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