Ned Schmidtke
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.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: June 19, 1942
Deathday: N/A
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Skokie
1981-11-17
Skokie
Overview: A dramatization of the controversial trial concerning the right for Neo-Nazis to march in the predominantly Jewish community of Skokie, Illinois.
Genres: Drama History TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-11-17
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My Best Friend's Wedding
1997-06-19
My Best Friend's Wedding
Overview: When she receives word that her longtime platonic pal Michael O'Neal is getting married to debutante Kimberly Wallace, food critic Julianne Potter realizes her true feelings for Michael -- and sets out to sabotage the wedding.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-06-19
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Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery
2008-01-14
Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery
Overview: Criminology professor Jonathan Maxwell investigates a murder at a new age retreat where the leader is killed in a locked room surrounded by people in a deep trance.
Genres: TV Movie Mystery Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-01-14
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Accepted
2006-08-18
Accepted
Overview: A high school slacker who's rejected by every school he applies to opts to create his own institution of higher learning, the South Harmon Institute of Technology, on a rundown piece of property near his hometown.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-08-18
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xXx: State of the Union
2005-04-27
xXx: State of the Union
Overview: Darius Stone's criminal record and extreme sports obsession make him the perfect candidate to be the newest XXX agent. He must save the U.S. government from a deadly conspiracy led by five-star general and Secretary of Defense George Deckert.
Genres: Action Adventure Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-04-27
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The Change-Up
2011-08-05
The Change-Up
Overview: Lifelong friends Dave and Mitch are envious of the other's life. Mitch thinks Dave has it all: a beautiful, loving family and a high-paying job at a prestigious law firm. But Dave thinks Mitch’s stress-free playboy life without obligation or consequence is the real dream come true. One fateful drunken night, they both admit that they wish they had the other’s life while peeing in a fountain when lightning strikes. The next morning, they wake up, hungover, in each other’s bodies! With time not on their side, Mitch and Dave comically struggle to avoid completely destroying each other’s lives before they can find a way to get their old ones back.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-08-05
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First Steps
1985-03-19
First Steps
Overview: Teenage Nan Davis is left paralyzed in a car accident and has a tough time accepting her new wheelchair-bound life. One day she hears about new research by Dr. Jerrold Petrofsky, about using external electric stimulations to enable paralyzed people to use their frozen muscles. She enters the research as a test subject and gets her reward when she walks up to receive her college diploma.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-03-19
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Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston
1990-09-25
Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston
Overview: Dramatic recounting of the true story of Bostonians Charles and Carol Stuart and the events before and after October 23, 1989, the night of the latter's murder, supposedly, as the husband related to police, by a young black man out to rob them while they were spending a night on the town.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-09-25
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Where Is Dead?
1975-09-10
Where Is Dead?
Overview: In this quiet, naturalistic dramatic short, six-year old Sarah grapples with understanding mortality after the sudden death of her older brother, David. With the help of her family, she gradually learns how to process his passing and cope with her grief. Written, produced, and directed by Jackie Rivet-River, this short film for Encyclopaedia Britannica Films was awarded the Silver Hugo prize at the Chicago International Film Festival, as well as 12 additional awards internationally.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-09-10
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Music Box
1989-12-22
Music Box
Overview: A lawyer defends her father accused of war crimes, but there is more to the case than she suspects.
Genres: Drama Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-12-22
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Two Fathers: Justice for the Innocent
1994-01-14
Two Fathers: Justice for the Innocent
Overview: Two fathers from very different backgrounds reunite after 8 years to pursue the escaped drug dealer responsible for the deaths of their son and daughter.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-01-14
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Chain Reaction
1996-08-02
Chain Reaction
Overview: At the University of Chicago, a research team that includes brilliant student machinist Eddie Kasalivich experiences a breakthrough: a stable form of fusion that may lead to a waste-free energy source. However, a private company wants to exploit the technology, so Kasalivich and physicist Dr. Lily Sinclair are framed for murder, and the fusion device is stolen. On the run from the FBI, they must recover the technology and exonerate themselves.
Genres: Science Fiction Action Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-08-02
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Chicago Story
1981-03-15
Chicago Story
Overview: A pair of cops, a pair of doctors, and a pair of lawyers examine a crime — the wounding of a ten-year-old girl by a sniper — from three different angles in this pilot to the short-lived series.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-03-15
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Mercury Rising
1998-04-03
Mercury Rising
Overview: Renegade FBI agent Art Jeffries protects a nine-year-old autistic boy who has cracked the government's new "unbreakable" code.
Genres: Action Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-04-03
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March in Windy City
1998-05-03
March in Windy City
Overview: Retired MI6 agent Steven March is called back into action by his former employers. His task is to assassinate Chicago politician Dan Paterson, an ambitious and ruthless Russian who March has encountered before. March's task is made more difficult when Paterson's daughter is kidnapped, apparently by Chinese gangsters.
Genres: Comedy Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-05-03
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Tangled
1997-01-01
Tangled
Overview: A former drug runner must rescue her kidnapped son from his father.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-01-01
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Rent-a-Cop
1987-11-28
Rent-a-Cop
Overview: Detective Tony Church is forced to retire and become a store rent-a-cop when his drug sting operation comes to a tragic end by a masked killer. He joins forces with a prostitute, the only one able to identify the killer, to bring him to justice.
Genres: Comedy Crime Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-11-28
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Come Along with Me
1982-02-16
Come Along with Me
Overview: Newly-widowed Mabel Lederer, who has psychic and mediumistic abilities, sells her house and belongings, changes her name, and moves to a new town. There she rents a room in a boarding house and holds a seance with the other tenants, with comical results.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-02-16
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The Express
2008-10-10
The Express
Overview: Follow the inspirational life of college football hero Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-10-10
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Uncle Nino
2003-12-05
Uncle Nino
Overview: A distant, slightly dysfunctional family is brought closer together when the father's long-estranged Uncle Nino comes from Italy to Chicago for a surprise visit.
Genres: Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-12-05
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