1945-12-17 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.
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Toy Story 5 | Combat Carl (voice) | 2026-06-17 |
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John Candy: I Like Me | Self - Actor (archive footage) | 2025-09-04 |
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FEEL | Sitter 10 | 2025-05-16 |
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Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire | Winston Zeddemore | 2024-03-20 |
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The Retirement Plan | Joseph | 2023-08-24 |
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Champions | Coach Phil Peretti | 2023-03-09 |
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Prisoner's Daughter | Hank | 2023-06-30 |
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In Search of Tomorrow | Self - Interviewee | 2022-02-19 |
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Redemption Day | Ed Paxton | 2021-01-08 |
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Beebo Saves Christmas | Santa Claus (voice) | 2021-12-01 |
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Ghostbusters: Afterlife | Winston Zeddemore | 2021-11-18 |
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Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters | Self | 2020-01-07 |
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Adventure Force 5 | Dr. Lawrence Abel | 2019-12-19 |
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Nappily Ever After | Richard Jones | 2018-09-21 |
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High & Outside: A Baseball Noir | Sanzone | 2018-02-28 |
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Infinity Train | Atticus (voice) | 2016-11-02 |
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Heaven Sent | Donatello | 2016-12-03 |
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The Man in the Silo | Marcus Wells | 2016-01-09 |
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Ghostheads | Self | 2016-04-23 |
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God's Not Dead 2 | Judge Stennis | 2016-04-01 |
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Ghostbusters | Uncle Bill | 2016-07-14 |
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Batman: Bad Blood | Lucius Fox (voice) | 2016-01-19 |
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Spaceman | Joe | 2016-08-19 |
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Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran | Self | 2015-01-01 |
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Gallows Road | Bob Collins | 2015-04-22 |
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The Grim Sleeper | Detective Gerry Claymar | 2014-03-15 |
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Showing Up | Self | 2014-02-25 |
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Touched | Dr. Beck | 2014-10-04 |
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To Hell and Back | Joe | 2014-04-04 |
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Merry Ex-Mas | Pastor Ed | 2014-12-05 |
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You're Not You | John | 2014-10-10 |
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The Last Song | Guest | 2014-01-01 |
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Turning Point | Joe Johnson | 2013-05-24 |
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Dear Secret Santa | Pastor Avery | 2013-11-30 |
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Doonby | Leroy Jackson | 2013-11-01 |
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Call Me Crazy: A Five Film | Percy | 2013-04-20 |
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Battledogs | Max Stevens | 2013-04-05 |
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Ambush at Dark Canyon | Cyrus Parker | 2012-10-24 |
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The Adventures of Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy | Ivan Stumpwater | 2012-05-10 |
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Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta! | Pedro (voice) | 2012-09-03 |
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Beautiful People | Jack | 2012-05-01 |
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Deer Crossing | Captain Bailey | 2012-09-25 |
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Game of Death | Clarence | 2011-03-31 |
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Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 | Pedro | 2011-02-01 |
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Underground Entertainment: The Movie | Ernie | 2011-06-06 |
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Deep Blue Breath | Lord Vater (voice) | 2011-04-30 |
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Nowhere to Land | Danny Gorlin | 2010-10-21 |
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Stasis | Stranger | 2010-09-08 |
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Machete Joe | Sheriff Taylor | 2010-01-29 |
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Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball | Anthony Vejar | 2010-01-19 |
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Pastor Brown | Deacon Harold Todd | 2009-06-26 |
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Lonely Street | Captain Morgan | 2009-01-01 |
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Fatal Secrets | Detective Carter | 2009-01-03 |
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Dragonball Evolution | Master Mutaito | 2009-03-12 |
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Final Approach | Agent Lorenzo Dawson | 2008-05-24 |
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All Hat | Jackson Jones | 2007-09-11 |
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Nobel Son | Bill Canega | 2007-04-28 |
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Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School | Blake Rische | 2006-01-12 |
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The Ron Clark Story | Principal Turner | 2006-08-13 |
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Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror | Roscoe | 2006-06-27 |
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Confessions of an Action Star | Self / Commander | 2005-01-23 |
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Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story | Perry Beasley | 2005-08-22 |
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Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous | Harry McDonald | 2005-03-11 |
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Halfway Decent | Tom | 2005-10-20 |
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Lackawanna Blues | Dick Barrymore | 2005-02-12 |
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Clifford's Really Big Movie | P.T. (voice) | 2004-02-20 |
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Anne B. Real | Principal | 2003-01-01 |
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Walking Shadow | Hawk | 2001-08-26 |
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A Town Without Christmas | Ted | 2001-12-16 |
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Red Letters | Detective Glen Teal | 2000-06-09 |
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Paper Bullets | Detective Ron Mills | 2000-10-23 |
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The Watcher | FBI Special Agent in Charge Mike Ibby | 2000-09-08 |
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Everything's Jake | Jake | 2000-09-25 |
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Miss Congeniality | Harry McDonald | 2000-12-22 |
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Hijack | Senator Douglas Wilson | 1999-08-31 |
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Shark Attack | Lawrence Rhodes | 1999-11-09 |
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Stealth Fighter | President Westwood | 1999-01-01 |
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A Stranger in the Kingdom | Rev. Walter Andrews | 1999-11-23 |
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Interceptors | Major | 1999-09-11 |
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Michael Jordan: An American Hero | 1999-04-18 | |
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October 22 | Arthur | 1998-11-04 |
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Best of the Best 4: Without Warning | Detective Gresko | 1998-10-10 |
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Butter | Curtis '8-Ball' Harris | 1998-10-13 |
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Levitation | Downbeat | 1997-04-01 |
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Clover | Gaten Hill | 1997-09-10 |
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Fakin' Da Funk | Joe Lee | 1997-07-20 |
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Mr. Magoo | Agent CIA Gus Anders | 1997-12-25 |
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Operation Delta Force | Major Tipton | 1997-01-01 |
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Just Your Luck | Willie | 1996-11-29 |
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The Cherokee Kid | Nat Love aka Deadwood Dick | 1996-12-14 |
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Tornado! | Dr. Joe Branson | 1996-05-06 |
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The Substitute | Claude Rolle | 1996-04-19 |
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For Which He Stands | DEA Agent Baxter | 1996-05-17 |
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The Basketball Diaries | Reggie | 1995-04-21 |
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Congo | Captain Monroe Kelly | 1995-06-09 |
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The Cowboy Way | Officer Sam 'Mad Dog' Shaw | 1994-06-03 |
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Airheads | Sergeant O'Malley | 1994-08-05 |
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Sugar Hill | Lolly Jonas | 1994-02-25 |
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The Crow | Albrecht | 1994-05-11 |
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Speechless | Ventura | 1994-12-16 |
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No Escape | Hawkins | 1994-04-29 |
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The Hand That Rocks the Cradle | Solomon | 1992-01-10 |
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Ghostbusters II | Winston Zeddemore | 1989-06-16 |
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Collision Course | Shortcut | 1989-04-27 |
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Trapper County War | Jefferson Carter | 1989-01-01 |
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Leviathan | Justin Jones | 1989-03-17 |
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The Wrong Guys | Dawson | 1988-05-13 |
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The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission | Joe Hamilton | 1988-11-10 |
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Weeds | Bagdad | 1987-10-16 |
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The Last Precinct | Night Train | 1986-01-26 |
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California Girls | Ernie | 1985-03-24 |
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Love on the Run | Lamar | 1985-10-21 |
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Ghostbusters | Winston Zeddemore | 1984-06-08 |
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Joy of Sex | Mr. Porter | 1984-08-03 |
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Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone | Washington | 1983-05-20 |
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Women of San Quentin | Charles Wilson | 1983-10-23 |
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Going Berserk | Muhammed Jerome Willy | 1983-09-30 |
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Two of a Kind | Det. Skaggs | 1983-12-13 |
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Penitentiary II | Half Dead | 1982-04-02 |
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Underground Aces | African General | 1981-01-02 |
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A Matter of Life and Death | Mr. Harrison | 1981-01-13 |
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Crazy Times | Harold 'Jazzman' Malloy | 1981-04-10 |
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The Octagon | Quinine | 1980-08-14 |
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White Mama | Counsellor | 1980-03-05 |
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Skag | 1980-01-06 | |
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The $5.20 an Hour Dream | Homer Burden | 1980-01-26 |
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The Jazz Singer | Heckler | 1980-12-17 |
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Joni | Earl | 1979-06-01 |
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The Main Event | Killer | 1979-06-22 |
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Last of the Good Guys | El Coliph | 1978-03-07 |
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Man from Atlantis IV: The Disappearances | Minion | 1977-06-20 |
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Mad Bull | Black Bart | 1977-12-21 |
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Leadbelly | Archie | 1976-05-28 |
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The Human Tornado | Bo | 1976-10-02 |
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Mr. Beebee | Wayne Proctor | |
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Oswald: Down The Rabbit Hole | Oswald Jebediah Coleman |
