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), 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.
Born: 19 June 1942 • Died: 12 June 2024
Played In
The Change-Up
Ted Norton
Lie to Me
Don Galpern
The Express
Bill Clark
Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery
Donald Merit
Dirt
O'Connor
Heroes
Martin Gray
Accepted
Dr. J. Alexander
The Unit
Don Rohmer
Wedding Crashers
Frank Meyers
xXx: State of the Union
Col. Jack Pettibone
Point Pleasant
Father Matthew
Medium
Terry Cavanaugh
Century City
Uncle Nino
Executive
NCIS
Frank Getz
Without a Trace
Greg
Fastlane
Sheriff Groves
24
Dr. Lee Schulman
Crossing Jordan
Richard Daniels
Malcolm in the Middle
Manfred Schmidt
Roswell
Pit Boss
The West Wing
Industry Leader
The West Wing
Admiral, Navy Chief of Staff
March in Windy City
Police Chief Mills
Mercury Rising
Senator
My Best Friend's Wedding
Captain
The Practice
Dr. Donald Sideman
The Relic
Capt. Martin
Tangled
Pauley
Early Edition
Ralph Stites
Early Edition
Mr. Roberts
Chain Reaction
Wisconsin Chief Schmidke
JAG
Harold Fetzer
ER
Two Fathers: Justice for the Innocent
Madigan
Shaking the Tree
Mr. Jack
Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston
Mayor Flynn
Music Box
Dean Talbot
Rent-a-Cop
Lindy
Murder Ordained
Jeff Ellis
The Manhattan Project
Jenny's Parent
First Steps
Dr. Chandler Phillips
Come Along with Me
Man at Bus Stop
Skokie
Reporter
Chicago Story
Where Is Dead?
Father
The Crazies
Sgt. Tragesser