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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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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.
Known For
Criminal Minds
Grey's Anatomy
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Touched by an Angel
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
Blue Bloods
MacGyver
ER
Cold Case
Without a Trace
The Incredible Hulk
The Masked Singer
Ballers
Desperate Housewives
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Crossing Jordan
White Collar
Modern Family
The A-Team
Once Upon a Time
Law & Order
Taxi
Bones
Rizzoli & Isles
Stargate SG-1
Arrow
Franklin & Bash
Hot in Cleveland
Tales from the Crypt
Twin Peaks
Scandal
Key & Peele
Torchwood
Robot Chicken
Batman: The Animated Series
Las Vegas
Little House on the Prairie
Lethal Weapon
The Movies That Made Us
Childrens Hospital
Full House
Hart of Dixie
Fantasy Island
Roots: The Next Generations
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
Scorpion
Private Practice
Diff'rent Strokes
Psych
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Ironside
The Crow: Stairway to Heaven
The Millers
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
Heroes
How I Met Your Mother
Infinity Train
Grace and Frankie
Everwood
Guys with Kids
Late Night with Seth Meyers
City on a Hill
St. Elsewhere
Superman: The Animated Series
Flamingo Road
Comic Book Men
Angry Birds Mystery Island
Angel Street
Ghostbusters
Zombieland
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
Toy Story 5
Clifford's Really Big Movie
You're Not You
Airheads
Batman: Bad Blood
Two of a Kind
Highcliffe Manor
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
The Ron Clark Story
Nobel Son
Dragonball Evolution
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta!
Merry Ex-Mas
Ghostbusters
Transformers: Prime
The Substitute
Game of Death
Mr. Magoo
Ghostbusters II
The Basketball Diaries
The Cherokee Kid
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
The Retirement Plan
Quantum Leap
Champions
Oz
Broken Badges
Miss Congeniality
Leadbelly
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
Joy of Sex
Infinity Train
L.A.'s Finest
The Cowboy Way
The Crow
Boston Blue
Meteor
Nappily Ever After
Congo
Beautiful People
The Last Precinct
Carl Weber's The Family Business
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Carl Weber's The Family Business
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