Franklyn Ajaye
ActingFranklyn 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).
Movies
Samuel Fields
Deadwood: The Movie
2019
Lillian's Dad
Bridesmaids
2011
Self
I Am Comic
2010
Self
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
2009
(Voice)
Before They Die!
2008
Dealer
Queen of the Damned
2002
Sam
American Yakuza
1993
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
1989
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
1989
Detective #1
The 'Burbs
1989
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
1988
Franklyn
The Wrong Guys
1988
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
1987
Body Guard #1
Hollywood Shuffle
1987
Harry
Fraternity Vacation
1985
Cool
Get Crazy
1983
Leroy
Hysterical
1982
Bubba
The Jazz Singer
1980
Young Man in Hospital
Stir Crazy
1980
Spider Mike
Convoy
1978
TV Shows
Marvin Hudfield
Utopia
2014
Self
The Green Room with Paul Provenza
2010
Thank God You're Here
2006
Samuel Fields
Deadwood
2004
Sporty the Cat (voice)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
(voice)
Goof Troop
1992
Henry
The New Odd Couple
1982
The Bionic Woman
1976
Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
Wendell Frazier
Barney Miller
1975
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
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