Mark Blankfield
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
All Movies (20)
- Perfect Game2000 · as Coach Ron
- Dracula: Dead and Loving It1995 · as Martin
- National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins1995 · as Sheik Abdul Achmed
- Robin Hood: Men in Tights1993 · as Blinkin
- 'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming1993 · as Self
- Dad's A Dog1990 · as L.P. Gasman
- Jury Duty: The Comedy1990 · as Ted Watkins
- The Road Raiders1989 · as "Schizoid"
- Angel III: The Final Chapter1988 · as Spanky
- The Underachievers1988 · as Kline
- Frankenstein General Hospital1988 · as Bob Frankenheimer alias Bob Frankenstein
- Kiss Exposed1987 · as Interviewer
- Faerie Tale Theatre: Rip Van Winkle1987 · as Derrick Van Bummel
- Johnny Appleseed1986 · as Larry
- The Midnight Hour1985 · as The Ghoul
- The Jerk, Too1984 · as Navin Johnson
- Jack and the Beanstalk1983 · as Strange Little Man / Fairy / Narrator
- Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again1982 · as Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Heyde
- The Incredible Shrinking Woman1981 · as Rob
- Izzy on a Grandstand— · as Izzy
All TV Shows (33)
- Arrested Development2003 · as Dr. Miller
- Crusade1999 · as Jenson
- Sabrina, the Teenage Witch1996 · as Blackbeard
- The Jamie Foxx Show1996 · as Vladimir
- One West Waikiki1994
- Saved by the Bell: The New Class1993 · as James
- The John Larroquette Show1993 · as Carl Pfaff
- Walker, Texas Ranger1993 · as Corey Mimms
- Lady Boss1992
- Hangin' with Mr. Cooper1992 · as Mr. Rose
- Good & Evil1991 · as George
- Eerie, Indiana1991 · as Jose Schaefer
- The Nutt House1989 · as Freddy
- Doogie Howser, M.D.1989 · as Keith Morse
- Saved by the Bell1989 · as James
- Coach1989 · as Goldberg
- The Oldest Rookie1987
- Sledge Hammer!1986
- Sledge Hammer!1986 · as Joey the Slug
- ALF1986 · as Eric Sr.
- It's Garry Shandling's Show1986 · as Phantom of the Studio
- Tall Tales & Legends1985 · as Larry
- Charles in Charge1984 · as Eddie Drummond / Louis Brenner
- Tales from the Darkside1984 · as Tinker
- Hunter1984 · as Simon Kruze
- Night Court1984 · as Mr. Che
- Faerie Tale Theatre1982 · as Edgar
- Faerie Tale Theatre1982 · as Strange Little Man / Fairy / Narrator (voice)
- Faerie Tale Theatre1982 · as Derrick Van Bummel
- Cagney & Lacey1982
- Fridays1980 · as Self
- Broadway on Showtime1979 · as Algy Longwort
- Taxi1978 · as Zifka







