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