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