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.

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Fridays 1980TV show as Self

Robin Hood: Men in Tights 1993Movie +2 as Blinkin

Dracula: Dead and Loving It 1995Movie +2 as Martin

Jury Duty: The Comedy 1990Movie as Ted Watkins

The Incredible Shrinking Woman 1981Movie as Rob

Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again 1982Movie +1 as Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Heyde

Angel III: The Final Chapter 1988Movie as Spanky

The Underachievers 1988Movie as Kline

Frankenstein General Hospital 1988Movie as Dr. Bob Frankenstein

The Jerk, Too 1984Movie as Navin Johnson

Perfect Game 2000Movie as Coach Ron

'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming 1993Movie +4 as Self