Ned Schmidtke
Acting • Born 1942-06-19 – Died 2024-06-12
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.
Filmography
45 credits
Skokie
Movie • 1981
Reporter
My Best Friend's Wedding
Movie • 1997
Captain
Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery
Movie • 2008
Donald Merit
Accepted
Movie • 2006
Dr. J. Alexander
xXx: State of the Union
Movie • 2005
Col. Jack Pettibone
The Change-Up
Movie • 2011
Ted Norton
First Steps
Movie • 1985
Dr. Chandler Phillips
Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston
Movie • 1990
Mayor Flynn
Where Is Dead?
Movie • 1975
Father
Music Box
Movie • 1989
Dean Talbot
Two Fathers: Justice for the Innocent
Movie • 1994
Madigan
Chain Reaction
Movie • 1996
Wisconsin Chief Schmidke
Chicago Story
Movie • 1981
Mercury Rising
Movie • 1998
Senator
March in Windy City
Movie • 1998
Police Chief Mills
Tangled
Movie • 1997
Pauley
Rent-a-Cop
Movie • 1987
Lindy
Come Along with Me
Movie • 1982
Man at Bus Stop
The Express
Movie • 2008
Bill Clark
Uncle Nino
Movie • 2003
Executive
Wedding Crashers
Movie • 2005
Frank Meyers
Murder Ordained
Movie • 1987
Jeff Ellis
Shaking the Tree
Movie • 1991
Mr. Jack
The Crazies
Movie • 1973
Sgt. Tragesser
The Relic
Movie • 1997
Capt. Martin
The Manhattan Project
Movie • 1986
Jenny's Parent
Medium
TV • 2005
Terry Cavanaugh
JAG
TV • 1995
Harold Fetzer
NCIS
TV • 2003
Frank Getz
Heroes
TV • 2006
Martin Gray
The Unit
TV • 2006
Don Rohmer
Point Pleasant
TV • 2005
Father Matthew
ER
TV • 1994
The West Wing
TV • 1999
Industry Leader
The West Wing
TV • 1999
Admiral, Navy Chief of Staff
Without a Trace
TV • 2002
Greg
Roswell
TV • 1999
Pit Boss
Malcolm in the Middle
TV • 2000
Manfred Schmidt
Crossing Jordan
TV • 2001
Richard Daniels
Fastlane
TV • 2002
Sheriff Groves
Early Edition
TV • 1996
Ralph Stites
Early Edition
TV • 1996
Mr. Roberts
The Practice
TV • 1997
Dr. Donald Sideman
24
TV • 2001
Dr. Lee Schulman
Dirt
TV • 2007
O'Connor