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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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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Ghostbusters: Afterlife | Winston Zeddemore | 2021-11-18 |
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Beebo Saves Christmas | Santa Claus (voice) | 2021-12-01 |
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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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Batman: Bad Blood | Lucius Fox (voice) | 2016-01-19 |
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The Man in the Silo | Marcus Wells | 2016-01-09 |
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God's Not Dead 2 | Judge Stennis | 2016-04-01 |
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Ghostheads | Self | 2016-04-23 |
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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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Ghostbusters | Uncle Bill | 2016-07-14 |
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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 Last Song | Guest | 2014-01-01 |
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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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Showing Up | Self | 2014-02-25 |
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The Grim Sleeper | Detective Gerry Claymar | 2014-03-15 |
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You're Not You | John | 2014-10-10 |
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Touched | Dr. Beck | 2014-10-04 |
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Doonby | Leroy Jackson | 2013-11-01 |
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Battledogs | Max Stevens | 2013-04-05 |
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Call Me Crazy: A Five Film | Percy | 2013-04-20 |
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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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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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The Adventures of Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy | Ivan Stumpwater | 2012-05-10 |
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Ambush at Dark Canyon | Cyrus Parker | 2012-10-24 |
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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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Deep Blue Breath | Lord Vater (voice) | 2011-04-30 |
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Underground Entertainment: The Movie | Ernie | 2011-06-06 |
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Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball | Anthony Vejar | 2010-01-19 |
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Machete Joe | Sheriff Taylor | 2010-01-29 |
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Stasis | Stranger | 2010-09-08 |
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Nowhere to Land | Danny Gorlin | 2010-10-21 |
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Pastor Brown | Deacon Harold Todd | 2009-06-26 |
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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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Lonely Street | Captain Morgan | 2009-01-01 |
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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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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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Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story | Perry Beasley | 2005-08-22 |
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Confessions of an Action Star | Self / Commander | 2005-01-23 |
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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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A Town Without Christmas | Ted | 2001-12-16 |
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Walking Shadow | Hawk | 2001-08-26 |
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Miss Congeniality | Harry McDonald | 2000-12-22 |
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Everything's Jake | Jake | 2000-09-25 |
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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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Shark Attack | Lawrence Rhodes | 1999-11-09 |
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Stealth Fighter | President Westwood | 1999-01-01 |
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Hijack | Senator Douglas Wilson | 1999-08-31 |
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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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Best of the Best 4: Without Warning | Detective Gresko | 1998-10-10 |
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October 22 | Arthur | 1998-11-04 |
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Butter | Curtis '8-Ball' Harris | 1998-10-13 |
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Fakin' Da Funk | Joe Lee | 1997-07-20 |
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Levitation | Downbeat | 1997-04-01 |
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Operation Delta Force | Major Tipton | 1997-01-01 |
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Mr. Magoo | Agent CIA Gus Anders | 1997-12-25 |
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Clover | Gaten Hill | 1997-09-10 |
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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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For Which He Stands | DEA Agent Baxter | 1996-05-17 |
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The Substitute | Claude Rolle | 1996-04-19 |
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Tornado! | Dr. Joe Branson | 1996-05-06 |
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The Basketball Diaries | Reggie | 1995-04-21 |
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Congo | Captain Munro Kelly | 1995-06-09 |
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The Crow | Albrecht | 1994-05-11 |
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The Cowboy Way | Officer Sam 'Mad Dog' Shaw | 1994-06-03 |
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No Escape | Hawkins | 1994-04-29 |
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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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Speechless | Ventura | 1994-12-16 |
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The Hand That Rocks the Cradle | Solomon | 1992-01-10 |
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Leviathan | Justin Jones | 1989-03-17 |
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Collision Course | Shortcut | 1989-04-27 |
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Ghostbusters II | Winston Zeddemore | 1989-06-16 |
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Trapper County War | Jefferson Carter | 1989-01-01 |
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The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission | Joe Hamilton | 1988-11-10 |
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The Wrong Guys | Dawson | 1988-05-13 |
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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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Love on the Run | Lamar | 1985-10-21 |
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California Girls | Ernie | 1985-03-24 |
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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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Two of a Kind | Det. Skaggs | 1983-12-13 |
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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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Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone | Washington | 1983-05-20 |
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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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Crazy Times | Harold 'Jazzman' Malloy | 1981-04-10 |
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A Matter of Life and Death | Mr. Harrison | 1981-01-13 |
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White Mama | Counsellor | 1980-03-05 |
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The Octagon | Quinine | 1980-08-14 |
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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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The Main Event | Killer | 1979-06-22 |
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Joni | Earl | 1979-06-01 |
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Last of the Good Guys | El Coliph | 1978-03-07 |
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Mad Bull | Black Bart | 1977-12-21 |
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Man from Atlantis IV: The Disappearances | Minion | 1977-06-20 |
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The Human Tornado | Bo | 1976-10-02 |
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Leadbelly | Archie | 1976-05-28 |
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Mr. Beebee | Wayne Proctor | |
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Deepest, Darkest | ||
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Oswald: Down The Rabbit Hole | Oswald Jebediah Coleman | |
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