Acting credits
41
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Ned Schmidtke
Acting
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Movies: 24Series: 17
TMDB ID: 173739
IMDb ID: nm0773307
Known for: Acting
Born: June 19, 1942
Died: June 12, 2024
Age: 81
Place of birth: St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1973 - 2011
Years active: 39
Average TMDB rating: 6.88
Wikidata: Q6986093
Also known as
Edwin Christian Schmidtke Jr.
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Ned Schmidtke.
6.2
The Change-Up
as Ted Norton
2011 Movie
7.1
The Express
as Bill Clark
2008 Movie
7.0
Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery
as Donald Merit
2008 Movie
6.4
Accepted
as Dr. J. Alexander
2006 Movie
6.5
Wedding Crashers
as Frank Meyers
2005 Movie
5.1
xXx: State of the Union
as Col. Jack Pettibone
2005 Movie
7.6
Uncle Nino
as Executive
2003 Movie
6.3
Mercury Rising
as Senator
1998 Movie
6.6
My Best Friend's Wedding
as Captain
1997 Movie
6.0
The Relic
as Capt. Martin
1997 Movie
5.8
Chain Reaction
as Wisconsin Chief Schmidke
1996 Movie
6.0
Two Fathers: Justice for the Innocent
as Madigan
1994 Movie
2.0
Shaking the Tree
as Mr. Jack
1991 Movie
5.0
Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston
as Mayor Flynn
1990 Movie
7.1
Music Box
as Dean Talbot
1989 Movie
4.6
Rent-a-Cop
as Lindy
1987 Movie
5.0
Murder Ordained
as Jeff Ellis
1987 Movie
6.2
The Manhattan Project
as Jenny's Parent
1986 Movie
First Steps
as Dr. Chandler Phillips
1985 Movie
6.0
Come Along with Me
as Man at Bus Stop
1982 Movie
6.0
Skokie
as Reporter
1981 Movie
6.0
Chicago Story
1981 Movie
Where Is Dead?
as Father
1975 Movie
6.1
The Crazies
as Sgt. Tragesser
1973 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Ned Schmidtke.
6.6
Dirt
as O'Connor • 1 eps
2007 Series
7.5
Heroes
as Martin Gray • 1 eps
2006 Series
7.3
The Unit
as Don Rohmer • 1 eps
2006 Series
6.8
Point Pleasant
as Father Matthew • 8 eps
2005 Series
7.5
Medium
as Terry Cavanaugh • 6 eps
2005 Series
7.6
NCIS
as Frank Getz • 1 eps
2003 Series
7.2
Without a Trace
as Greg • 1 eps
2002 Series
6.4
Fastlane
as Sheriff Groves • 1 eps
2002 Series
7.8
24
as Dr. Lee Schulman • 1 eps
2001 Series
7.2
Crossing Jordan
as Richard Daniels • 1 eps
2001 Series
8.5
Malcolm in the Middle
as Manfred Schmidt • 1 eps
2000 Series
7.7
Roswell
as Pit Boss • 1 eps
1999 Series
8.3
The West Wing
as Industry Leader • 1 eps
1999 Series
7.6
The Practice
as Dr. Donald Sideman • 1 eps
1997 Series
7.3
Early Edition
as Ralph Stites • 1 eps
1996 Series
7.3
JAG
as Harold Fetzer • 2 eps
1995 Series
7.8
ER
1 eps
1994 Series