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

actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...

. 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 '' The Outer Limits''.

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) * '' The Outer Limits'' 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) * ''

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'' (1 episode, 1989) * ''

'' ... (3 episodes, 1987–1989)

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