Franklyn Ajaye
Acting
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
Acting35
movieDeadwood: The Movie
2019
Samuel Fields
tvUtopia
2014
Marvin Hudfield
movieBridesmaids
2011
Lillian's Dad
movieBefore They Die!
2008
(Voice)
tvDeadwood
2004
Samuel Fields
tvHappily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
Sporty the Cat (voice)
tvGoof Troop
1992
(voice)
movieThe 'Burbs
1989
Detective #1
movieThe Wrong Guys
1988
Franklyn
movieHollywood Shuffle
1987
Body Guard #1
movieHysterical
1982
Leroy
movieStir Crazy
1980
Young Man in Hospital
movieConvoy
1978
Spider Mike
movieCar Wash
1976
Theodore Chauncy "T.C." Alcott (The Fly)
movieSweet Revenge
1976
Edmund
tvBarney Miller
1975
Wendell Frazier
Writing3
Production1
Franklyn Ajaye: Upside Downunder
1990
Production Executive