Acting · Brooklyn, New York, USA · Born May 13, 1949
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).
MovieDeadwood: The Movie
2019
as Samuel Fields
TVUtopia
2014
as Marvin Hudfield
MovieBridesmaids
2011
as Lillian's Dad
TVThe Green Room with Paul Provenza
2010
as Self
MovieI Am Comic
2010
as Self
MovieWhy We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
2009
as Self
MovieBefore They Die!
2008
as (Voice)
TVThank God You're Here
2006
TVDeadwood
2004
as Samuel Fields
MovieQueen of the Damned
2002
as Dealer
TVHappily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as Sporty the Cat (voice)
MovieAmerican Yakuza
1993
as Sam
TVGoof Troop
1992
as (voice)
Franklyn Ajaye: Upside Downunder
1990
MovieRobert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
1989
MovieRobert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
1989
MovieThe 'Burbs
1989
as Detective #1
MovieRobert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
1988
MovieThe Wrong Guys
1988
as Franklyn
MovieRobert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
1987
MovieHollywood Shuffle
1987
as Body Guard #1
MovieFraternity Vacation
1985
as Harry
MovieGet Crazy
1983
as Cool
MovieHysterical
1982
as Leroy
TVThe New Odd Couple
1982
as Henry
MovieThe Jazz Singer
1980
as Bubba
MovieStir Crazy
1980
as Young Man in Hospital
MovieConvoy
1978
as Spider Mike
MovieCar Wash
1976
as Theodore Chauncy "T.C." Alcott (The Fly)
MovieSweet Revenge
1976
as Edmund
TVThe Bionic Woman
1976
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self
TVBarney Miller
1975
as Wendell Frazier
MovieUncle Tom's Fairy Tales
1969
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
