Winston Zeddemore

Winston Zeddemore
Ghostbusters character
Ernie Hudson as Winston Zeddemore in
Ghostbusters (1984)
First appearanceGhostbusters (1984)
Created byDan Aykroyd
Harold Ramis
Portrayed byErnie Hudson
Voiced byArsenio 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
SpeciesHuman
GenderMale
TitlePhD
OccupationEgyptologist
Ghostbuster
Aircraft pilot
Businessman
ReligionChristian
NationalityAmerican

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.

  1. ^ Hudson, Ernie (January 28, 2015). "The painful what-if that haunts 'Ghostbuster' Ernie Hudson". EW.com. Retrieved March 5, 2016.