
Acting
Ned Schmidtke
EN cinema · 26 credits
Born
19 June 1942
Died
12 June 2024 (aged 81)
Birthplace
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Also known as Edwin Christian Schmidtke Jr.
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
Filmography

The Change-Up
as Ted Norton

Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery
as Donald Merit

The Express
as Bill Clark

Accepted
as Dr. J. Alexander

xXx: State of the Union
as Col. Jack Pettibone

Wedding Crashers
as Frank Meyers

Uncle Nino
as Executive

Mercury Rising
as Senator
March in Windy City
1998
March in Windy City
as Police Chief Mills

My Best Friend's Wedding
as Captain
Tangled
1997
Tangled
as Pauley

The Relic
as Capt. Martin

Chain Reaction
as Wisconsin Chief Schmidke

Shaking the Tree
as Mr. Jack

Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston
as Mayor Flynn

Music Box
as Dean Talbot

Rent-a-Cop
as Lindy

Murder Ordained
as Jeff Ellis

The Manhattan Project
as Jenny's Parent

First Steps
as Dr. Chandler Phillips

Come Along with Me
as Man at Bus Stop

Skokie
as Reporter

Where Is Dead?
as Father

The Crazies
as Sgt. Tragesser



