Ernie Hudson

Ernie Hudson (with Donnie Wahlberg in background) dying in Never 2 Big

Ernie Hudson (1945 - )

Film Deaths

• Leviathan (1989) [Justin Jones]: Drowned or mauled to death in a struggle with the Leviathan (his body is later seen sinking to the ocean floor). (Thanks to ND)

• Sugar Hill (1994) [Lolly Jonas]: Shot repeatedly in the throat and chest (along with Abe Vigoda and Larry Joshua) by Michael Wright.

• The Substitute (1996) [Principal Claude Rolle]: Killed with a blow to the face by Tom Berenger at the end of a struggle. (Thanks to ND)

• Fakin' Da Funk (1997) [Joe Lee] Dies of a heart attack while walking home with stepson Jermey Juan Alcedo.

• Never 2 Big (Butter) (1998) [Curtis '8-Ball' Harris]: Shot repeatedly in the chest in a shoot-out with Tony Todd in the lobby.

• Shark Attack (1999) [Lawrence Rhodes]: Eaten by a shark after he's knocked from the buoy at the end of a struggle with Casper Van Dien. (Thanks to ND)

TV Deaths

• Tales from the Crypt: Food for Thought (1993) [Zambini]: Mauled to death by a gorilla. (Thanks to ND)

• The Cherokee Kid (1996 TV) [Nat Love a.k.a. Deadwood Dick]: Shot repeatedly in the back and chest/right leg during a gunfight with James Coburn's henchmen. his body is shown again afterwards during graveyard procession.

• Michael Jordan: An American Hero (TV movie 1999) [James Jordan]: Murdered (off-screen) by two thugs. We learn of his death when Debbie Allen got a call from the police who told her the tragic news.

• Oz: Junkyard Dawgs (2003) [Warden Leo Glynn]: Stabbed in the stomach (off-screen) by Tony Hoty on Zeljko Ivanek and Cyrus Farmer's orders; he dies in Lauren Velez's arms after staggering into his Lifetime Achievement Award ceremony. (Thanks to Robert and ND)

• Heroes: Tabula Rasa (2009) [Captain Lubbock]: Killed after being slashed multiple times throughout his body by Ray Park as Zachary Quinto looks on.

• Childrens Hospital: Joke Overland (2010) [Hubert McGraw]: Impaled through the chest with a flagpole (along with Mark L. Young). He is briefly brought back to life by Adam Scott's reverse-polarity gun, but immediately dies once again. (Played for comic effect.) (Thanks to Tommy)

• Last Resort: The Pointy End of the Spear (2013) [Speaker of the House Conrad Buell]: Shoots himself in the head (off-screen) in the House of Representatives after he finds out that the military coup he's in league with has failed to take over the building.

• Battledogs (TV movie 2013) [Max Stevens]: Clawed to death and killed by one of the creatures.

Notable Connections

Father of Ernie Hudson Jr.

Gallery

Ernie Hudson in The Cherokee Kid