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