Ned Schmidtke

Acting

Born June 19, 1942, 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.

Filmography

• 2011The Change-Up — Ted Norton
• Lie to Me — Don Galpern
• 2008Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery — Donald Merit
• 2008The Express — Bill Clark
• Dirt — O'Connor
• 2006Accepted — Dr. J. Alexander
• Heroes — Martin Gray
• The Unit — Don Rohmer
• Medium — Terry Cavanaugh
• Point Pleasant — Father Matthew
• 2005Wedding Crashers — Frank Meyers
• 2005xXx: State of the Union — Col. Jack Pettibone
• Century City
• Desperate Housewives — Reverend Lawson
• NCIS — Frank Getz
• 2003Uncle Nino — Executive
• Fastlane — Sheriff Groves
• Without a Trace — Greg
• 24 — Dr. Lee Schulman
• Crossing Jordan — Richard Daniels
• Malcolm in the Middle — Manfred Schmidt
• Roswell — Pit Boss
• The West Wing — Industry Leader, Admiral, Navy Chief of Staff
• 1998March in Windy City — Police Chief Mills
• 1998Mercury Rising — Senator
• 1997My Best Friend's Wedding — Captain
• 1997Tangled — Pauley
• The Practice — Dr. Donald Sideman
• 1997The Relic — Capt. Martin
• 1996Chain Reaction — Wisconsin Chief Schmidke
• Early Edition — Ralph Stites, Mr. Roberts
• JAG — Harold Fetzer
• ER
• 1994Two Fathers: Justice for the Innocent — Madigan
• 1991Shaking the Tree — Mr. Jack
• 1990Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston — Mayor Flynn
• 1989Music Box — Dean Talbot
• 1987Murder Ordained — Jeff Ellis
• 1987Rent-a-Cop — Lindy
• 1986The Manhattan Project — Jenny's Parent
• 1985First Steps — Dr. Chandler Phillips
• American Playhouse — Man at Bus Stop
• 1982Come Along with Me — Man at Bus Stop
• 1981Chicago Story
• 1981Skokie — Reporter
• 1975Where Is Dead? — Father
• 1973The Crazies — Sgt. Tragesser