Ernie Hudson Praises Invoice Murray for Advocating for His ‘Ghostbusters’ Return

Bill Murray has all the time had Ernie Hudson‘s again.

Throughout a solo panel at Rhode Island Comic Con on Saturday, Nov. 2, Hudson, 78, opened up a few time when Murray, 74, stood up for him throughout their earlier Ghostbusters days.

“Invoice Murray is the one actor I feel I’ve ever labored with who once they tried to get him to do one other [Ghostbusters] — keep in mind it was about 20 years earlier than we got here again with one other film after the second film. However Invoice simply principally stated, ‘If Ernie Hudson’s not in it, I am not doing it,’ ” the actor stated. “There should not many individuals who type of rise up for you. And that was simply very, very particular. So I really like all the blokes. They’re very, very supportive.”

Hudson continued to rave about costars Murray, Harold Ramis and Dan Aykroyd‘s “willingness to be inclusive” towards him on set, “as a result of the studio was not.”

“I had been appearing for, I do not know, a number of years earlier than I even did Ghostbusters. The studio was actually not as welcoming, however the guys had been,” he recalled. “Once we do a scene, the blokes would say, ‘Wait a minute, Ernie’s not saying something. So let’s make certain he is included.’ So a number of these traces most likely might have gone to any person else, however they had been variety sufficient to make it possible for I used to be all the time included.”

He added, “The studio type of went out of its solution to make it possible for I wasn’t included. It got here to the poster. It got here to the PR stuff. However the guys had been actually [inclusive], and that is why I actually thought-about them actually all very, very particular individuals in my life.”

Representatives for Columbia Footage didn’t instantly reply to PEOPLE’s request for remark.

Hudson has starred as Winston Zeddemore in all 4 films inside the Ghostbusters franchise, starting with the unique movie in 1984. He even made a cameo within the female-led Ghostbusters reboot in 2016.

The one authentic, major forged member to not seem in all 4 movies (which now embody two modern-day set sequels) was Ramis, who died in February 2014 at age 69.

Previously, Hudson has spoken fondly of his expertise engaged on the franchise’s many movies. In 2014, he reminisced about his favourite recollections to Entertainment Weekly.

By no means miss a narrative — join PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter to remain up-to-date on the most effective of what PEOPLE has to supply​​, from movie star information to driving human curiosity tales.

“For me, it was being in New York, capturing in New York. And it’s hanging on the streets with Invoice Murray the few instances we acquired an opportunity to only hang around, and even capturing, [seeing] how a lot the followers love Invoice Murray,” he stated on the time.

“They had been [in love with him], and what amazed me in watching — ’trigger I’d observe — is how he would wade into the gang, and he simply gave this love again,” he continued. “Lots of actors, they disguise, they don’t need all that spotlight, however Invoice would simply turn out to be one with them.”

Hudson added: “And it was an exquisite factor to observe. I noticed [Murray] lately, and he nonetheless has that factor of simply together with individuals in a really particular means. That was, for me, the factor I take away from it probably the most. Simply seeing him with the individuals and seeing how he dealt together with his fanbase.”