
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.
49 acting credits
Acting · 49

Arrested Development
2003

Night Court
1984

Hunter
1984

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996

Coach
1989

ALF
1986

Walker, Texas Ranger
1993

Cagney & Lacey
1982

Taxi
1978

Tales from the Darkside
1984

Charles in Charge
1984

Faerie Tale Theatre
1982

Saved by the Bell: The New Class
1993

Saved by the Bell
1989

The John Larroquette Show
1993

Sledge Hammer!
1986

The Jamie Foxx Show
1996

Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
1992

Tall Tales & Legends
1985

It's Garry Shandling's Show
1986

Eerie, Indiana
1991

Fridays
1980

One West Waikiki
1994

Crusade
1999

Robin Hood: Men in Tights
1993

Dracula: Dead and Loving It
1995

The Oldest Rookie
1987

Lady Boss
1992

Good & Evil
1991

Broadway on Showtime
1979

Jury Duty: The Comedy
1990

The Incredible Shrinking Woman
1981

Angel III: The Final Chapter
1988

The Midnight Hour
1985

Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again
1982

The Nutt House
1989

The Underachievers
1988

The Road Raiders
1989

National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins
1995

Faerie Tale Theatre: Rip Van Winkle
1987

Perfect Game
2000

Frankenstein General Hospital
1988

'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming
1993

The Jerk, Too
1984

Kiss Exposed
1987

Johnny Appleseed
1986

Jack and the Beanstalk
1983

Dad's A Dog
1990
Izzy on a Grandstand
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