
Franklyn Ajaye
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).
Born: May 13, 1949 · Brooklyn, New York, USA
Filmography (29)

Deadwood: The Movie
2019
Actor: Samuel Fields

TV
Utopia
2014
Actor: Marvin Hudfield

Bridesmaids
2011
Actor: Lillian's Dad

TV
The Green Room with Paul Provenza
2010
Actor

I Am Comic
2010
Actor

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
2009
Actor

TV
Thank God You're Here
2006
Actor

TV
Deadwood
2004
Actor: Samuel Fields

Queen of the Damned
2002
Actor: Dealer

TV
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
Actor: Sporty The Cat (vo…Writer

American Yakuza
1993
Actor: Sam

TV
Politically Incorrect
1993
Writer

TV
Goof Troop
1992
Actor: (voice)

The 'Burbs
1989
Actor: Detective #1

The Wrong Guys
1988
Actor: Franklyn

Hollywood Shuffle
1987
Actor: Body Guard #1

Fraternity Vacation
1985
Actor: Harry

Get Crazy
1983
Actor: Cool

Hysterical
1982
Actor: Leroy

TV
The New Odd Couple
1982
Actor: Henry

The Jazz Singer
1980
Actor: Bubba

Stir Crazy
1980
Actor: Young Man in Hospi…

Convoy
1978
Actor: Spider Mike

Car Wash
1976
Actor: Theodore Chauncy "…

Sweet Revenge
1976
Actor: Edmund

TV
The Bionic Woman
1976
Actor

TV
Saturday Night Live
1975
Actor

TV
Barney Miller
1975
Actor: Wendell Frazier

TV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Actor
