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 Self - Actor (archive footage) -
As Sitter 10 -
As Winston Zeddemore -
As Coach Phil Peretti -
As Joseph -
As Hank -
As Self - Interviewee -
As Santa Claus (voice) -
As Ed Paxton -
As Winston Zeddemore -
As Self -
As Dr. Lawrence Abel -
As Richard Jones -
As Sanzone -
As Judge Stennis -
As Donatello -
As Atticus (voice) -
As Self -
As Uncle Bill -
As Joe -
As Lucius Fox (voice) -
As Marcus Wells -
As Self -
As Bob Collins -
As Dr. Beck -
As Guest -
As Pastor Ed -
As John -
As Joe -
As Self -
As Detective Gerry Claymar -
As Max Stevens -
As Percy -
As Joe Johnson -
As Leroy Jackson -
As Pastor Avery -
As Cyrus Parker -
As Captain Bailey -
As Ivan Stumpwater -
As Jack -
As Pedro (voice) -
As Lord Vater (voice) -
As Ernie -
As Clarence -
As Pedro -
As Danny Gorlin -
As Anthony Vejar -
As Sheriff Taylor -
As Stranger -
As Captain Morgan -
As Master Mutaito -
As Deacon Harold Todd -
As Detective Carter -
As Agent Lorenzo Dawson -
As Bill Canega -
As Jackson Jones -
As Principal Turner -
As Roscoe -
As Blake Rische -
As Harry McDonald -
As Tom
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As Self / Commander -
As Perry Beasley -
As Dick Barrymore -
As P.T. (voice) -
As Principal -
As Ted -
As Hawk -
As FBI Special Agent in Charge Mike Ibby -
As Harry McDonald -
As Detective Ron Mills -
As Jake -
As Detective Glen Teal -
As President Westwood -
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As Rev. Walter Andrews -
As Senator Douglas Wilson -
As Major -
As Lawrence Rhodes -
As Arthur -
As Detective Gresko -
As Curtis '8-Ball' Harris -
As Joe Lee -
As Major Tipton -
As Downbeat -
As Agent CIA Gus Anders -
As Gaten Hill -
As Willie -
As Claude Rolle -
As Nat Love aka Deadwood Dick -
As DEA Agent Baxter -
As Dr. Joe Branson -
As Captain Monroe Kelly -
As Reggie -
As Officer Sam 'Mad Dog' Shaw -
As Lolly Jonas -
As Ventura -
As Sergeant O'Malley -
As Hawkins -
As Albrecht -
As Solomon -
As Justin Jones -
As Winston Zeddemore -
As Shortcut -
As Jefferson Carter -
As Dawson -
As Joe Hamilton -
As Bagdad -
As Night Train -
As Ernie -
As Lamar -
As Winston Zeddemore -
As Mr. Porter -
As Muhammed Jerome Willy -
As Det. Skaggs -
As Washington -
As Charles Wilson -
As Half Dead -
As African General -
As Mr. Harrison -
As Harold 'Jazzman' Malloy -
As Quinine -
As Homer Burden -
As Heckler -
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As Counsellor -
As Killer -
As Earl -
As El Coliph
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As Black Bart -
As Minion -
As Archie -
As Bo -
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As Oswald Jebediah Coleman -
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As Wayne Proctor