
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.
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Credits
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The Change-Up 2011Ted Norton★ 6.2
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The Express 2008Bill Clark★ 7.1
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Donald Merit★ 7
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Heroes 2006Martin Gray★ 7.5
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Accepted 2006Dr. J. Alexander★ 6.4
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The Unit 2006Don Rohmer★ 7.3
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Wedding Crashers 2005Frank Meyers★ 6.5
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Col. Jack Pettibone★ 5
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Point Pleasant 2005★ 6.7
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Medium 2005Terry Cavanaugh★ 7.5
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Uncle Nino 2003Executive★ 6.2
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NCIS 2003Frank Getz★ 7.6
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Without a Trace 2002Greg★ 7.2
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Fastlane 2002Sheriff Groves★ 6.6
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Crossing Jordan 2001Richard Daniels★ 7.2
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Manfred Schmidt★ 8.5
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Roswell 1999Pit Boss★ 7.7
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The West Wing 1999Industry Leader★ 8.3
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March in Windy City 1998Police Chief Mills★ NR
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Mercury Rising 1998Senator★ 6.3
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Captain★ 6.6
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Tangled 1997Pauley★ NR
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Early Edition 1996Ralph Stites★ 7.3
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Chain Reaction 1996Wisconsin Chief Schmidke★ 5.8
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JAG 1995Harold Fetzer★ 7.3
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ER 1994★ 7.8
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Madigan★ 6
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Mayor Flynn★ 5
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Music Box 1989Dean Talbot★ 7.1
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Rent-a-Cop 1987Lindy★ 4.7
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Murder Ordained 1987Jeff Ellis★ 5
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First Steps 1985Dr. Chandler Phillips★ NR
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Come Along with Me 1982Man at Bus Stop★ 6
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Skokie 1981Reporter★ 6
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Chicago Story 1981★ 6
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Where Is Dead? 1975Father★ NR