Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
May 13, 1949
Place of Birth:
Brooklyn, New York, USA
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Franklyn Ajaye
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
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Deadwood: The Movie | Samuel Fields |
| 2011 | Bridesmaids | Mr. Donovan |
| 2010 | I Am Comic | Self |
| 2009 | Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy | Self |
| 2008 | Before They Die! | (Voice) |
| 2002 | Queen of the Damned | Dealer |
| 1993 | American Yakuza | Sam |
| 1990 | Franklyn Ajaye: Upside Downunder | |
| 1989 | The 'Burbs | Detective #1 |
| 1989 | Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3 | |
| 1989 | Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4 | |
| 1988 | The Wrong Guys | Franklyn |
| 1988 | Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2 | |
| 1987 | Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1 | |
| 1987 | Hollywood Shuffle | Body Guard #1 |
| 1985 | Fraternity Vacation | Harry |
| 1983 | Get Crazy | Cool |
| 1982 | Hysterical | Leroy |
| 1980 | Stir Crazy | Young Man in Hospital |
| 1980 | The Jazz Singer | Bubba |
| 1978 | Convoy | Spider Mike |
| 1976 | Car Wash | Theodore Chauncy "T.C." Alcott (The Fly) |
| 1976 | Sweet Revenge | Edmund |
| 1969 | Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Utopia | Marvin Hudfield |
| 2010 | The Green Room with Paul Provenza | Self |
| 2006 | Thank God You're Here | |
| 2004 | Deadwood | Samuel Fields |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Sporty The Cat (voice) |
| 1992 | Goof Troop | (voice) |
| 1982 | The New Odd Couple | Henry |
| 1976 | The Bionic Woman | |
| 1975 | Barney Miller | Wendell Frazier |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self |