Mark Schneider

Mark Schneider is an American actor who was born in Jersey City and grew up in New York, where he first appeared on stage as a child in A Midsummer Night's Dream. He studied at SUNY Stony Brook, spent a year at the University of Manchester, and traveled through Europe and the Middle East before settling in Los Angeles, where a part as a night watchman in a junkyard on the final episode of The F.B.I. earned him his SAG card. He trained with acting coach Jeff Corey, and Aaron Spelling, after spotting him in a clothing commercial, cast him in Cannon, Dallas, Dynasty and Knots Landing. Guest roles followed on Knight Rider, L.A. Law and Matlock, along with recurring parts as Wade in Babylon 5 and Paul in Santa Barbara. His films include Ghostbusters II, Supervan, Burnout and Son of the Pink Panther (1993), in which he played the kidnapper Arnon.