Ned Schmidtke
Born
June 19, 1942 (83 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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.
Known For

The Change-Up
Ted Norton
2011

The Express
Bill Clark
2008

Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery
Donald Merit
2008

Heroes
Martin Gray · (1 episode)
2006

Accepted
Dr. J. Alexander
2006

The Unit
Don Rohmer · (1 episode)
2006

Wedding Crashers
Frank Meyers
2005

xXx: State of the Union
Col. Jack Pettibone
2005

Point Pleasant
(8 episodes)
2005

Medium
Terry Cavanaugh · (6 episodes)
2005

Uncle Nino
Executive
2003

NCIS
Frank Getz · (1 episode)
2003

Without a Trace
Greg · (1 episode)
2002

Fastlane
Sheriff Groves · (1 episode)
2002

Crossing Jordan
Richard Daniels · (1 episode)
2001

Malcolm in the Middle
Manfred Schmidt · (1 episode)
2000

Roswell
Pit Boss · (1 episode)
1999

The West Wing
Industry Leader · (1 episode)
1999

The West Wing
Admiral, Navy Chief of Staff · (1 episode)
1999
March in Windy City
Police Chief Mills
1998

Mercury Rising
Senator
1998

My Best Friend's Wedding
Captain
1997

The Practice
Dr. Donald Sideman · (1 episode)
1997
Tangled
Pauley
1997

Early Edition
Ralph Stites · (1 episode)
1996

Early Edition
Mr. Roberts · (1 episode)
1996

Chain Reaction
Wisconsin Chief Schmidke
1996

JAG
Harold Fetzer · (2 episodes)
1995

ER
(1 episode)
1994

Two Fathers: Justice for the Innocent
Madigan
1994

Shaking the Tree
Mr. Jack
1991

Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston
Mayor Flynn
1990

Music Box
Dean Talbot
1989

Rent-a-Cop
Lindy
1987

Murder Ordained
Jeff Ellis
1987

First Steps
Dr. Chandler Phillips
1985

Come Along with Me
Man at Bus Stop
1982

Skokie
Reporter
1981

Chicago Story
1981

Where Is Dead?
Father
1975