Mark Blankfield
Known For
Acting
Born
1950-05-08 in Pasadena, Texas, USA
Died
2024-03-20
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.
Most Known For
Arrested Development
as Dr. Miller
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
as Blackbeard
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Corey Mimms
ALF
as Eric, Sr.
Night Court
as Mr. Che
Hunter
as Simon Kruze
Taxi
as Zifka
Coach
as Goldberg
Cagney & Lacey
Tales from the Darkside
as Tinker
The Jamie Foxx Show
as Vladimir
Saved by the Bell
as James
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Edgar
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Strange Little Man / Fairy / Narrator (voice)
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Derrick Van Bummel
Charles in Charge
as Eddie Drummond / Louis Brenner
Sledge Hammer!
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
as Mr. Rose
Fridays
as Self
The John Larroquette Show
as Carl Pfaff