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