Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
June 19, 1942
Place of Birth:
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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.
Year | Movie | Role |
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2011 | The Change-Up | Ted Norton |
2008 | Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery | Donald Merit |
2008 | The Express | Bill Clark |
2006 | Accepted | Dr. J. Alexander |
2005 | xXx: State of the Union | Col. Jack Pettibone |
2005 | Wedding Crashers | Frank Meyers |
2003 | Uncle Nino | Executive |
1998 | Mercury Rising | Senator |
1998 | March in Windy City | Police Chief Mills |
1997 | My Best Friend's Wedding | Captain |
1997 | Tangled | Pauley |
1996 | Chain Reaction | Wisconsin Chief Schmidke |
1994 | Two Fathers: Justice for the Innocent | Madigan |
1991 | Shaking the Tree | Mr. Jack |
1990 | Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston | Mayor Flynn |
1989 | Music Box | Dean Talbot |
1987 | Rent-a-Cop | Lindy |
1987 | Murder Ordained | Jeff Ellis |
1985 | First Steps | Dr. Chandler Phillips |
1982 | Come Along with Me | Man at Bus Stop |
1981 | Skokie | Reporter |
1981 | Chicago Story | |
1975 | Where Is Dead? | Father |
Year | TV Show | Role |
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2006 | Heroes | Martin Gray |
2006 | The Unit | Don Rohmer |
2005 | Medium | Terry Cavanaugh |
2005 | Point Pleasant | |
2003 | NCIS | Frank Getz |
2002 | Without a Trace | Greg |
2002 | Fastlane | Sheriff Groves |
2001 | Crossing Jordan | Richard Daniels |
2000 | Malcolm in the Middle | Manfred Schmidt |
1999 | The West Wing | Industry Leader |
1999 | The West Wing | Admiral, Navy Chief of Staff |
1999 | Roswell | Pit Boss |
1997 | The Practice | Dr. Donald Sideman |
1996 | Early Edition | Ralph Stites |
1996 | Early Edition | Mr. Roberts |
1995 | JAG | Harold Fetzer |
1994 | ER |