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