Name
Mark Blankfield
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1950-05-08
Deathday
2024-03-20 (74 years old)
Place of Birth
Pasadena, Texas, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
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- 1982 Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again as Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Heyde
- 1988 Frankenstein General Hospital as Dr. Bob Frankenstein
- 1989 The Road Raiders as "Schizoid"
- 1993 Robin Hood: Men in Tights as Blinkin
- 1995 Dracula: Dead and Loving It as Martin
- 1981 The Incredible Shrinking Woman as Rob
- 1985 The Midnight Hour as The Ghoul
- 1986 Johnny Appleseed as Larry
- 1984 The Jerk, Too as Navin Johnson
- 1988 The Underachievers as Kline
- Soon Izzy on a Grandstand as Izzy
- 2000 Perfect Game as Coach Ron
- 1988 Angel III: The Final Chapter as Spanky
- 1983 Jack and the Beanstalk as Strange Little Man / Fairy / Narrator
- 1990 Jury Duty: The Comedy as Ted Watkins
- 1987 Kiss Exposed as Interviewer
- 1993 'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming as Self
- 1995 National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins as Sheik Abdul Achmed
- 1987 Faerie Tale Theatre: Rip Van Winkle as Derrick Van Bummel
- 1990 Dad's A Dog as L.P. Gasman
- 1986 Sledge Hammer! ( 2 episodes )
- 1993 Saved by the Bell: The New Class ( 2 episodes ) as James
- 1984 Charles in Charge ( 1 episode ) as Eddie Drummond / Louis Brenner
- 1999 Crusade ( 1 episode ) as Jenson
- 1996 The Jamie Foxx Show ( 1 episode ) as Vladimir
- 1993 Walker, Texas Ranger ( 1 episode ) as Corey Mimms
- 1982 Cagney & Lacey ( 1 episode )
- 1989 Saved by the Bell ( 2 episodes ) as James
- 1986 ALF ( 1 episode ) as Eric Sr.
- 1984 Hunter ( 1 episode ) as Simon Kruze
- 2003 Arrested Development ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Miller
- 1980 Fridays ( 60 episodes ) as Self
- 1991 Good & Evil ( 11 episodes ) as George
- 1989 The Nutt House ( 5 episodes ) as Freddy
- 1987 The Oldest Rookie ( 1 episode )
- 1984 Tales from the Darkside ( 1 episode ) as Tinker
- 1996 Sabrina, the Teenage Witch ( 2 episodes ) as Blackbeard
- 1982 Faerie Tale Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Edgar
- 1982 Faerie Tale Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Strange Little Man / Fairy / Narrator (voice)
- 1982 Faerie Tale Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Derrick Van Bummel
- 1994 One West Waikiki ( 1 episode )
- 1978 Taxi ( 1 episode ) as Zifka
- 1979 Broadway on Showtime ( 1 episode ) as Algy Longwort
- 1991 Eerie, Indiana ( 1 episode ) as Jose Schaefer
- 1992 Lady Boss ( 2 episodes )
- 1984 Night Court ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Che
- 1985 Tall Tales & Legends ( 1 episode ) as Larry
- 1993 The John Larroquette Show ( 1 episode ) as Carl Pfaff
- 1989 Coach ( 1 episode ) as Goldberg
- 1992 Hangin' with Mr. Cooper ( 2 episodes ) as Mr. Rose
- 1986 It's Garry Shandling's Show ( 1 episode ) as Phantom of the Studio
- 1986 Sledge Hammer! ( 1 episode ) as Joey the Slug
- 1989 Doogie Howser, M.D. ( 1 episode ) as Keith Morse
