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Ernie Hudson
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.
As actor
Toy Story 5
FEEL
John Candy: I Like Me
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Prisoner's Daughter
The Retirement Plan
Champions
Darrin's Dance Grooves: The Untold Darrin Henson Story
In Search of Tomorrow
Beebo Saves Christmas
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Redemption Day
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Adventure Force 5
Nappily Ever After
High & Outside: A Baseball Noir
The Man in the Silo
God's Not Dead 2
Batman: Bad Blood
Spaceman
Ghostbusters
Ghostheads
Infinity Train
Heaven Sent
Gallows Road
Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran
You're Not You
Showing Up
To Hell and Back
The Grim Sleeper