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Franklyn Ajaye
Born · May 13, 1949 (75 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Bio
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).
Deadwood: The Movie
Samuel Fields
6.7
2019
Utopia
Marvin Hudfield · (1 episode)
7.3
2014
Bridesmaids
Mr. Donovan
6.5
2011
The Green Room with Paul Provenza
Self · (1 episode)
8.0
2010
I Am Comic
Self
6.3
2010
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
Self
8.0
2009
Before They Die!
(Voice)
0.0
2008
Thank God You're Here
(1 episode)
6.0
2006
Deadwood
Samuel Fields · (10 episodes)
8.1
2004
Queen of the Damned
Dealer
6.1
2002
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Sporty The Cat (voice) · (1 episode)
6.0
1995
American Yakuza
Sam
5.7
1993
Goof Troop
(voice) · (1 episode)
6.5
1992
Franklyn Ajaye: Upside Downunder
0.0
1990
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
0.0
1989
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
0.0
1989
The 'Burbs
Detective #1
6.8
1989
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
0.0
1988
The Wrong Guys
Franklyn
5.6
1988
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
0.0
1987
Hollywood Shuffle
Body Guard #1
6.4
1987
Fraternity Vacation
Harry
5.2
1985
Get Crazy
Cool
6.5
1983
Hysterical
Leroy
5.0
1982
The New Odd Couple
Henry · (1 episode)
4.5
1982
The Jazz Singer
Bubba
5.9
1980
Stir Crazy
Young Man in Hospital
6.5
1980
Convoy
Spider Mike
6.3
1978
Car Wash
Theodore Chauncy "T.C." Alcott (The Fly)
6.0
1976
Sweet Revenge
Edmund
5.9
1976
The Bionic Woman
(1 episode)
7.0
1976
Saturday Night Live
Self · (1 episode)
6.9
1975
Barney Miller
Wendell Frazier · (1 episode)
7.3
1975
Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales
0.0
1969
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (2 episodes)
7.4
1962