Franklyn Ajaye

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).
Name Franklyn Ajaye
Also Known As
Birthday 1949-05-13
Gender Male
IMDB Franklyn Ajaye profile on IMDB
Place of Birth Brooklyn, New York, USA
As: Franklyn
1988-05-13
The Wrong Guys...
As: Harry
1985-12-04
Fraternity Vacation...
As: Detective #1
1989-02-17
The 'Burbs...
As: Spider Mike
1978-06-27
Convoy...
As: Self
2010-01-10
I Am Comic...
As: Cool
1983-08-05
Get Crazy...
As: Self
2009-01-01
Why We Laugh: Black ...
As: Leroy
1982-12-22
Hysterical...
As: Unknown
1969-01-01
Uncle Tom's Fairy Ta...
As: Bubba
1980-12-17
The Jazz Singer...
As: Theodore Chauncy "T.
1976-10-22
Car Wash...
As: Sam
1993-12-22
American Yakuza...
As: Edmund
1976-06-06
Sweet Revenge...
As: Body Guard #1
1987-03-20
Hollywood Shuffle...
As: Mr. Donovan
2011-05-13
Bridesmaids...
As: Samuel Fields
2019-05-31
Deadwood: The Movie...
As: Unknown
1990-11-16
Franklyn Ajaye: Upsi...
As: Young Man in Hospita
1980-12-12
Stir Crazy...
As: Unknown
1988-09-24
Robert Townsend: Par...
As: Dealer
2002-02-10
Queen of the Damned...
As: (Voice)
2008-11-01
Before They Die!...
As: Unknown
1987-12-19
Robert Townsend: Par...
As: Unknown
1989-05-20
Robert Townsend: Par...
As: Unknown
1989-09-16
Robert Townsend: Par...
As: Samuel Fields
2004-03-21
Deadwood...
As: Wendell Frazier
1975-01-23
Barney Miller...
As: Unknown
2006-04-05
Thank God You're Her...
As: Unknown
1976-01-14
The Bionic Woman...
As: Self
1975-10-11
Saturday Night Live...
As: Self
2010-06-10
The Green Room with ...
As: Sporty The Cat (voic
1995-03-12
Happily Ever After: ...
As: Marvin Hudfield
2014-08-13
Utopia...
As: (voice)
1992-09-05
Goof Troop...
As: Self
1962-10-01
The Tonight Show Sta...