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Ernie Hudson
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 L…
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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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2026
Toy Story 5
Movie Combat Carl (voice)
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2025
Boston Blue
TV show Rev. Edwin Peters
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2025
John Candy: I Like Me
Movie Self - Actor (archive footage)
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2025
FEEL
Movie Sitter 10
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2024
Angry Birds Mystery Island
TV show Marlon (voice)
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2024
Returning to the Firehouse: Making Frozen Empire
Movie Himself
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2024
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Movie Winston Zeddemore
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2023
The Retirement Plan
Movie Joseph
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2023
Prisoner's Daughter
Movie Hank
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2023
Darrin's Dance Grooves: The Untold Darrin Henson Story
Movie Self (voiceover)
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2023
Champions
Movie Coach Phil Peretti
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2023
Ghost in the House
Movie Writer
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2022
Quantum Leap
TV show Herbert 'Magic' Williams
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2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV show Self
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2022
The Sherri Shepherd Show
TV show Self - Guest
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2022
In Search of Tomorrow
Movie Self - Interviewee
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2021
Beebo Saves Christmas
Movie Santa Claus (voice)
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2021
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Movie Winston Zeddemore
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2021
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
TV show Grini Millegi (voice)
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2021
Redemption Day
Movie Ed Paxton
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2020
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
TV show Prince Humperdinck
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2020
Reunited Apart
TV show Self
- 2020
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2019
Adventure Force 5
Movie Dr. Lawrence Abel
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2019
The Movies That Made Us
TV show Winston Zeddemore (archive footage)
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2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV show Self
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2019
Infinity Train
TV show Atticus (voice)
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2019
City on a Hill
TV show Franklin Ward
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2019
L.A.'s Finest
TV show Joseph Vaughn
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2019
The Masked Singer
TV show Self - Special Guest
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2018
Carl Weber's The Family Business
TV show L.C. Duncan
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2018
Nappily Ever After
Movie Richard Jones
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2018
High & Outside: A Baseball Noir
Movie Sanzone
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2017
Steve
TV show Self
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2017
APB
TV show Ned Conrad
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2016
Heaven Sent
Movie Donatello
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2016
Infinity Train
Movie Atticus (voice)
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2016
Graves
TV show Jacob Mann
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2016
MacGyver
TV show Milton Bozer
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2016
Lethal Weapon
TV show Hank Peterson
