Mark Blankfield
Acting
1950-05-08 · Pasadena, Texas, USA
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
Arrested Development
2003 · Series
Perfect Game
2000 · Movie
Crusade
1999 · Series
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996 · Series
The Jamie Foxx Show
1996 · Series
Dracula: Dead and Loving It
1995 · Movie
National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins
1995 · Movie
One West Waikiki
1994 · Series
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
1993 · Series
The John Larroquette Show
1993 · Series
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
1993 · Movie
'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming
1993 · Movie
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993 · Series
Lady Boss
1992 · Series
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
1992 · Series
Good & Evil
1991 · Series
Eerie, Indiana
1991 · Series
Dad's A Dog
1990 · Movie
Jury Duty: The Comedy
1990 · Movie
The Nutt House
1989 · Series
Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989 · Series
Saved by the Bell
1989 · Series
The Road Raiders
1989 · Movie
Coach
1989 · Series
Angel III: The Final Chapter
1988 · Movie
The Underachievers
1988 · Movie
Frankenstein General Hospital
1988 · Movie
The Oldest Rookie
1987 · Series
Kiss Exposed
1987 · Movie
Faerie Tale Theatre: Rip Van Winkle
1987 · Movie
Johnny Appleseed
1986 · Movie
Sledge Hammer!
1986 · Series
ALF
1986 · Series
It's Garry Shandling's Show
1986 · Series
The Midnight Hour
1985 · Movie
Tall Tales & Legends
1985 · Series
Charles in Charge
1984 · Series
Tales from the Darkside
1984 · Series
Hunter
1984 · Series
The Jerk, Too
1984 · Movie
Night Court
1984 · Series
Jack and the Beanstalk
1983 · Movie
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again
1982 · Movie
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982 · Series
Cagney & Lacey
1982 · Series
Footlight Frenzy
1982 · Movie
The Incredible Shrinking Woman
1981 · Movie
Fridays
1980 · Series
Broadway on Showtime
1979 · Series
Taxi
1978 · Series
Izzy on a Grandstand
Movie