Ned Schmidtke
Known for Acting · 44 credits
- Born
- 1942-06-19
- Died
- 2024-06-12
- Place of birth
- St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Also 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.
Known For
TV Shows (18)

NCIS
2003
as Frank Getz

24
2001
as Dr. Lee Schulman

Without a Trace
2002
as Greg

ER
1994

JAG
1995
as Harold Fetzer

The West Wing
1999
as Industry Leader / Admiral, Navy Chief of Staff

Malcolm in the Middle
2000
as Manfred Schmidt

Medium
2005
as Terry Cavanaugh

Heroes
2006
as Martin Gray

Crossing Jordan
2001
as Richard Daniels

The Practice
1997
as Dr. Donald Sideman

Early Edition
1996
as Ralph Stites / Mr. Roberts

Lie to Me
2009
as Don Galpern

The Unit
2006
as Don Rohmer

Roswell
1999
as Pit Boss

Dirt
2007
as O'Connor

Fastlane
2002
as Sheriff Groves

Point Pleasant
2005
as Father Matthew
Movies (26)

xXx: State of the Union
2005
as Col. Jack Pettibone

Accepted
2006
as Dr. J. Alexander

The Change-Up
2011
as Ted Norton

Wedding Crashers
2005
as Frank Meyers

Mercury Rising
1998
as Senator

Chain Reaction
1996
as Wisconsin Chief Schmidke

My Best Friend's Wedding
1997
as Captain

The Relic
1997
as Capt. Martin

The Express
2008
as Bill Clark

The Crazies
1973
as Sgt. Tragesser

Music Box
1989
as Dean Talbot

The Manhattan Project
1986
as Jenny's Parent

Rent-a-Cop
1987
as Lindy

Skokie
1981
as Reporter
March in Windy City
1998
as Police Chief Mills

Uncle Nino
2003
as Executive

Come Along with Me
1982
as Man at Bus Stop

Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery
2008
as Donald Merit

First Steps
1985
as Dr. Chandler Phillips

Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston
1990
as Mayor Flynn

Murder Ordained
1987
as Jeff Ellis

Chicago Story
1981

Two Fathers: Justice for the Innocent
1994
as Madigan

Shaking the Tree
1991
as Mr. Jack

Where Is Dead?
1975
as Father
Tangled
1997
as Pauley
About 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)… With 44 credits spanning from 1973 to 2011, Ned Schmidtke has appeared in 26 films and 18 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ned Schmidtke Movies
- xXx: State of the Union (2005) — as Col. Jack Pettibone
- Accepted (2006) — as Dr. J. Alexander
- The Change-Up (2011) — as Ted Norton
- Wedding Crashers (2005) — as Frank Meyers
- Mercury Rising (1998) — as Senator
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