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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John Candy: I Like Me | Self - Actor (archive footage) | 2025-09-04 |
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Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire | Winston Zeddemore | 2024-03-20 |
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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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The Retirement Plan | Joseph | 2023-08-24 |
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Darrin's Dance Grooves: The Untold Darrin Henson Story | Self (voiceover) | 2023-04-20 |
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In Search of Tomorrow | Self - Interviewee | 2022-02-19 |
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Ghostbusters: Afterlife | Winston Zeddemore | 2021-11-18 |
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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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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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Ghostheads | Self | 2016-04-23 |
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God's Not Dead 2 | Judge Stennis | 2016-04-01 |
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Heaven Sent | Donatello | 2016-12-03 |
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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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Infinity Train | Atticus (voice) | 2016-11-02 |
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Ghostbusters | Uncle Bill | 2016-07-14 |
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Spaceman | Joe | 2016-08-19 |
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Gallows Road | Bob Collins | 2015-04-22 |
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Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran | Self | 2015-01-01 |
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The Last Song | Guest | 2014-01-01 |
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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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You're Not You | John | 2014-10-10 |
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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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Dear Secret Santa | Pastor Avery | 2013-11-30 |
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Battledogs | Max Stevens | 2013-04-05 |
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Doonby | Leroy Jackson | 2013-11-01 |
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Turning Point | Joe Johnson | 2013-05-24 |
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Call Me Crazy: A Five Film | Percy | 2013-04-20 |
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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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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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Game of Death | Clarence | 2011-03-31 |
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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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Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 | Pedro | 2011-02-01 |
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Machete Joe | Sheriff Taylor | 2010-01-29 |
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Stasis | Stranger | 2010-09-08 |
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Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball | Anthony Vejar | 2010-01-19 |
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Nowhere to Land | Danny Gorlin | 2010-10-21 |
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Dragonball Evolution | Master Mutaito | 2009-03-12 |
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Fatal Secrets | Detective Carter | 2009-01-03 |
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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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Final Approach | Agent Lorenzo Dawson | 2008-05-24 |
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Nobel Son | Bill Canega | 2007-04-28 |
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All Hat | Jackson Jones | 2007-09-11 |
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Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School | Blake Rische | 2006-01-12 |
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Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror | Roscoe | 2006-06-27 |
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The Ron Clark Story | Principal Turner | 2006-08-13 |
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Halfway Decent | Tom | 2005-10-20 |
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Lackawanna Blues | Dick Barrymore | 2005-01-26 |
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Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous | Harry McDonald | 2005-03-11 |
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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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Clifford's Really Big Movie | P.T. (voice) | 2004-02-20 |
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Anne B. Real | Principal | 2003-06-14 |
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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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Everything's Jake | Jake | 2000-09-25 |
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Paper Bullets | Detective Ron Mills | 2000-10-23 |
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Miss Congeniality | Harry McDonald | 2000-12-22 |
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The Watcher | FBI Special Agent in Charge Mike Ibby | 2000-09-08 |
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Red Letters | Detective Glen Teal | 2000-06-09 |
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Hijack | Senator Douglas Wilson | 1999-08-31 |
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Stealth Fighter | President Westwood | 1999-01-01 |
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Shark Attack | Lawrence Rhodes | 1999-11-09 |
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Michael Jordan: An American Hero | 1999-04-18 | |
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Interceptors | Major | 1999-09-11 |
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A Stranger in the Kingdom | Rev. Walter Andrews | 1999-11-23 |
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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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October 22 | Arthur | 1998-11-04 |
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Mr. Magoo | Agent CIA Gus Anders | 1997-12-25 |
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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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Clover | Gaten Hill | 1997-09-10 |
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Fakin' Da Funk | Joe Lee | 1997-07-20 |
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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 Monroe Kelly | 1995-06-09 |
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The Crow | Albrecht | 1994-05-11 |
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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 Cowboy Way | Officer Sam 'Mad Dog' Shaw | 1994-06-03 |
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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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Trapper County War | Jefferson Carter | 1989-01-01 |
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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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Leviathan | Justin Jones | 1989-03-17 |
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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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California Girls | Ernie | 1985-03-24 |
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Love on the Run | Lamar | 1985-10-21 |
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On the Scene with the Ghostbusters | 1984-12-04 | |
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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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Going Berserk | Muhammed Jerome Willy | 1983-09-30 |
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Women of San Quentin | Charles Wilson | 1983-10-23 |
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Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone | Washington | 1983-05-20 |
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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 $5.20 an Hour Dream | Homer Burden | 1980-01-26 |
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White Mama | Counsellor | 1980-03-05 |
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The Jazz Singer | Heckler | 1980-12-17 |
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The Octagon | Quinine | 1980-08-14 |
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Skag | 1980-01-06 | |
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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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Famous | ||
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Sisters in Italy | ||
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Oswald: Down The Rabbit Hole | Oswald Jebediah Coleman |
