Franklyn Ajaye
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
Deadwood: The Movie
Samuel Fields
Bridesmaids
Mr. Donovan
Before They Die!
(Voice)
Queen of the Damned
Dealer
American Yakuza
Sam
Franklyn Ajaye: Upside Downunder
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
The 'Burbs
Detective #1
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
The Wrong Guys
Franklyn
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
Hollywood Shuffle
Body Guard #1
Fraternity Vacation
Harry
Get Crazy
Cool
Hysterical
Leroy
The Jazz Singer
Bubba
Stir Crazy
Young Man in Hospital
Convoy
Spider Mike
Car Wash
Theodore Chauncy "T.C." Alcott (The Fly)
Sweet Revenge
Edmund
Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales
TV Series
Utopia
Marvin Hudfield
1 Episode
Thank God You're Here
1 Episode
Deadwood
Samuel Fields
10 Episodes
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Sporty The Cat (voice)
1 Episode
Goof Troop
(voice)
1 Episode
The New Odd Couple
Henry
1 Episode
The Bionic Woman
1 Episode
Barney Miller
Wendell Frazier
1 Episode