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.
Acting
TV
Malcolm in the Middle
as Manfred Schmidt
2000
Movie
Wedding Crashers
as Frank Meyers
2005
Movie
The Change-Up
as Ted Norton
2011
Movie
My Best Friend's Wedding
as Captain
1997
TV
Heroes
as Martin Gray
2006
TV
NCIS
as Frank Getz
2003
Movie
xXx: State of the Union
as Col. Jack Pettibone
2005
Movie
Accepted
as Dr. J. Alexander
2006
TV
24
as Dr. Lee Schulman
2001
TV
Lie to Me
as Don Galpern
2009
Movie
Mercury Rising
as Senator
1998
Movie
Chain Reaction
as Wisconsin Chief Schmidke
1996
TV
ER
1994
Movie
The Relic
as Capt. Martin
1997
TV
The West Wing
as Industry Leader
1999
TV
The West Wing
as Admiral, Navy Chief of Staff
1999
TV
Medium
as Terry Cavanaugh
2005
TV
Roswell
as Pit Boss
1999
Movie
The Crazies
as Sgt. Tragesser
1973
TV
JAG
as Harold Fetzer
1995
Movie
The Express
as Bill Clark
2008
TV
Without a Trace
as Greg
2002
TV
The Unit
as Don Rohmer
2006
Movie
Music Box
as Dean Talbot
1989