Mark Blankfield
Born May 08, 1950 (Age: 75)
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Pasadena, Texas, USA
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.
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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Filmography
Perfect Game
2000
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as Coach Ron
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Age: 49
Dracula: Dead and Loving It
1995
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as Martin
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Age: 45
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
1993
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as Blinkin
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Age: 43
'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming
1993
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as Self
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Age: 43
Dad's A Dog
1990
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as L.P. Gasman
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Age: 40
Jury Duty: The Comedy
1990
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as Ted Watkins
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Age: 39
The Road Raiders
1989
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as "Schizoid"
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Age: 38
Angel III: The Final Chapter
1988
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as Spanky
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Age: 38
The Underachievers
1988
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as Kline
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Age: 38
Frankenstein General Hospital
1988
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as Bob Frankenheimer alias Bob Frankenstein
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Age: 37
Faerie Tale Theatre: Rip Van Winkle
1987
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as Derrick Van Bummel
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Age: 36
The Midnight Hour
1985
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as The Ghoul
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Age: 35
Faerie Tale Theatre: Cinderella
1985
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as Edgar
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Age: 35
The Incredible Shrinking Woman
1981
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as Rob
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Age: 30