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