Ned Schmidtke
Acting
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
2011The Change-Up
Ted Norton
2008Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery
Donald Merit
2008The Express
Bill Clark
2006Accepted
Dr. J. Alexander
2005xXx: State of the Union
Col. Jack Pettibone
2005Wedding Crashers
Frank Meyers
2003Uncle Nino
Executive
1998Mercury Rising
Senator
1997My Best Friend's Wedding
Captain
1997The Relic
Capt. Martin
1996Chain Reaction
Wisconsin Chief Schmidke
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
1987Rent-a-Cop
Lindy
1987Murder Ordained
Jeff Ellis
1986The Manhattan Project
Jenny's Parent
1985First Steps
Dr. Chandler Phillips
1982Come Along with Me
Man at Bus Stop
1981Skokie
Reporter
1981Chicago Story
1975Where Is Dead?
Father
1973The Crazies
Sgt. Tragesser