Franklyn Ajaye
Acting · 76 years old
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).
Known For
The Green Room with Paul Provenza
Self
Deadwood
Samuel Fields
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
Barney Miller
Wendell Frazier
The Bionic Woman
Utopia
Marvin Hudfield
Saturday Night Live
Self
The 'Burbs
Detective #1
Deadwood: The Movie
Samuel Fields
Goof Troop
(voice)
Bridesmaids
Lillian's Dad
Hollywood Shuffle
Body Guard #1
Stir Crazy
Young Man in Hospital
Convoy
Spider Mike
I Am Comic
Self
Get Crazy
Cool
Queen of the Damned
Dealer
Thank God You're Here
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Sporty The Cat (voice)
