Franklyn Ajaye
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 13, 1949 (age 77)
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
Biography
Franklyn Ajaye (born May 13, 1949) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. His nickname is "The Jazz Comedian" for his distinctive jazz-inflected style of delivery, timing, and use of silence. He released a series of comedy albums starting in 1973 and has acted in film and television shows from the 1970s through the present, including as a primary character in the 1976 ensemble comedy Car Wash and a supporting role in Sam Peckinpah's Convoy (1978).
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Filmography
Deadwood: The Movie
Movie · as Samuel Fields
Utopia
TV · as Marvin Hudfield · 1 ep
Bridesmaids
Movie · as Lillian's Dad
I Am Comic
Movie · as Self
The Green Room with Paul Provenza
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
Movie · as Self
Before They Die!
Movie · as (Voice)
Thank God You're Here
TV · 1 ep
Deadwood
TV · as Samuel Fields · 10 eps
Queen of the Damned
Movie · as Dealer
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
TV · as Sporty the Cat (voice) · 1 ep
American Yakuza
Movie · as Sam
Goof Troop
TV · as (voice) · 1 ep
Franklyn Ajaye: Upside Downunder
Movie
The 'Burbs
Movie · as Detective #1
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
Movie
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
Movie
The Wrong Guys
Movie · as Franklyn
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
Movie
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
Movie
Hollywood Shuffle
Movie · as Body Guard #1
Fraternity Vacation
Movie · as Harry
Get Crazy
Movie · as Cool
Hysterical
Movie · as Leroy
The New Odd Couple
TV · as Henry · 1 ep
Stir Crazy
Movie · as Young Man in Hospital
The Jazz Singer
Movie · as Bubba
Convoy
Movie · as Spider Mike
Car Wash
Movie · as Theodore Chauncy "T.C." Alcott (The Fly)
Sweet Revenge
Movie · as Edmund
The Bionic Woman
TV · 1 ep
Barney Miller
TV · as Wendell Frazier · 1 ep
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales
Movie
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 2 eps