Ned Schmidtke
Biography
Ned Schmidtke was born in St. Louis, Missouri as Edwin Christian Schmidtke, Jr. He attended David H. Hickman High School in Columbia and then studied at the Beloit College in Wisconsin. Schmidtke graduated in 1964. Schmidtke began his acting career appearing in a recurring role as Greg Barnard in Another World. Other shows he has appeared in are The West Wing (with Devika Parikh and Peter James Smith), NYPD Blue (with Currie Graham), NCIS (with Pauley Perrette and Francesco Quinn), The Unit (with Dennis Haysbert, Max Martini, and Michael Irby), and Heroes (with Zachary Quinto). Schmidtke has also had recurring and regular roles in shows like Texas, Point Pleasant (with Richard Burgi and Alex Carter), Medium (with Tony Curran), and Days of Our Lives. Aside of TV, Schmidtke has worked on films like The Change-Up (with Gregory Itzin), The Express, Accepted, Wedding Crashers, xXx: State of the Union, Mercury Rising (with Kirk B. R. Woller), The Relic (with Tom Sizemore), Chain Reaction (with Tzi Ma), and The Crazies.
Known For
All Movies (26)
- The Change-Up2011 · as Ted Norton
- The Express2008 · as Bill Clark
- Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery2008 · as Donald Merit
- Accepted2006 · as Dr. J. Alexander
- Wedding Crashers2005 · as Frank Meyers
- xXx: State of the Union2005 · as Col. Jack Pettibone
- Uncle Nino2003 · as Executive
- March in Windy City1998 · as Police Chief Mills
- Mercury Rising1998 · as Senator
- My Best Friend's Wedding1997 · as Captain
- The Relic1997 · as Capt. Martin
- Tangled1997 · as Pauley
- Chain Reaction1996 · as Wisconsin Chief Schmidke
- Two Fathers: Justice for the Innocent1994 · as Madigan
- Shaking the Tree1991 · as Mr. Jack
- Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston1990 · as Mayor Flynn
- Music Box1989 · as Dean Talbot
- Rent-a-Cop1987 · as Lindy
- Murder Ordained1987 · as Jeff Ellis
- The Manhattan Project1986 · as Jenny's Parent
- First Steps1985 · as Dr. Chandler Phillips
- Come Along with Me1982 · as Man at Bus Stop
- Skokie1981 · as Reporter
- Chicago Story1981
- Where Is Dead?1975 · as Father
- The Crazies1973 · as Sgt. Tragesser
All TV Shows (21)
- Lie to Me2009 · as Don Galpern
- Dirt2007 · as O'Connor
- Heroes2006 · as Martin Gray
- The Unit2006 · as Don Rohmer
- Point Pleasant2005 · as Father Matthew
- Medium2005 · as Terry Cavanaugh
- Century City2004
- NCIS2003 · as Frank Getz
- Without a Trace2002 · as Greg
- Fastlane2002 · as Sheriff Groves
- 242001 · as Dr. Lee Schulman
- Crossing Jordan2001 · as Richard Daniels
- Malcolm in the Middle2000 · as Manfred Schmidt
- Roswell1999 · as Pit Boss
- The West Wing1999 · as Industry Leader
- The West Wing1999 · as Admiral, Navy Chief of Staff
- The Practice1997 · as Dr. Donald Sideman
- Early Edition1996 · as Ralph Stites
- Early Edition1996 · as Mr. Roberts
- JAG1995 · as Harold Fetzer
- ER1994