Ernie Hudson
American actor (born 1945) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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).
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Born | Earnest Lee Hudson[1] (1945-12-17) December 17, 1945 (age 78) Benton Harbor, Michigan, U.S. |
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Years active | 1973–present |
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Children | 4, including Ernie Hudson Jr. |
On television, his most prominent role 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). Since 2022, Hudson has appeared as Herbert "Magic" Williams on the NBC drama Quantum Leap.
He had a cameo as Patty Tolan's uncle in the remake of Ghostbusters (2016), and reprised his role as Winston in Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) and its sequel Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024).