Earnest Lee HudsonΒ (born December 17, 1945) is an American actor. He is known for his role asΒ Winston ZeddemoreΒ in theΒ Ghostbusters franchise. Hudson has also acted in the filmsΒ LeviathanΒ (1989),Β The Hand That Rocks the CradleΒ (1992),Β The CrowΒ (1994),Β Airheads (1994),Β The Basketball DiariesΒ (1995),Β Congo (1995),Β Miss CongenialityΒ (2000), andΒ The Ron Clark StoryΒ (2006).
His most prominent role on television wasΒ Warden Leo GlynnΒ onΒ HBO'sΒ OzΒ (1997β2003). Hudson has also appeared in the television showsΒ St. ElsewhereΒ (1984),Β The Last Precinct (1986),Β 10-8: Officers on DutyΒ (2003β2004),Β Desperate HousewivesΒ (2006β2007),Β The Secret Life of the American TeenagerΒ (2008β2013),Β Law & OrderΒ (2009β2010), the voice of Agent Bill Fowler inΒ Transformers: PrimeΒ (2010β2013),Β Franklin & BashΒ (2012β2014),Β Grace and Frankie (2015β2020), andΒ L.A.'s FinestΒ (2019β2020). From 2022 to 2024, Hudson appeared as Herbert "Magic" Williams on theΒ NBCΒ dramaΒ Quantum Leap.
