Cast & creator
Mark Blankfield
Best known for Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, Taxi, Night Court
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.
21
film credits
33
television credits
53
1978–2003 · acting roles
6.6
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (54)
Showing 54 of 54 credits
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Blackbeard
1996
Taxi
Zifka
1978
Night Court
Mr. Che
1984
Arrested Development
Dr. Miller
2003
Coach
Goldberg
1989
Cagney & Lacey
1982
Tales from the Darkside
Tinker
1984
Walker, Texas Ranger
Corey Mimms
1993
Hunter
Simon Kruze
1984
ALF
Eric Sr.
1986
Doogie Howser, M.D.
Keith Morse
1989
The John Larroquette Show
Carl Pfaff
1993
The Jamie Foxx Show
Vladimir
1996
Charles in Charge
Eddie Drummond / Louis Brenner
1984
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
James
1993
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
Mr. Rose
1992
Saved by the Bell
James
1989
Sledge Hammer!
1986Sledge Hammer!
Joey the Slug
1986
It's Garry Shandling's Show
Phantom of the Studio
1986
Fridays
Self
1980
Faerie Tale Theatre
Edgar
1982Faerie Tale Theatre
Strange Little Man / Fairy / Narrator (voice)
1982Faerie Tale Theatre
Derrick Van Bummel
1982
Eerie, Indiana
Jose Schaefer
1991
One West Waikiki
1994
Crusade
Jenson
1999
Tall Tales & Legends
Larry
1985
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
Blinkin
1993
Dracula: Dead and Loving It
Martin
1995
The Oldest Rookie
1987
The Nutt House
Freddy
1989
Good & Evil
George
1991
Lady Boss
1992
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again
Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Heyde
1982
Angel III: The Final Chapter
Spanky
1988
The Incredible Shrinking Woman
Rob
1981
The Midnight Hour
The Ghoul
1985
Broadway on Showtime
Algy Longwort
1979
Faerie Tale Theatre: Rip Van Winkle
Derrick Van Bummel
1987
National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins
Sheik Abdul Achmed
1995
Jury Duty: The Comedy
Ted Watkins
1990
'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming
Self
1993
Perfect Game
Coach Ron
2000
Footlight Frenzy
Writer
1982
Jack and the Beanstalk
Strange Little Man / Fairy / Narrator
1983
Dad's A Dog
L.P. Gasman
1990
The Underachievers
Kline
1988
Frankenstein General Hospital
Dr. Bob Frankenstein
1988
The Jerk, Too
Navin Johnson
1984
Johnny Appleseed
Larry
1986
The Road Raiders
"Schizoid"
1989Izzy on a Grandstand
Izzy
Kiss Exposed
Interviewer
1987