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Ned Schmidtke

Born 1942-06-19
Died 2024-06-12
📍 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.

Filmography 44

The Change-Up
as Ted Norton
2011
Lie to Me
as Don Galpern
2009
The Express
as Bill Clark
2008
Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery
as Donald Merit
2008
Dirt
as O'Connor
2007
Heroes
as Martin Gray
2006
Accepted
as Dr. J. Alexander
2006
The Unit
as Don Rohmer
2006
Wedding Crashers
as Frank Meyers
2005
xXx: State of the Union
as Col. Jack Pettibone
2005
Point Pleasant
as Father Matthew
2005
Medium
as Terry Cavanaugh
2005
Uncle Nino
as Executive
2003
NCIS
as Frank Getz
2003
Without a Trace
as Greg
2002
Fastlane
as Sheriff Groves
2002
24
as Dr. Lee Schulman
2001
Crossing Jordan
as Richard Daniels
2001
Malcolm in the Middle
as Manfred Schmidt
2000
Roswell
as Pit Boss
1999
The West Wing
as Industry Leader
1999
The West Wing
as Admiral, Navy Chief of Staff
1999
Mercury Rising
as Senator
1998
My Best Friend's Wedding
as Captain
1997
The Practice
as Dr. Donald Sideman
1997
The Relic
as Capt. Martin
1997
Early Edition
as Ralph Stites
1996
Early Edition
as Mr. Roberts
1996
Chain Reaction
as Wisconsin Chief Schmidke
1996
JAG
as Harold Fetzer
1995
ER
1994
Two Fathers: Justice for the Innocent
as Madigan
1994
Shaking the Tree
as Mr. Jack
1991
Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston
as Mayor Flynn
1990
Music Box
as Dean Talbot
1989
Rent-a-Cop
as Lindy
1987
Murder Ordained
as Jeff Ellis
1987
The Manhattan Project
as Jenny's Parent
1986
First Steps
as Dr. Chandler Phillips
1985
Come Along with Me
as Man at Bus Stop
1982
Skokie
as Reporter
1981
Chicago Story
1981
Where Is Dead?
as Father
1975
The Crazies
as Sgt. Tragesser
1973