Mark Blankfield
Acting
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
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tvArrested Development
2003
Dr. Miller
moviePerfect Game
2000
Coach Ron
tvCrusade
1999
Jenson
tvSabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
Blackbeard
tvThe Jamie Foxx Show
1996
Vladimir
movieNational Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins
1995
Sheik Abdul Achmed
tvThe John Larroquette Show
1993
Carl Pfaff
tvWalker, Texas Ranger
1993
Corey Mimms
tvHangin' with Mr. Cooper
1992
Mr. Rose
tvGood & Evil
1991
George
tvEerie, Indiana
1991
Jose Schaefer
movieDad's A Dog
1990
L.P. Gasman
movieJury Duty: The Comedy
1990
Ted Watkins
tvThe Nutt House
1989
Freddy
tvDoogie Howser, M.D.
1989
Keith Morse
movieThe Road Raiders
1989
"Schizoid"
tvCoach
1989
Goldberg
movieFrankenstein General Hospital
1988
Bob Frankenheimer alias Bob Frankenstein
movieKiss Exposed
1987
Interviewer
movieFaerie Tale Theatre: Rip Van Winkle
1987
Derrick Van Bummel
tvSledge Hammer!
1986
Joey the Slug
tvALF
1986
Eric Sr.
tvIt's Garry Shandling's Show
1986
Phantom of the Studio
movieThe Midnight Hour
1985
The Ghoul
tvCharles in Charge
1984
Eddie Drummond / Louis Brenner
tvHunter
1984
Simon Kruze
movieThe Jerk, Too
1984
Navin Johnson
tvNight Court
1984
Mr. Che
movieJack and the Beanstalk
1983
Strange Little Man / Fairy / Narrator
movieJekyll and Hyde... Together Again
1982
Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Heyde
tvFaerie Tale Theatre
1982
Edgar / Derrick Van Bummel / Strange Little Man / Fairy / Narrator (voice)
tvFridays
1980
Self
tvBroadway on Showtime
1979
Algy Longwort
tvTaxi
1978
Zifka
