Benjamin "Ben" Schmidt is a member of the Duluth Police Department, and the commanding officer of Gus Grimly.
Early life[]
Ben served in the U.S. Infantry during the Vietnam War, and was stationed outside Đà Nẵng, Vietnam.
Season 1[]
"The Rooster Prince"[]
To be added.
"A Muddy Road"[]
To be added.
Episode appearances[]
Season 1[]
- 102 - The Rooster Prince
- 103 - A Muddy Road
- 104 - Eating the Blame
- 106 - Buridan's Ass
Season 2[]
- 203 - The Myth of Sisyphus
- 205 - The Gift of the Magi
- 207 - Did You Do This? No, You Did It!
- 209 - The Castle
- 210 - Palindrome
Trivia[]
- "Kind of a prick" remarked Lou Solverson in regards to Schmidt upon hearing that he was Gus Grimly's superior.
| Season 1 characters | |
|---|---|
| Main | Lorne Malvo • Molly Solverson • Gus Grimly • Lester Nygaard |
| Recurring | Ben Schmidt • Bill Budge • Bill Oswalt • Bo Munk • Burt Canton • Chaz Nygaard • Don Chumph • Gina Hess • Grady Numbers • Greta Grimly • Ida Thurman • Jemma Stalone • Kitty Nygaard • Knudsen • Linda Park • Lou Solverson • Max Gold • Pearl Nygaard • Stavros Milos • Vern Thurman • Wally Semenchko • Webb Pepper • Wes Wrench |
| All characters | |
| Season 2 characters | |
|---|---|
| Main | Ed Blumquist • Floyd Gerhardt • Hank Larsson • Lou Solverson • Peggy Blumquist |
| Recurring | Bear Gerhardt • Ben Schmidt • Betsy Solverson • Constance Heck • Dodd Gerhardt • Gibson • Hanzee Dent • Joe Bulo • Karl Weathers • Mort Kellerman • Mike Milligan • Irma Mundt • Jeb Cheney • Otto Gerhardt • Ricky G • Ronald Reagan • Rye Gerhardt • Simone Gerhardt • Skip Sprang |
| All characters | |