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).

On television, his most prominent role 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). Since 2022, Hudson has appeared as Herbert "Magic" Williams on the NBC drama ''Quantum Leap.

He had a cameo as Patty Tolan's uncle in the remake of ''Ghostbusters'' (2016), and reprised his role as Winston in ''Ghostbusters: Afterlife'' (2021) and its sequel ''Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire'' (2024). Provided by Wikipedia