Franklyn Ajaye
Acting
Born: 1949-05-13 in 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).
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
Saturday Night Live
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Deadwood
Samuel Fields
Barney Miller
Wendell Frazier
The Bionic Woman
Goof Troop
(voice)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Sporty the Cat (voice)
Bridesmaids
Lillian's Dad
Thank God You're Here
Queen of the Damned
Dealer
Utopia
Marvin Hudfield
Convoy
Spider Mike
The 'Burbs
Detective #1
Stir Crazy
Young Man in Hospital
Deadwood: The Movie
Samuel Fields
The New Odd Couple
Henry
Car Wash
Theodore Chauncy "T.C." Alcott (The Fly)
Hollywood Shuffle
Body Guard #1
The Green Room with Paul Provenza
Self
Hysterical
Leroy
I Am Comic
Self
Fraternity Vacation
Harry
The Jazz Singer
Bubba
American Yakuza
Sam
The Wrong Guys
Franklyn
Get Crazy
Cool
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
Self
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
Franklyn Ajaye: Upside Downunder
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales
Sweet Revenge
Edmund
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
Before They Die!
(Voice)