Ned Schmidtke
ActingAlso Known As
Edwin Christian Schmidtke Jr.
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.
Movies
(26 total)
Wedding Crashers
as Frank Meyers
The Change-Up
as Ted Norton
My Best Friend's Wedding
as Captain
xXx: State of the Union
as Col. Jack Pettibone
Accepted
as Dr. J. Alexander
Mercury Rising
as Senator
Chain Reaction
as Wisconsin Chief Schmidke
The Relic
as Capt. Martin
The Crazies
as Sgt. Tragesser
The Express
as Bill Clark
Music Box
as Dean Talbot
The Manhattan Project
as Jenny's Parent
Rent-a-Cop
as Lindy
Uncle Nino
as Executive
Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery
as Donald Merit
Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston
as Mayor Flynn
Come Along with Me
as Man at Bus Stop
Shaking the Tree
as Mr. Jack
Skokie
as Reporter
TV Shows
(19 total)
Malcolm in the Middle
as Manfred Schmidt
Heroes
as Martin Gray
NCIS
as Frank Getz
24
as Dr. Lee Schulman
Medium
as Terry Cavanaugh
The West Wing
as Industry Leader
The West Wing
as Admiral, Navy Chief of Staff
Roswell
as Pit Boss
JAG
as Harold Fetzer
Without a Trace
as Greg
The Unit
as Don Rohmer
Crossing Jordan
as Richard Daniels
Early Edition
as Ralph Stites
Early Edition
as Mr. Roberts
The Practice
as Dr. Donald Sideman
Dirt
as O'Connor
Point Pleasant
as Father Matthew
Fastlane
as Sheriff Groves