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.
Filmography
Cast Credits
The Change-Up
Character: Ted Norton
MOVIE • 2011
The Express
Character: Bill Clark
MOVIE • 2008
Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery
Character: Donald Merit
MOVIE • 2008
Heroes
Character: Martin Gray
TV • 2006
Accepted
Character: Dr. J. Alexander
MOVIE • 2006
The Unit
Character: Don Rohmer
TV • 2006
Wedding Crashers
Character: Frank Meyers
MOVIE • 2005
xXx: State of the Union
Character: Col. Jack Pettibone
MOVIE • 2005
Point Pleasant
Character:
TV • 2005
Medium
Character: Terry Cavanaugh
TV • 2005
Uncle Nino
Character: Executive
MOVIE • 2003
NCIS
Character: Frank Getz
TV • 2003
Without a Trace
Character: Greg
TV • 2002
Fastlane
Character: Sheriff Groves
TV • 2002
24
Character: Dr. Lee Schulman
TV • 2001
Crossing Jordan
Character: Richard Daniels
TV • 2001
Malcolm in the Middle
Character: Manfred Schmidt
TV • 2000
Roswell
Character: Pit Boss
TV • 1999
The West Wing
Character: Industry Leader
TV • 1999
The West Wing
Character: Admiral, Navy Chief of Staff
TV • 1999