Acting · Pasadena, Texas, USA · Born May 8, 1950
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.
TVArrested Development
2003
as Dr. Miller
MoviePerfect Game
2000
as Coach Ron
TVCrusade
1999
as Jenson
TVSabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
as Blackbeard
TVThe Jamie Foxx Show
1996
as Vladimir
MovieDracula: Dead and Loving It
1995
as Martin
MovieNational Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins
1995
as Sheik Abdul Achmed
TVOne West Waikiki
1994
TVSaved by the Bell: The New Class
1993
as James
TVThe John Larroquette Show
1993
as Carl Pfaff
MovieRobin Hood: Men in Tights
1993
as Blinkin
Movie'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming
1993
as Self
TVWalker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Corey Mimms
TVLady Boss
1992
TVHangin' with Mr. Cooper
1992
as Mr. Rose
TVGood & Evil
1991
as George
TVEerie, Indiana
1991
as Jose Schaefer
MovieDad's A Dog
1990
as L.P. Gasman
MovieJury Duty: The Comedy
1990
as Ted Watkins
TVThe Nutt House
1989
as Freddy
TVDoogie Howser, M.D.
1989
as Keith Morse
TVSaved by the Bell
1989
as James
MovieThe Road Raiders
1989
as "Schizoid"
TVCoach
1989
as Goldberg
MovieAngel III: The Final Chapter
1988
as Spanky
MovieThe Underachievers
1988
as Kline
MovieFrankenstein General Hospital
1988
as Bob Frankenheimer alias Bob Frankenstein
TVThe Oldest Rookie
1987
MovieKiss Exposed
1987
as Interviewer
MovieFaerie Tale Theatre: Rip Van Winkle
1987
as Derrick Van Bummel
MovieJohnny Appleseed
1986
as Larry
TVSledge Hammer!
1986
TVALF
1986
as Eric Sr.
TVIt's Garry Shandling's Show
1986
as Phantom of the Studio
MovieThe Midnight Hour
1985
as The Ghoul
TVTall Tales & Legends
1985
as Larry
TVCharles in Charge
1984
as Eddie Drummond / Louis Brenner
TVTales from the Darkside
1984
as Tinker
TVHunter
1984
as Simon Kruze
MovieThe Jerk, Too
1984
as Navin Johnson
TVNight Court
1984
as Mr. Che
MovieJack and the Beanstalk
1983
as Strange Little Man / Fairy / Narrator
MovieJekyll and Hyde... Together Again
1982
as Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Heyde
TVFaerie Tale Theatre
1982
as Edgar
TVCagney & Lacey
1982
MovieThe Incredible Shrinking Woman
1981
as Rob
TVFridays
1980
as Self
TVBroadway on Showtime
1979
as Algy Longwort
TVTaxi
1978
as Zifka
Izzy on a Grandstand
as Izzy
