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).

Movies & TV Shows

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