-thriller The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, Ernie Hudson played a mentally handicapped handiman who became the scapegoat for an evil woman's plan. (Photo: Hollywood Pictures)

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The Hand That Rocks the Cradle - In the suspense-thriller The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, Ernie Hudson played a mentally handicapped handiman who became the scapegoat for an evil woman's plan. (Photo: Hollywood Pictures)

Sugar Hill - In the Wesley Snipes family crime drama Sugar Hill, Ernie Hudson played the role of Lolly Jones, a former Brooklyn boxer turned drug dealer. (Photo: 20th Century Fox)

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Sugar Hill - In the Wesley Snipes family crime drama Sugar Hill, Ernie Hudson played the role of Lolly Jones, a former Brooklyn boxer turned drug dealer. (Photo: 20th Century Fox)

The Substitute - In the high school crime drama The Substitute, Ernie Hudson played Principal Claude Rolle, who teams up with a substitute teacher to fight crime in his school. (Photo: Orion Pictures)

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The Substitute - In the high school crime drama The Substitute, Ernie Hudson played Principal Claude Rolle, who teams up with a substitute teacher to fight crime in his school. (Photo: Orion Pictures)

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Lackawanna Blues - Ernie Hudson played Dick Barrymore in the HBO period drama Lackawanna Blues. In the movie, which also starred Mos Def and Terrence Howard, Hudson played a cabaret owner. (Photo: HBO)

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Lackawanna Blues - Ernie Hudson played Dick Barrymore in the HBO period drama Lackawanna Blues. In the movie, which also starred Mos Def and Terrence Howard, Hudson played a cabaret owner. (Photo: HBO)

Miss Congeniality - In the Sandra Bullock undercover cop comedy Miss Congeniality, Hudson played the role of FBI Agent Harry McDonald. (Photo: Warner Bros. Entertainment)

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Miss Congeniality - In the Sandra Bullock undercover cop comedy Miss Congeniality, Hudson played the role of FBI Agent Harry McDonald. (Photo: Warner Bros. Entertainment)

The Secret Life of an American Teenager - On the ABC Family coming of age drama The Secret Life of an American Teenager, Ernie Hudson played the role of Doctor Ken Fields. (Photo: ABC)

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The Secret Life of an American Teenager - On the ABC Family coming of age drama The Secret Life of an American Teenager, Ernie Hudson played the role of Doctor Ken Fields. (Photo: ABC)

Law & Order - On NBC's long-running police and legal drama Law & Order, Ernie Hudson had a reoccurring role as Lt. Anita Van Buren's love interest. (Photo: NBC)

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Law & Order - On NBC's long-running police and legal drama Law & Order, Ernie Hudson had a reoccurring role as Lt. Anita Van Buren's love interest. (Photo: NBC)

Oz - On HBO's intense serial prison drama, Oz, Ernie Hudson played the pivotal role of  Warden Leo Glenn who ran the notorious Oswald State Penitentiary and its infamous cast of inmates. (Photo: HBO)

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Oz - On HBO's intense serial prison drama, Oz, Ernie Hudson played the pivotal role of  Warden Leo Glenn who ran the notorious Oswald State Penitentiary and its infamous cast of inmates. (Photo: HBO)

Desperate Housewives - On ABC's Desperate Housewives, Ernie Hudson played the role of Detective Ridley. (Photo: ABC/RON TOM)

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Desperate Housewives - On ABC's Desperate Housewives, Ernie Hudson played the role of Detective Ridley. (Photo: ABC/RON TOM)