Mark McCracken (born August 1, 1960) is an American

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. McCracken was born in

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and attended the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He appeared in the films ''

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'' with

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, Joe Dante's horror/comedy '' Matinee'', and also portrayed Pumpkinhead in '' Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings''. His television credits include ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''.

Filmography

* ''Death of a Saleswoman'' (2005) as Abel Gunk * ''The Court'' (TV) as Technical Director (2 episodes) * ''

'' (2002) as Ed "Too Tall" Freeman * ''The Comedy Team of Pete & James'' (2001) as Replacement Pete * '' DNA'' (1997) as Sergeant Reinhardt / Balacau ** aka ''Genetic Code'' (Europe: English title) * ''

'' as Jailer (1 episode, 1995) * ''

'' as Richard (1 episode, 1994) * '' Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings'' (1994) as Pumpkinhead * '' Matinee'' (1993) as Mant / Bill * ''

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'' as Matt Caleb (1 episode, 1992) * '' Disney Presents The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage'' as Freddie (1 episode, 1991) * ''

B.L. Stryker ''B.L. Stryker'' is an American detective drama that aired on ABC from February 13, 1989, to May 5, 1990, as part of the ''ABC Mystery Movie'' umbrella group, along with ''Columbo'', and ''Kojak''. Tom Selleck was one of the series' executive pr ...

'' (1 episode, 1989) * ''

'' ... (3 episodes, 1987–1989)

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* 1960 births Living people {{US-tv-actor-1960s-stub