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