
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2003 · Arrested Development as Dr. Miller
- 2000 · Perfect Game as Coach Ron
- 1999 · Crusade as Jenson
- 1996 · Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as Blackbeard
- 1996 · The Jamie Foxx Show as
- 1995 · Dracula: Dead and Loving It as Martin
- 1995 · National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins as Sheik Abdul Achmed
- 1994 · One West Waikiki as
- 1993 · Saved by the Bell: The New Class as James
- 1993 · The John Larroquette Show as Carl Pfaff
- 1993 · Robin Hood: Men in Tights as Blinkin
- 1993 · 'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming as Self
- 1993 · Walker, Texas Ranger as Corey Mimms
- 1992 · Lady Boss as
- 1992 · Hangin' with Mr. Cooper as Mr. Rose
- 1991 · Good & Evil as George
- 1991 · Eerie, Indiana as Jose Schaefer
- 1990 · Jury Duty: The Comedy as Ted Watkins
- 1989 · The Nutt House as
- 1989 · Saved by the Bell as James
- 1989 · The Road Raiders as "Schizoid"
- 1989 · Coach as Goldberg
- 1988 · Angel III: The Final Chapter as Spanky
- 1988 · The Underachievers as Kline
- 1988 · Frankenstein General Hospital as Bob Frankenheimer alias Bob Frankenstein
- 1987 · The Oldest Rookie as
- 1987 · Kiss Exposed as Interviewer
- 1986 · Sledge Hammer! as
- 1986 · ALF as Eric, Sr.
- 1986 · Johnny Appleseed as Larry
- 1985 · The Midnight Hour as The Ghoul
- 1985 · Tall Tales & Legends as Larry
- 1985 · Faerie Tale Theatre: Cinderella as Edgar
- 1984 · Charles in Charge as Eddie Drummond / Louis Brenner
- 1984 · Tales from the Darkside as Tinker
- 1984 · Hunter as Simon Kruze
- 1984 · The Jerk, Too as Navin Johnson
- 1984 · Night Court as Mr. Che
- 1983 · Jack and the Beanstalk as Strange Little Man / Fairy / Narrator
- 1982 · Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again as Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Heyde
- 1982 · Faerie Tale Theatre as Edgar
- 1982 · Faerie Tale Theatre as Strange Little Man / Fairy / Narrator (voice)
- 1982 · Faerie Tale Theatre as Derrick Van Bummel
- 1982 · Cagney & Lacey as
- 1981 · The Incredible Shrinking Woman as Rob
- 1980 · Fridays as Self
- 1979 · Broadway on Showtime as Algy Longwort
- 1978 · Taxi as Zifka
- Future · Izzy on a Grandstand as Izzy