Earnest Lee Hudson is an American actor and voice actor. He is most known for his roles as Winston Zeddemore in the Ghostbusters film series, Warden Leo Glynn on HBO's Oz, and Sergeant Albrecht in The Crow.
He's had recurring roles on several TV shows including St. Elsewhere, Twin Peaks, Law & Order, HBO's Oz, Desperate Housewives, Heroes, Franklin & Bash, The Secret Life of the American Teenager, Modern Family, Graves, Grace and Frankie, APB, LA's Finest, Carl Weber's The Family Business, City on a Hill, and Quantum Leap (2022).
He's been in numerous films - most notably are the Ghostbusters series, The Hand that Rocks the Cradle, The Crow and its sequel The Crow: Stairway to Heaven, Miss Congeniality and its sequel Miss Congeniality 2, and You're Not You. He has also appeared in a few Hallmark movies.
Known For
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
(2024)
Winston Zeddemore
Ghostbusters
(2016)
Uncle Bill
Ghostbusters
(1984)
Winston Zeddemore
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
(2021)
Winston Zeddemore
Ghostbusters II
(1989)
Winston Zeddemore
The Crow
(1994)
Sergeant Albrecht
Congo
(1995)
Captain Munro Kelly
Miss Congeniality
(2000)
Harry McDonald
The Retirement Plan
(2023)
Joseph
The Basketball Diaries
(1995)
Reggie
Champions
(2023)
Coach Phil Peretti
The Watcher
(2000)
FBI Special Agent in Charge Mike Ibby
No Escape
(1994)
Hawkins
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
(2005)
Harry McDonald
The Hand that Rocks the Cradle
(1992)
Solomon
Batman: Bad Blood
(2016)
Lucius Fox (voice)
Full Filmography
Acting
The Human Tornado
(1976)
Bo
Leadbelly
(1976)
Archie (as Earnest L. Hudson)
Mad Bull
(1977)
Black Bart
Last of the Good Guys
(1978)
El Coliph
Joni
(1979)
Earl
The Main Event
(1979)
Killer
White Mama
(1980)
Counsellor
The Octagon
(1980)
Quinine
Skag
(1980)
The Jazz Singer
(1980)
Heckler
The $5.20 an Hour Dream
(1980)
Homer Burden
A Matter of Life and Death
(1981)
Mr. Harrison
Crazy Times
(1981)
Harold 'Jazzman' Malloy
Underground Aces
(1981)
African General
Penitentiary II
(1982)
Half Dead
Going Berserk
(1983)
Muhammed Jerome Willy
Women of San Quentin
(1983)
Charles Wilson
Two of a Kind
(1983)
Det. Skaggs
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
(1983)
Washington
Joy of Sex
(1984)
Mr. Porter
Ghostbusters
(1984)
Winston Zeddemore
Love on the Run
(1985)
Lamar
The Last Precinct
(1986)
Night Train
Weeds
(1987)
Bagdad
The Wrong Guys
(1988)
Dawson
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
(1988)
Joe Hamilton
Leviathan
(1989)
Justin Jones
Ghostbusters II
(1989)
Winston Zeddemore
Trapper County War
(1989)
Jefferson Carter
Collision Course
(1989)
Shortcut
The Hand that Rocks the Cradle
(1992)
Solomon
Angel Street
(1992)
Thurman Nickens
No Escape
(1994)
Hawkins
The Crow
(1994)
Sergeant Albrecht
Airheads
(1994)
Sergeant O'Malley
The Cowboy Way
(1994)
Officer Sam 'Mad Dog' Shaw
Speechless
(1994)
Ventura
Sugar Hill
(1994)
Lolly Jonas
Congo
(1995)
Captain Munro Kelly
The Basketball Diaries
(1995)
Reggie
The Cherokee Kid
(1996)
Nat Love aka Deadwood Dick
Tornado!
(1996)
Dr. Joe Branson
For Which He Stands
(1996)
DEA Agent Baxter
The Substitute
(1996)
Claude Rolle
Just Your Luck
(1996)
Willie
Fakin' Da Funk
(1997)
Joe Lee
Mr. Magoo
(1997)
Agent CIA Gus Anders
Levitation
(1997)
Downbeat
Operation Delta Force
(1997)
Major Tipton
Clover
(1997)
Gaten Hill
Best of the Best 4: Without Warning
(1998)
Detective Gresko
Butter
(1998)
Curtis '8-Ball' Harris
October 22
(1998)
Arthur
Interceptors
(1999)
Major
Michael Jordan: An American Hero
(1999)
Shark Attack
(1999)
Lawrence Rhodes
Hijack
(1999)
Senator Douglas Wilson
Stealth Fighter
(1999)
President Westwood
A Stranger in the Kingdom
(1999)
Rev. Walter Andrews
Nowhere to Land
(2000)
Danny Gorlin
The Watcher
(2000)
FBI Special Agent in Charge Mike Ibby
Miss Congeniality
(2000)
Harry McDonald
Everything's Jake
(2000)
Jake
Paper Bullets
(2000)
Detective Ron Mills
Red Letters
(2000)
Detective Glen Teal
Walking Shadow
(2001)
Hawk
A Town Without Christmas
(2001)
Ted
Anne B. Real
(2003)
Principal
Clifford's Really Big Movie
(2004)
P.T. (voice)
Lackawanna Blues
(2005)
Dick Barrymore
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
(2005)
Blake Rische
Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story
(2005)
Perry Beasley
Confessions of an Action Star
(2005)
Self / Commander
Halfway Decent
(2005)
Tom
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
(2005)
Harry McDonald
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
(2006)
Roscoe
The Ron Clark Story
(2006)
Principal Turner
Nobel Son
(2007)
Sgt. Bill Canega
All Hat
(2007)
Jackson Jones
Final Approach
(2008)
Agent Lorenzo Dawson
Fatal Secrets
(2009)
Detective Carter
Lonely Street
(2009)
Captain Morgan
Pastor Brown
(2009)
Deacon Harold Todd
Dragonball Evolution
(2009)
Master Mutaito
Stasis
(2010)
Stranger
Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball
(2010)
Anthony Vejar
Machete Joe
(2010)
Sheriff Taylor
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
(2011)
Pedro
Underground Entertainment: The Movie
(2011)
Ernie
Game of Death
(2011)
Clarence
Deep Blue Breath
(2011)
Lord Vater (voice)
Ambush at Dark Canyon
(2012)
Cyrus Parker
Deer Crossing
(2012)
Captain Bailey
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta!
(2012)
Pedro (voice)
The Adventures of Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy
(2012)
Ivan Stumpwater
Dear Secret Santa
(2013)
Pastor Avery
Battledogs
(2013)
Max Stevens
Doonby
(2013)
Leroy Jackson
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
(2013)
Percy
Turning Point
(2013)
Joe Johnson
The Grim Sleeper
(2014)
Detective Gerry Claymar
Showing Up
(2014)
Self
To Hell and Back
(2014)
Joe
Merry Ex-Mas
(2014)
Pastor Ed
Touched
(2014)
Dr. Beck
You're Not You
(2014)
John
The Last Song
(2014)
Guest
Gallows Road
(2015)
Bob Collins
The Man in the Silo
(2016)
Marcus Wells
Heaven Sent
(2016)
Donatello
Ghostheads
(2016)
Self
Ghostbusters
(2016)
Uncle Bill
Infinity Train
(2016)
Atticus (voice)
God's Not Dead 2
(2016)
Judge Stennis
Batman: Bad Blood
(2016)
Lucius Fox (voice)
Spaceman
(2016)
Joe
High & Outside: A Baseball Noir
(2018)
Sanzone
Nappily Ever After
(2018)
Richard Jones
Adventure Force 5
(2019)
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
(2020)
Self
Redemption Day
(2021)
Ed Paxton
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
(2021)
Winston Zeddemore
Beebo Saves Christmas
(2021)
Santa Claus (voice)
In Search of Tomorrow
(2022)
Self - Interviewee
Champions
(2023)
Coach Phil Peretti
The Retirement Plan
(2023)
Joseph
Prisoner's Daughter
(2023)
Hank
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
(2024)
Winston Zeddemore
Writing