Ernie Hudson as Winston Zeddemore in Ghostbusters (1984)
First appearance
Ghostbusters (1984)
Created by
Dan Aykroyd Harold Ramis
Portrayed by
Ernie Hudson
Voiced by
Arsenio Hall (The Real Ghostbusters; 1986–1988) Buster Jones (The Real Ghostbusters; 1988–1991) (Extreme Ghostbusters; guest star) Ernie Hudson (Ghostbusters: The Video Game, Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed)
In-universe information
Species
Human
Gender
Male
Title
PhD
Occupation
Egyptologist Ghostbuster Aircraft pilot Businessman
Religion
Christian
Nationality
American
Winston Zeddemore, PhD is a fictional character appearing in the Ghostbusters films, TV series, and video games.[1] He is played by Ernie Hudson in the films Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters II, Ghostbusters: Afterlife and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire and was voiced by Arsenio Hall in the first three seasons of The Real Ghostbusters. Buster Jones provided Winston's voice in the remaining seasons, and he reprised the role in a cameo on Extreme Ghostbusters. Hudson returned to provide his appearance and voice to Zeddemore in 2009's Ghostbusters: The Video Game and 2022's Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed.
^Hudson, Ernie (January 28, 2015). "The painful what-if that haunts 'Ghostbuster' Ernie Hudson". EW.com. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
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December 17, 1945) is an American actor. He is known for his role as WinstonZeddemore in the Ghostbusters franchise. Hudson has also acted in the films...
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loaded him into the team's storage facility as a demonstration for WinstonZeddemore after the latter was hired to work for them. He and all the other...
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