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