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.
Movies 20
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
as Blinkin
1993
Dracula: Dead and Loving It
as Martin
1995
The Incredible Shrinking Woman
as Rob
1981
Angel III: The Final Chapter
as Spanky
1988
The Midnight Hour
as The Ghoul
1985
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again
as Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Heyde
1982
Jury Duty: The Comedy
as Ted Watkins
1990
Faerie Tale Theatre: Rip Van Winkle
as Derrick Van Bummel
1987
National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins
as Sheik Abdul Achmed
1995
Frankenstein General Hospital
as Dr. Bob Frankenstein
1988
The Jerk, Too
as Navin Johnson
1984
Jack and the Beanstalk
as Strange Little Man / Fairy / Narrator
1983
'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming
as Self
1993
Perfect Game
as Coach Ron
2000
The Road Raiders
as "Schizoid"
1989
Dad's A Dog
as L.P. Gasman
1990
Kiss Exposed
as Interviewer
1987
Johnny Appleseed
as Larry
1986
The Underachievers
as Kline
1988
Izzy on a Grandstand
as Izzy
TV Shows 33
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
as Blackbeard
1996
Arrested Development
as Dr. Miller
2003
Night Court
as Mr. Che
1984
Coach
as Goldberg
1989
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Corey Mimms
1993
Hunter
as Simon Kruze
1984
Taxi
as Zifka
1978
ALF
as Eric Sr.
1986
Cagney & Lacey
1982
Tales from the Darkside
as Tinker
1984
Doogie Howser, M.D.
as Keith Morse
1989
Charles in Charge
as Eddie Drummond / Louis Brenner
1984
The Jamie Foxx Show
as Vladimir
1996
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
as James
1993
Saved by the Bell
as James
1989
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
as Mr. Rose
1992
The John Larroquette Show
as Carl Pfaff
1993
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Edgar
1982
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Strange Little Man / Fairy / Narrator (voice)
1982
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Derrick Van Bummel
1982
Sledge Hammer!
1986
Sledge Hammer!
as Joey the Slug
1986
Fridays
as Self
1980
It's Garry Shandling's Show
as Phantom of the Studio
1986
Eerie, Indiana
as Jose Schaefer
1991
Crusade
as Jenson
1999
One West Waikiki
1994
Tall Tales & Legends
as Larry
1985
The Oldest Rookie
1987
Good & Evil
as George
1991
Lady Boss
1992
The Nutt House
as Freddy
1989
Broadway on Showtime
as Algy Longwort
1979