Franklyn Ajaye
Known for: Acting
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).
Filmography
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self
1975
Series
Deadwood
Samuel Fields
2004
Series
Barney Miller
Wendell Frazier
1975
Series
The Bionic Woman
1976
Series
Goof Troop
(voice)
1992
Series
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Sporty the Cat (voice)
1995
Film
Bridesmaids
Lillian's Dad
2011
Film
Queen of the Damned
Dealer
2002
Film
The 'Burbs
Detective #1
1989
Series
Thank God You're Here
2006
Series
Utopia
Marvin Hudfield
2014
Film
Convoy
Spider Mike
1978
Film
Deadwood: The Movie
Samuel Fields
2019
Series
The New Odd Couple
Henry
1982
Film
Stir Crazy
Young Man in Hospital
1980
Series
The Green Room with Paul Provenza
Self
2010
Film
Fraternity Vacation
Harry
1985
Film
Car Wash
Theodore Chauncy "T.C." Alcott (The Fly)
1976
Film
The Jazz Singer
Bubba
1980
Film
Hollywood Shuffle
Body Guard #1
1987
Film
Hysterical
Leroy
1982
Film
American Yakuza
Sam
1993
Film
The Wrong Guys
Franklyn
1988
Film
I Am Comic
Self
2010
Film
Get Crazy
Cool
1983
Film
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
Self
2009
Film
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
1988
Film
Sweet Revenge
Edmund
1976
Film
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
1989
Franklyn Ajaye: Upside Downunder
1990
Film
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
1989
Film
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
1987
Film
Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales
1969
Film
Before They Die!
(Voice)
2008