
Ned Schmidtke
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 19, 1942
- Died
- June 12, 2024 (aged 81)
- Birthplace
- St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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
Filmography

The Change-Up
Movie · as Ted Norton

Lie to Me
TV · as Don Galpern · 1 ep

Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery
Movie · as Donald Merit

The Express
Movie · as Bill Clark

Dirt
TV · as O'Connor · 1 ep

Accepted
Movie · as Dr. J. Alexander

Heroes
TV · as Martin Gray · 1 ep

The Unit
TV · as Don Rohmer · 1 ep

xXx: State of the Union
Movie · as Col. Jack Pettibone

Wedding Crashers
Movie · as Frank Meyers

Medium
TV · as Terry Cavanaugh · 6 eps

Point Pleasant
TV · as Father Matthew · 8 eps

Century City
TV · 1 ep

Desperate Housewives
TV · as Reverend Lawson · 1 ep

Uncle Nino
Movie · as Executive

NCIS
TV · as Frank Getz · 1 ep

Without a Trace
TV · as Greg · 1 ep

Fastlane
TV · as Sheriff Groves · 1 ep

Crossing Jordan
TV · as Richard Daniels · 1 ep

24
TV · as Dr. Lee Schulman · 1 ep

Malcolm in the Middle
TV · as Manfred Schmidt · 1 ep

The West Wing
TV · as Industry Leader, Admiral, Navy Chief of Staff · 1 ep

Roswell
TV · as Pit Boss · 1 ep

Mercury Rising
Movie · as Senator
March in Windy City
Movie · as Police Chief Mills

My Best Friend's Wedding
Movie · as Captain
Tangled
Movie · as Pauley

The Relic
Movie · as Capt. Martin

The Practice
TV · as Dr. Donald Sideman · 1 ep

Chain Reaction
Movie · as Wisconsin Chief Schmidke

Early Edition
TV · as Ralph Stites, Mr. Roberts · 1 ep

JAG
TV · as Harold Fetzer · 2 eps

Two Fathers: Justice for the Innocent
Movie · as Madigan

ER
TV · 1 ep

Shaking the Tree
Movie · as Mr. Jack

Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston
Movie · as Mayor Flynn

Music Box
Movie · as Dean Talbot

Rent-a-Cop
Movie · as Lindy

Murder Ordained
Movie · as Jeff Ellis

The Manhattan Project
Movie · as Jenny's Parent

First Steps
Movie · as Dr. Chandler Phillips

Come Along with Me
Movie · as Man at Bus Stop

American Playhouse
TV · as Man at Bus Stop · 1 ep

Skokie
Movie · as Reporter

Chicago Story
Movie

Where Is Dead?
Movie · as Father

The Crazies
Movie · as Sgt. Tragesser