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 Blankfields 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