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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| # | Name | Character | Rating | |
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| 1 | Toy Story 5 (2026) | Combat Carl (voice) | - | - |
| 2 | Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) | Winston Zeddemore | 6.6 | |
| 3 | Prisoner's Daughter (2023) | Hank | - | - |
| 4 | The Retirement Plan (2023) | Joseph | 7 | |
| 5 | Champions (2023) | Coach Phil Peretti | 6.2 | |
| 6 | In Search of Tomorrow (2022) | Self - Interviewee | 8 | |
| 7 | Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) Top movies in 2021 | Winston Zeddemore | 7.4 | |
| 8 | Redemption Day (2021) | Ed Paxton | 6 | |
| 9 | Beebo Saves Christmas (2021) | Santa Claus (voice) | 6 | |
| 10 | Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters (2020) | Self | 7 | |
| 11 | Nappily Ever After (2018) | Richard Jones | 7.3 | |
| 12 | Batman: Bad Blood (2016) | Lucius Fox (voice) | 7.1 | |
| 13 | God's Not Dead 2 (2016) | Judge Stennis | 8 | |
| 14 | Spaceman (2016) | Joe | 6 | |
| 15 | Ghostheads (2016) | Self | 5 | |
| 16 | Infinity Train (2016) | Atticus (voice) | 9 | |
| 17 | Ghostbusters (2016) | Uncle Bill | 6.1 | |
| 18 | You're Not You (2014) | John | 7.7 | |
| 19 | Showing Up (2014) | Self | - | - |
| 20 | The Grim Sleeper (2014) | Detective Gerry Claymar | - | - |
| 21 | Call Me Crazy: A Five Film (2013) | Percy | 5.5 | |
| 22 | Dear Secret Santa (2013) | Pastor Avery | 4 | |
| 23 | Ambush at Dark Canyon (2012) | Cyrus Parker | 4 | |
| 24 | Deer Crossing (2012) | Captain Bailey | - | - |
| 25 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta! (2012) | Pedro (voice) | 6 | |
| 26 | Game of Death (2011) | Clarence | 5.3 | |
| 27 | Underground Entertainment: The Movie (2011) | Ernie | - | - |
| 28 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 (2011) | Pedro | 4 | |
| 29 | Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball (2010) | Anthony Vejar | 5.3 | |
| 30 | Pastor Brown (2009) | Deacon Harold Todd | - | - |
| 31 | Dragonball Evolution (2009) | Master Mutaito | 3.5 | |
| 32 | Final Approach (2008) | Agent Lorenzo Dawson | - | - |
| 33 | All Hat (2007) | Jackson Jones | - | - |
| 34 | Nobel Son (2007) | Bill Canega | 7.3 | |
| 35 | The Ron Clark Story (2006) | Principal Turner | 8 | |
| 36 | Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror (2006) | Roscoe | 9 | |
| 37 | Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2006) | Blake Rische | 5 | |
| 38 | Lackawanna Blues (2005) | Dick Barrymore | - | - |
| 39 | Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story (2005) | Perry Beasley | - | - |
| 40 | Confessions of an Action Star (2005) | Self / Commander | - | - |
| 41 | Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005) | Harry McDonald | 5.4 | |
| 42 | Clifford's Really Big Movie (2004) | P.T. (voice) | - | - |
| 43 | Walking Shadow (2001) | Hawk | - | - |
| 44 | Red Letters (2000) | Detective Glen Teal | - | - |
| 45 | Miss Congeniality (2000) | Harry McDonald | 6.3 | |
| 46 | The Watcher (2000) | FBI Special Agent in Charge Mike Ibby | 5.5 | |
| 47 | Nowhere to Land (2000) | Danny Gorlin | - | - |
| 48 | Stealth Fighter (1999) | President Westwood | 4 | |
| 49 | Shark Attack (1999) | Lawrence Rhodes | 7 | |
| 50 | Butter (1998) | Curtis '8-Ball' Harris | - | - |
| 51 | Best of the Best 4: Without Warning (1998) | Detective Gresko | - | - |
| 52 | October 22 (1998) | Arthur | - | - |
| 53 | Fakin' Da Funk (1997) | Joe Lee | - | - |
| 54 | Mr. Magoo (1997) | Agent CIA Gus Anders | 4.7 | |
| 55 | Just Your Luck (1996) | Willie | 8 | |
| 56 | The Cherokee Kid (1996) | Nat Love aka Deadwood Dick | - | - |
| 57 | The Substitute (1996) | Claude Rolle | 7 | |
| 58 | Congo (1995) | Captain Monroe Kelly | 5.7 | |
| 59 | The Basketball Diaries (1995) | Reggie | 7.1 | |
| 60 | No Escape (1994) | Hawkins | 6 | |
| 61 | Speechless (1994) | Ventura | 3 | |
| 62 | Airheads (1994) | Sergeant O'Malley | 6 | |
| 63 | The Crow (1994) | Albrecht | 7.4 | |
| 64 | The Cowboy Way (1994) | Officer Sam 'Mad Dog' Shaw | 7 | |
| 65 | Sugar Hill (1994) | Lolly Jonas | 8 | |
| 66 | The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992) | Solomon | 6.8 | |
| 67 | Leviathan (1989) | Justin Jones | 6.4 | |
| 68 | Collision Course (1989) | Shortcut | - | - |
| 69 | Ghostbusters II (1989) | Winston Zeddemore | 6.8 | |
| 70 | The Wrong Guys (1988) | Dawson | 8 | |
| 71 | Ghostbusters (1984) | Winston Zeddemore | 7.8 | |
| 72 | Two of a Kind (1983) | Det. Skaggs | 8 | |
| 73 | Women of San Quentin (1983) | Charles Wilson | - | - |
| 74 | Going Berserk (1983) | Muhammed Jerome Willy | - | - |
| 75 | Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983) | Washington | 7 | |
| 76 | Underground Aces (1981) | African General | - | - |
| 77 | The Octagon (1980) | Quinine | 6 | |
| 78 | The Jazz Singer (1980) | Heckler | 8 | |
| 79 | The Main Event (1979) | Killer | 5.5 | |
| 80 | Joni (1979) | Earl | - | - |
| 81 | The Human Tornado (1976) | Bo | - | - |
| 82 | Leadbelly (1976) | Archie | - | - |
