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).
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.
External links
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Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q471018
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Filmography (Movies)
Toy Story 5
Character:Combat Carl (voice)
Release Date:17/06/2026
John Candy: I Like Me
Character:Self - Actor (archive footage)
Release Date:04/09/2025
FEEL
Character:Sitter 10
Release Date:16/05/2025
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Character:Winston Zeddemore
Release Date:20/03/2024
The Retirement Plan
Character:Joseph
Release Date:24/08/2023
Prisoner's Daughter
Character:Hank
Release Date:30/06/2023
Champions
Character:Coach Phil Peretti
Release Date:09/03/2023
In Search of Tomorrow
Character:Self - Interviewee
Release Date:19/02/2022
Beebo Saves Christmas
Character:Santa Claus (voice)
Release Date:01/12/2021
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Character:Winston Zeddemore
Release Date:18/11/2021
Redemption Day
Character:Ed Paxton
Release Date:08/01/2021
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Character:Self
Release Date:07/01/2020
Adventure Force 5
Character:Dr. Lawrence Abel
Release Date:19/12/2019
Nappily Ever After
Character:Richard Jones
Release Date:21/09/2018
High & Outside: A Baseball Noir
Character:Sanzone
Release Date:28/02/2018
Heaven Sent
Character:Donatello
Release Date:03/12/2016
Infinity Train
Character:Atticus (voice)
Release Date:02/11/2016
Spaceman
Character:Joe
Release Date:19/08/2016
Ghostbusters
Character:Uncle Bill
Release Date:14/07/2016
Ghostheads
Character:Self
Release Date:23/04/2016
God's Not Dead 2
Character:Judge Stennis
Release Date:01/04/2016
Batman: Bad Blood
Character:Lucius Fox (voice)
Release Date:19/01/2016
The Man in the Silo
Character:Marcus Wells
Release Date:09/01/2016
Gallows Road
Character:Bob Collins
Release Date:22/04/2015
Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2015
Merry Ex-Mas
Character:Pastor Ed
Release Date:05/12/2014
You're Not You
Character:John
Release Date:10/10/2014
Touched
Character:Dr. Beck
Release Date:04/10/2014
To Hell and Back
Character:Joe
Release Date:04/04/2014
The Grim Sleeper
Character:Detective Gerry Claymar
Release Date:15/03/2014
Showing Up
Character:Self
Release Date:25/02/2014
The Last Song
Character:Guest
Release Date:01/01/2014
Dear Secret Santa
Character:Pastor Avery
Release Date:30/11/2013
Doonby
Character:Leroy Jackson
Release Date:01/11/2013
Turning Point
Character:Joe Johnson
Release Date:24/05/2013
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
Character:Percy
Release Date:20/04/2013
Battledogs
Character:Max Stevens
Release Date:05/04/2013
Ambush at Dark Canyon
Character:Cyrus Parker
Release Date:24/10/2012
Deer Crossing
Character:Captain Bailey
Release Date:25/09/2012
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta!
Character:Pedro (voice)
Release Date:03/09/2012
The Adventures of Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy
Character:Ivan Stumpwater
Release Date:10/05/2012
Beautiful People
Character:Jack
Release Date:01/05/2012
Underground Entertainment: The Movie
Character:Ernie
Release Date:06/06/2011
Deep Blue Breath
Character:Lord Vater (voice)
Release Date:30/04/2011
Game of Death
Character:Clarence
Release Date:31/03/2011
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
Character:Pedro
Release Date:01/02/2011
Nowhere to Land
Character:Danny Gorlin
Release Date:21/10/2010
Stasis
Character:Stranger
Release Date:08/09/2010
Machete Joe
Character:Sheriff Taylor
Release Date:29/01/2010
Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball
Character:Anthony Vejar
Release Date:19/01/2010
Pastor Brown
Character:Deacon Harold Todd
Release Date:26/06/2009
Dragonball Evolution
Character:Master Mutaito
Release Date:12/03/2009
Fatal Secrets
Character:Detective Carter
Release Date:03/01/2009
Lonely Street
Character:Captain Morgan
Release Date:01/01/2009
Final Approach
Character:Agent Lorenzo Dawson
Release Date:24/05/2008
All Hat
Character:Jackson Jones
Release Date:11/09/2007
Nobel Son
Character:Bill Canega
Release Date:28/04/2007
The Ron Clark Story
Character:Principal Turner
Release Date:13/08/2006
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
Character:Roscoe
Release Date:27/06/2006
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
Character:Blake Rische
Release Date:12/01/2006
Halfway Decent
Character:Tom
Release Date:20/10/2005
Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story
Character:Perry Beasley
Release Date:22/08/2005
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
Character:Harry McDonald
Release Date:11/03/2005
Lackawanna Blues
Character:Dick Barrymore
Release Date:12/02/2005
Confessions of an Action Star
Character:Self / Commander
Release Date:23/01/2005
Clifford's Really Big Movie
Character:P.T. (voice)
Release Date:20/02/2004
Anne B. Real
Character:Principal
Release Date:01/01/2003
A Town Without Christmas
Character:Ted
Release Date:16/12/2001
Walking Shadow
Character:Hawk
Release Date:26/08/2001
Miss Congeniality
Character:Harry McDonald
Release Date:22/12/2000
Paper Bullets
Character:Detective Ron Mills
Release Date:23/10/2000
Everything's Jake
Character:Jake
Release Date:25/09/2000
The Watcher
Character:FBI Special Agent in Charge Mike Ibby
Release Date:08/09/2000
Red Letters
Character:Detective Glen Teal
Release Date:09/06/2000
A Stranger in the Kingdom
Character:Rev. Walter Andrews
Release Date:23/11/1999
Shark Attack
Character:Lawrence Rhodes
Release Date:09/11/1999
Interceptors
Character:Major
Release Date:11/09/1999
Hijack
Character:Senator Douglas Wilson
Release Date:31/08/1999
Michael Jordan: An American Hero
Character:
Release Date:18/04/1999
Stealth Fighter
Character:President Westwood
Release Date:01/01/1999
October 22
Character:Arthur
Release Date:04/11/1998
Butter
Character:Curtis '8-Ball' Harris
Release Date:13/10/1998
Best of the Best 4: Without Warning
Character:Detective Gresko
Release Date:10/10/1998
Mr. Magoo
Character:Agent CIA Gus Anders
Release Date:25/12/1997
Clover
Character:Gaten Hill
Release Date:10/09/1997
Fakin' Da Funk
Character:Joe Lee
Release Date:20/07/1997
Levitation
Character:Downbeat
Release Date:01/04/1997
Operation Delta Force
Character:Major Tipton
Release Date:01/01/1997
The Cherokee Kid
Character:Nat Love aka Deadwood Dick
Release Date:14/12/1996
Just Your Luck
Character:Willie
Release Date:29/11/1996
For Which He Stands
Character:DEA Agent Baxter
Release Date:17/05/1996
Tornado!
Character:Dr. Joe Branson
Release Date:06/05/1996
The Substitute
Character:Claude Rolle
Release Date:19/04/1996
Congo
Character:Captain Monroe Kelly
Release Date:09/06/1995
The Basketball Diaries
Character:Reggie
Release Date:21/04/1995
Speechless
Character:Ventura
Release Date:16/12/1994
Airheads
Character:Sergeant O'Malley
Release Date:05/08/1994
The Cowboy Way
Character:Officer Sam 'Mad Dog' Shaw
Release Date:03/06/1994
The Crow
Character:Albrecht
Release Date:11/05/1994
No Escape
Character:Hawkins
Release Date:29/04/1994
Sugar Hill
Character:Lolly Jonas
Release Date:25/02/1994
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
Character:Solomon
Release Date:10/01/1992
Ghostbusters II
Character:Winston Zeddemore
Release Date:16/06/1989
Collision Course
Character:Shortcut
Release Date:27/04/1989
Leviathan
Character:Justin Jones
Release Date:17/03/1989
Trapper County War
Character:Jefferson Carter
Release Date:01/01/1989
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
Character:Joe Hamilton
Release Date:10/11/1988
The Wrong Guys
Character:Dawson
Release Date:13/05/1988
Weeds
Character:Bagdad
Release Date:16/10/1987
The Last Precinct
Character:Night Train
Release Date:26/01/1986
Love on the Run
Character:Lamar
Release Date:21/10/1985
California Girls
Character:Ernie
Release Date:24/03/1985
On the Scene with the Ghostbusters
Character:
Release Date:04/12/1984
Joy of Sex
Character:Mr. Porter
Release Date:03/08/1984
Ghostbusters
Character:Winston Zeddemore
Release Date:08/06/1984
Two of a Kind
Character:Det. Skaggs
Release Date:13/12/1983
Women of San Quentin
Character:Charles Wilson
Release Date:23/10/1983
Going Berserk
Character:Muhammed Jerome Willy
Release Date:30/09/1983
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
Character:Washington
Release Date:20/05/1983
Penitentiary II
Character:Half Dead
Release Date:02/04/1982
Crazy Times
Character:Harold 'Jazzman' Malloy
Release Date:10/04/1981
A Matter of Life and Death
Character:Mr. Harrison
Release Date:13/01/1981
Underground Aces
Character:African General
Release Date:02/01/1981
The Jazz Singer
Character:Heckler
Release Date:17/12/1980
The Octagon
Character:Quinine
Release Date:14/08/1980
White Mama
Character:Counsellor
Release Date:05/03/1980
The $5.20 an Hour Dream
Character:Homer Burden
Release Date:26/01/1980
Skag
Character:
Release Date:06/01/1980
The Main Event
Character:Killer
Release Date:22/06/1979
Joni
Character:Earl
Release Date:01/06/1979
Last of the Good Guys
Character:El Coliph
Release Date:07/03/1978
Mad Bull
Character:Black Bart
Release Date:21/12/1977
Man from Atlantis IV: The Disappearances
Character:Minion
Release Date:20/06/1977
The Human Tornado
Character:Bo
Release Date:02/10/1976
Leadbelly
Character:Archie
Release Date:28/05/1976
Television Appearances
Boston Blue
Character:Rev. Edwin Peters
Angry Birds Mystery Island
Character:Marlon (voice)
Quantum Leap
Character:Herbert 'Magic' Williams
Sherri
Character:Self - Guest
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Character:Self
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
Character:Grini Millegi (voice)
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Character:Prince Humperdinck
Reunited Apart
Character:Self
The Movies That Made Us
Character:Winston Zeddemore (archive footage)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Character:Self
Infinity Train
Character:Atticus (voice)
City on a Hill
Character:Franklin Ward
L.A.'s Finest
Character:Joseph Vaughn
The Masked Singer
Character:Self - Special Guest
Carl Weber's The Family Business
Character:L.C. Duncan
APB
Character:Ned Conrad
Graves
Character:Jacob Mann
MacGyver
Character:Milton Bozer
Lethal Weapon
Character:Hank Peterson
Angie Tribeca
Character:Pete Tribeca
Ballers
Character:Mr. Hagerty
Grace and Frankie
Character:Jacob
Scorpion
Character:Brooks
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self
The Millers
Character:Walter
Ironside
Character:Bludso
The Last Leg
Character:Self
Arrow
Character:Roy Stewart
Guys with Kids
Character:The Judge
Scandal
Character:Commander Randolph Boles
Comic Book Men
Character:Self
Key & Peele
Character:Dad
Once Upon a Time
Character:King Poseidon
Hart of Dixie
Character:Ernie Hayes
Franklin & Bash
Character:Judge Lawrence Perry
Transformers: Prime
Character:Agent William Fowler (voice)
Blue Bloods
Character:Darryl Ward
Rizzoli & Isles
Character:Admiral Frost
Hot in Cleveland
Character:Ernie Hudson
White Collar
Character:Mr. Jeffries
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Character:Self
Modern Family
Character:Miles
Meteor
Character:Gen. Brasser
Childrens Hospital
Character:Hubert McGraw
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
Character:Dr. Ken Fields
Private Practice
Character:Captain Frank
Torchwood
Character:Stuart Owens
Heroes
Character:Captain Lubbock
Psych
Character:William Guster
Criminal Minds
Character:Lt. Al Garner
How I Met Your Mother
Character:Ernie Hudson
Bones
Character:David Barron
Grey's Anatomy
Character:Brad McDougall
Robot Chicken
Character:Detective Ernie / Judge Hudson Jr. / Justin's Dad (voice)
Desperate Housewives
Character:Detective Ridley
Cold Case
Character:Moses Jones
10-8: Officers on Duty
Character:Senior Deputy John Henry Barnes
Las Vegas
Character:Bob Casey
Without a Trace
Character:Manny Aybar
Everwood
Character:Bill Hoover
Crossing Jordan
Character:Colonel Wirth
The View
Character:Self
Stargate SG-1
Character:Pernaux
Oz
Character:Leo Glynn
Superman: The Animated Series
Character:Professor Felix (voice)
Touched by an Angel
Character:Norm McCloud
ER
Character:Colonel James Gallant
Wild Palms
Character:Tommy Lazlo
The Ben Stiller Show
Character:
Angel Street
Character:Thurman Nickens
Batman: The Animated Series
Character:Security Guard (voice)
Broken Badges
Character:Toby Baker
Cop Rock
Character:Cmdr. Warren Osborne
Law & Order
Character:Frank Gibson
Twin Peaks
Character:Colonel Davis
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
Character:
Tales from the Crypt
Character:Zambini
Full House
Character:Reggie "The Sandman" Martin
The Last Precinct
Character:Sergeant Lane
The Insiders
Character:Brewster
The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians
Character:Cyborg (voice)
Webster
Character:
The A-Team
Character:Cal Freeman
The New Odd Couple
Character:Moses Brown
St. Elsewhere
Character:Jerry Close
Flamingo Road
Character:
Bosom Buddies
Character:
Detective School
Character:
Highcliffe Manor
Character:Smythe
Roots: The Next Generations
Character:Muslim at Door
The White Shadow
Character:Johnson
Diff'rent Strokes
Character:
Taxi
Character:Terry Carver
Fantasy Island
Character:Jamu
The Incredible Hulk
Character:Lee
Little House on the Prairie
Character:William Thomas
Super Friends
Character:Cyborg (voice)
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