Acting
Mark Blankfield
Born May 8, 1950 · Pasadena, Texas, USA · Died Mar 20, 2024
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.
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Acting
Arrested Development
2003
Comedy
Perfect Game
2000
Comedy · Family
Crusade
1999
Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Action & Adventure
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
Comedy · Family · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The Jamie Foxx Show
1996
Comedy · Family
Dracula: Dead and Loving It
1995
Comedy · Horror
National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins
1995
Comedy · TV Movie
One West Waikiki
1994
Drama · Crime
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
1993
Family · Comedy
The John Larroquette Show
1993
Comedy
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
1993
Comedy
'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming
1993
Documentary · Comedy
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
Drama · Western · Crime
Lady Boss
1992
Drama
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
1992
Comedy
Good & Evil
1991
Comedy
Eerie, Indiana
1991
Mystery · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Comedy
Dad's A Dog
1990
Comedy
Jury Duty: The Comedy
1990
Comedy · TV Movie
The Nutt House
1989
Comedy
Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989
Drama · Comedy
Saved by the Bell
1989
Family · Comedy
The Road Raiders
1989
Action · TV Movie · War
Coach
1989
Comedy
Angel III: The Final Chapter
1988
Action · Thriller · Crime
The Underachievers
1988
Comedy
Frankenstein General Hospital
1988
Comedy · Horror · Science Fiction
The Oldest Rookie
1987
Drama · Crime
Kiss Exposed
1987
Documentary · Music
Faerie Tale Theatre: Rip Van Winkle
1987
Fantasy · TV Movie · History
Johnny Appleseed
1986
Family
Sledge Hammer!
1986
Comedy · Crime · Action & Adventure
ALF
1986
Comedy · Family · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
It's Garry Shandling's Show
1986
Comedy
The Midnight Hour
1985
Comedy · Horror · TV Movie
Tall Tales & Legends
1985
Family · Kids · Comedy
Charles in Charge
1984
Comedy
Tales from the Darkside
1984
Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Hunter
1984
Action & Adventure · Drama
The Jerk, Too
1984
Comedy · TV Movie
Night Court
1984
Comedy
Jack and the Beanstalk
1983
Fantasy · Adventure · TV Movie
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again
1982
Comedy · Horror · Science Fiction
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
Drama · Family · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Cagney & Lacey
1982
Crime · Drama
The Incredible Shrinking Woman
1981
Comedy · Family · Science Fiction
Broadway on Showtime
1979
Taxi
1978
Comedy · Drama
Written
Footlight Frenzy
1982
Comedy · TV Movie