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