Birth Day: 1945-12-17
Place of birth: Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA
Earnest Lee Hudson (born December 17, 1945) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Winston Zeddemore in the Ghostbusters franchise. Hudson has also acted in the films Leviathan (1989), The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992), The Crow (1994), Airheads (1994), The Basketball Diaries (1995), Congo (1995), Miss Congeniality (2000), and The Ron Clark Story (2006). His most prominent role on television was Warden Leo Glynn on HBO's Oz (1997–2003). Hudson has also appeared in the television shows St. Elsewhere (1984), The Last Precinct (1986), 10-8: Officers on Duty (2003–2004), Desperate Housewives (2006–2007), The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008–2013), Law & Order (2009–2010), the voice of Agent Bill Fowler in Transformers: Prime (2010–2013), Franklin & Bash (2012–2014), Grace and Frankie (2015–2020), and L.A.'s Finest (2019–2020). From 2022 to 2024, Hudson appeared as Herbert "Magic" Williams on the NBC drama Quantum Leap.
Credits
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As Combat Carl (voice) -
As Sitter 10 -
As Self - Actor (archive footage) -
As Winston Zeddemore -
As Self (voiceover) -
As Coach Phil Peretti -
As Hank -
As Joseph -
As Self - Interviewee -
As Winston Zeddemore -
As Ed Paxton -
As Santa Claus (voice) -
As Self -
As Dr. Lawrence Abel -
As Sanzone -
As Richard Jones -
As Uncle Bill -
As Joe -
As Atticus (voice) -
As Lucius Fox (voice) -
As Donatello -
As Judge Stennis -
As Self -
As Marcus Wells -
As Bob Collins -
As Self -
As Self -
As Joe -
As Pastor Ed -
As John -
As Guest -
As Dr. Beck -
As Detective Gerry Claymar -
As Max Stevens -
As Percy -
As Leroy Jackson -
As Joe Johnson -
As Pastor Avery -
As Cyrus Parker -
As Ivan Stumpwater -
As Captain Bailey -
As Pedro (voice) -
As Pedro -
As Lord Vater (voice) -
As Clarence -
As Ernie -
As Stranger -
As Danny Gorlin -
As Anthony Vejar -
As Sheriff Taylor -
As Detective Carter -
As Master Mutaito -
As Captain Morgan -
As Deacon Harold Todd -
As Agent Lorenzo Dawson -
As Bill Canega -
As Jackson Jones -
As Principal Turner -
As Roscoe -
As Blake Rische -
As Harry McDonald -
As Self / Commander -
As Perry Beasley -
As Dick Barrymore -
As Tom
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As P.T. (voice) -
As Principal -
As Ted -
As Hawk -
As Detective Ron Mills -
As Detective Glen Teal -
As Jake -
As FBI Special Agent in Charge Mike Ibby -
As Harry McDonald -
As Rev. Walter Andrews -
As Major -
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As President Westwood -
As Senator Douglas Wilson -
As Lawrence Rhodes -
As Curtis '8-Ball' Harris -
As Detective Gresko -
As Arthur -
As Agent CIA Gus Anders -
As Downbeat -
As Major Tipton -
As Gaten Hill -
As Joe Lee -
As Dr. Joe Branson -
As Nat Love aka Deadwood Dick -
As DEA Agent Baxter -
As Willie -
As Claude Rolle -
As Captain Monroe Kelly -
As Reggie -
As Ventura -
As Officer Sam 'Mad Dog' Shaw -
As Sergeant O'Malley -
As Hawkins -
As Albrecht -
As Lolly Jonas -
As Solomon -
As Shortcut -
As Winston Zeddemore -
As Jefferson Carter -
As Justin Jones -
As Dawson -
As Joe Hamilton -
As Bagdad -
As Night Train -
As Lamar -
As Ernie -
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As Winston Zeddemore -
As Mr. Porter -
As Charles Wilson -
As Muhammed Jerome Willy -
As Washington -
As Det. Skaggs -
As Half Dead -
As Harold 'Jazzman' Malloy -
As Mr. Harrison -
As African General -
As Heckler -
As Counsellor -
As Homer Burden -
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As Quinine -
As Earl -
As Killer -
As El Coliph
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As Black Bart -
As Minion -
As Archie -
As Bo -
As Wayne Proctor -
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As Oswald Jebediah Coleman -
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