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