Mark Blankfield
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 8, 1950
- Died
- March 20, 2024 (aged 73)
- Birthplace
- 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.
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Filmography
Izzy on a Grandstand
Movie · as Izzy
Arrested Development
TV · as Dr. Miller · 1 ep
Perfect Game
Movie · as Coach Ron
Crusade
TV · as Jenson · 1 ep
The Jamie Foxx Show
TV · as Vladimir · 1 ep
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
TV · as Blackbeard · 2 eps
Dracula: Dead and Loving It
Movie · as Martin
National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins
Movie · as Sheik Abdul Achmed
One West Waikiki
TV · 1 ep
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
Movie · as Blinkin
'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming
Movie · as Self
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
TV · as James · 2 eps
Walker, Texas Ranger
TV · as Corey Mimms · 1 ep
The John Larroquette Show
TV · as Carl Pfaff · 1 ep
Lady Boss
TV · 2 eps
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
TV · as Mr. Rose · 2 eps
Good & Evil
TV · as George · 11 eps
Eerie, Indiana
TV · as Jose Schaefer · 1 ep
Jury Duty: The Comedy
Movie · as Ted Watkins
Dad's A Dog
Movie · as L.P. Gasman
The Road Raiders
Movie · as "Schizoid"
Saved by the Bell
TV · as James · 2 eps
The Nutt House
TV · as Freddy · 5 eps
Coach
TV · as Goldberg · 1 ep
Doogie Howser, M.D.
TV · as Keith Morse · 1 ep
Frankenstein General Hospital
Movie · as Dr. Bob Frankenstein
The Underachievers
Movie · as Kline
Angel III: The Final Chapter
Movie · as Spanky
Kiss Exposed
Movie · as Interviewer
Faerie Tale Theatre: Rip Van Winkle
Movie · as Derrick Van Bummel
The Oldest Rookie
TV · 1 ep
Johnny Appleseed
Movie · as Larry
Sledge Hammer!
TV · as Joey the Slug · 2 eps
ALF
TV · as Eric Sr. · 1 ep
It's Garry Shandling's Show
TV · as Phantom of the Studio · 1 ep
The Midnight Hour
Movie · as The Ghoul
Tall Tales & Legends
TV · as Larry · 1 ep
The Jerk, Too
Movie · as Navin Johnson
Charles in Charge
TV · as Eddie Drummond / Louis Brenner · 1 ep
Hunter
TV · as Simon Kruze · 1 ep
Tales from the Darkside
TV · as Tinker · 1 ep
Night Court
TV · as Mr. Che · 1 ep
Jack and the Beanstalk
Movie · as Strange Little Man / Fairy / Narrator
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again
Movie · as Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Heyde
Cagney & Lacey
TV · 1 ep
Faerie Tale Theatre
TV · as Edgar, Strange Little Man / Fairy / Narrator (voice), Derrick Van Bummel · 1 ep
The Incredible Shrinking Woman
Movie · as Rob
Fridays
TV · as Self · 60 eps
Broadway on Showtime
TV · as Algy Longwort · 1 ep
Taxi
TV · as Zifka · 1 ep