Mark Blankfield
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1950-05-08
Place of Birth
Pasadena, Texas, USA
Mark Blankfield
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.
Also Known For
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again
Nov 10, 1982
Frankenstein General Hospital
Mar 11, 1988
The Road Raiders
Apr 25, 1989
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
Jul 28, 1993
Dracula: Dead and Loving It
Dec 22, 1995
The Incredible Shrinking Woman
Jan 30, 1981
The Midnight Hour
Nov 01, 1985
Johnny Appleseed
Oct 31, 1986
The Jerk, Too
Jan 06, 1984
The Underachievers
Jun 01, 1988
Izzy on a Grandstand
Perfect Game
Apr 18, 2000
Angel III: The Final Chapter
Nov 10, 1988
Jack and the Beanstalk
Sep 08, 1983
Jury Duty: The Comedy
Jan 14, 1990
Kiss Exposed
May 18, 1987
'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming
Jul 27, 1993
National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins
Nov 12, 1995
Faerie Tale Theatre: Cinderella
Aug 08, 1985
Faerie Tale Theatre: Rip Van Winkle
Mar 23, 1987
Dad's A Dog
Jul 06, 1990
Sledge Hammer!
Sep 23, 1986
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
Sep 11, 1993
Charles in Charge
Oct 03, 1984
Crusade
Jun 09, 1999
The Jamie Foxx Show
Aug 28, 1996
Walker, Texas Ranger
Apr 21, 1993
Cagney & Lacey
Mar 25, 1982
Saved by the Bell
Aug 20, 1989
ALF
Sep 22, 1986
Hunter
Sep 18, 1984
Arrested Development
Nov 02, 2003
Fridays
Apr 11, 1980
Good & Evil
Sep 25, 1991
The Nutt House
Sep 20, 1989
The Oldest Rookie
Sep 16, 1987
Tales from the Darkside
Sep 30, 1984
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Sep 27, 1996
Faerie Tale Theatre
Sep 11, 1982
Faerie Tale Theatre
Sep 11, 1982
Faerie Tale Theatre
Sep 11, 1982
One West Waikiki
Aug 04, 1994
Taxi
Sep 12, 1978
Broadway on Showtime
May 04, 1979
Eerie, Indiana
Sep 15, 1991
Lady Boss
Oct 11, 1992
Night Court
Jan 04, 1984
Tall Tales & Legends
Sep 25, 1985
The John Larroquette Show
Sep 02, 1993
Coach
Feb 28, 1989
