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