Mark Blankfield
Mark Blankfield was an American actor and comedian. Born on May 8, 1950, in Pasadena, Texas, he began his acting career in the early 1980s, appearing in a number of television shows, including Taxi, Night Court, and The Nutt House. He was an ensemble player on the sketch comedy show Fridays and had a recurring role on the soap opera Days of Our Lives. He later appeared in Sledge Hammer!, Arrested Development, The Mindy Project and the HBO Max series Made for Love. Blankfield's first major film role was in The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981). He then went on to appear in a number of other films, including Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again (1982), The Jerk, Too (1984) and The Secret of My Success (1987). Blankfield was perhaps best known for his roles as Blinkin, one of the Merry Men, in the film Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993), and Martin, a vampire hunter, in Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995). He was a member of both the Actors' Equity Association and the Screen Actors Guild. From 1972 to 1987, Blankfield was married to actress Brandis Kemp, with whom he had one son. Blankfield passed away on March 20, 2024, at the age of 73.
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Coach
1989 · Goldberg
Hunter
1984 · Simon Kruze
Arrested Development
2003 · Dr. Miller
Night Court
1984 · Mr. Che
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996 · Blackbeard
Taxi
1978 · Zifka
Cagney & Lacey
1982
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993 · Corey Mimms
Tales from the Darkside
1984 · Tinker
ALF
1986 · Eric Sr.
Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989 · Keith Morse
The Jamie Foxx Show
1996 · Vladimir
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982 · Edgar
Charles in Charge
1984 · Eddie Drummond / Louis...
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
1993 · James
Saved by the Bell
1989 · James
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
1992 · Mr. Rose
The John Larroquette Show
1993 · Carl Pfaff
Sledge Hammer!
1986
It's Garry Shandling's Show
1986 · Phantom of the Studio
Fridays
1980 · Self
Eerie, Indiana
1991 · Jose Schaefer
Tall Tales & Legends
1985 · Larry
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
1993 · Blinkin
One West Waikiki
1994
Crusade
1999 · Jenson
Dracula: Dead and Loving It
1995 · Martin
The Oldest Rookie
1987
Lady Boss
1992
Good & Evil
1991 · George
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again
1982 · Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Heyde
The Nutt House
1989 · Freddy
The Incredible Shrinking Woman
1981 · Rob
Broadway on Showtime
1979 · Algy Longwort
Angel III: The Final Chapter
1988 · Spanky
The Midnight Hour
1985 · The Ghoul
Jury Duty: The Comedy
1990 · Ted Watkins
'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming
1993 · Self
Frankenstein General Hospital
1988 · Bob Frankenheimer alia...
Faerie Tale Theatre: Rip Van Winkle
1987 · Derrick Van Bummel
The Jerk, Too
1984 · Navin Johnson
National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins
1995 · Sheik Abdul Achmed
Johnny Appleseed
1986 · Larry
The Underachievers
1988 · Kline
Kiss Exposed
1987 · Interviewer
Jack and the Beanstalk
1983 · Strange Little Man / F...
The Road Raiders
1989 · "Schizoid"
Perfect Game
2000 · Coach Ron
Dad's A Dog
1990 · L.P. Gasman