Background
Hudson was born in Benton Harbor, Michigan. He never knew his father. His mother, Maggie Donald, died of tuberculosis when he was two months old.
Hudson was born in Benton Harbor, Michigan. He never knew his father. His mother, Maggie Donald, died of tuberculosis when he was two months old.
Later, he enrolled and subsequently graduated from Yale School of Drama.
He is known for his roles as Winston Zeddemore in the Ghostbusters film series, Sergeant Albrecht in The Crow (1994), and Warden Leo Glynn on Home Box Office"s Ounces Hudson joined the United States Marine Corps straight from High School, dismissed after only three months due to asthma, before he moved to Detroit, Michigan. He became the resident playwright at Concept East, the oldest black theatre company in the United States. He enrolled at Wayne State University to further develop his writing and acting skills.
He established the Actors" Ensemble Theatre where he and other talented young black writers directed and appeared in their own works.
In an interview with Belief.net, Hudson stated that he is a practicing Christian, but does not believe that "one church is the right one."
One of Hudson"s early films was in Penitentiary II in 1982 starring Leon Isaac Kennedy. He landed various guest roles on television shows such as The Dukes of Hazzard and The A-Team.
Hudson gained fame playing Winston Zeddemore, who enlists with the Ghostbusters in the 1984 feature film Ghostbusters and its 1989 sequel. He also auditioned to reprise the role for the animated series, The Real Ghostbusters, but it was given to Arsenio Hall.
He had a major supporting role as the mentally challenged Solomon in The Hand that Rocks the Cradle.
Hudson was cast as Warden Leo Glynn on Home Box Office"s series Ounces Hudson also appears as the character Munro in Congo and in the 1994 film The Crow as Police Sergeant Albrecht. He switched gears when he played a preacher opening the eyes of a small town prejudice in the 1950s in Stranger in the Kingdom.
He is also known for his role as Harry McDonald, the Federal Bureau of Investigation superior of Sandra Bullock"s character in the feature film Mission Congeniality.
He appears in the Stargate SG-1 television episode "Ethon" as Pernaux. Hudson also appeared as Reggie in the film The Basketball Diaries.
In 2006 he appeared in the television Movie The Ron Clark Story as Principal Turner. In 2008, he began a recurring role as Doctor Fields in The Secret Life of the American Teenager.
Hudson also had a recurring role on the final season of Law & Order as Lieutenant
Anita Van Buren"s boyfriend and then fiancé. In 2011, he played Stuart Owens in Torchwood: Miracle Day. In 2017, he will succeed the late Lou Rawls as the voice of Harvey The Mailman in part one of the upcoming Hey Arnold! television movie.
Reserve deputy sheriff San Bernardino County, California, since 1989.
Married Jeannie Moore, 1963 (divorced 1976). 2 children; married Linda Kingsberg, 1985. 2 children.