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.
2011
as Ted Norton
2008
as Bill Clark
2008
as Donald Merit
2006
as Martin Gray
2006
as Dr. J. Alexander
2006
as Don Rohmer
2005
as Col. Jack Pettibone
2005
2005
as Terry Cavanaugh
2003
as Executive
2003
as Frank Getz
2002
as Greg
2002
as Sheriff Groves
2001
as Richard Daniels
2000
as Manfred Schmidt
1999
as Pit Boss
1999
as Industry Leader
1999
as Admiral, Navy Chief of Staff
1998
as Police Chief Mills
1998
as Senator
1997
as Captain
1997
as Pauley
1996
as Wisconsin Chief Schmidke
1995
as Harold Fetzer
1994
1994
as Madigan
1990
as Mayor Flynn
1989
as Dean Talbot
1987
as Lindy
1985
as Dr. Chandler Phillips
1982
as Man at Bus Stop
1981
as Reporter
1981
1975
as Father