Franklyn Ajaye
Born
May 13, 1949 (76 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
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
2019
Utopia
Marvin Hudfield · (1 episode)
2014
Bridesmaids
Mr. Donovan
2011
The Green Room with Paul Provenza
Self · (1 episode)
2010
I Am Comic
Self
2010
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
Self
2009
Before They Die!
(Voice)
2008
Thank God You're Here
(1 episode)
2006
Deadwood
Samuel Fields · (10 episodes)
2004
Queen of the Damned
Dealer
2002
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Sporty The Cat (voice) · (1 episode)
1995
American Yakuza
Sam
1993
Goof Troop
(voice) · (1 episode)
1992
Franklyn Ajaye: Upside Downunder
1990
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
1989
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
1989
The 'Burbs
Detective #1
1989
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
1988
The Wrong Guys
Franklyn
1988
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
1987
Hollywood Shuffle
Body Guard #1
1987
Fraternity Vacation
Harry
1985
Get Crazy
Cool
1983
Hysterical
Leroy
1982
The New Odd Couple
Henry · (1 episode)
1982
The Jazz Singer
Bubba
1980
Stir Crazy
Young Man in Hospital
1980
Convoy
Spider Mike
1978
Car Wash
Theodore Chauncy "T.C." Alcott (The Fly)
1976
Sweet Revenge
Edmund
1976
The Bionic Woman
(1 episode)
1976
Saturday Night Live
Self · (1 episode)
1975
Barney Miller
Wendell Frazier · (1 episode)
1975
Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales
1969
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (2 episodes)
1962