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).
Known for
The Bionic Woman
Barney Miller
Wendell Frazier
Deadwood
Samuel Fields
Thank God You're Here
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Sporty The Cat (voice)
The New Odd Couple
Henry
Goof Troop
(voice)
Utopia
Marvin Hudfield
Bridesmaids
Mr. Donovan
Convoy
Spider Mike
Queen of the Damned
Dealer
The 'Burbs
Detective #1
Stir Crazy
Young Man in Hospital
Deadwood: The Movie
Samuel Fields
Car Wash
Theodore Chauncy "T.C." Alcott (The Fly)
American Yakuza
Sam
The Jazz Singer
Bubba
Fraternity Vacation
Harry
I Am Comic
Self
Hollywood Shuffle
Body Guard #1
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
Self
The Wrong Guys
Franklyn
Get Crazy
Cool
Hysterical
Leroy
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
Sweet Revenge
Edmund
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales
Franklyn Ajaye: Upside Downunder
Before They Die!
(Voice)
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
Saturday Night Live
Self
The Green Room with Paul Provenza
Self