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Franklyn Ajaye
Actor, Writer, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn May 13, 1949 (76 years)
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).
Filmography
| 2019 | Deadwood: The Movie · as Samuel Fields |
| 2015 | Too Hip for the Room · as Joe Papy |
| 2015 | Open Slather (TV Series) · as President Of Nigeria |
| 2014 | Utopia (AU) (TV Series) · as Marvin Hudfield |
| 2011 | Bridesmaids · as Mr. Donovan |
| 2006 | Thank God You're Here (TV Series) |
| 2004 | Deadwood (TV Series) · as Samuel Fields |
| 2003 | Pirate Islands (TV Series) · as Five Spice |
| 2002 | Queen of the Damned · as Dealer |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (TV Series) · as Sporty The Cat (voice) |
| 1993 | American Yakuza · as Sam |
| 1992 | Goof Troop (TV Series) · as (voice) |
| 1991 | The New WKRP in Cincinnati (TV Series) · as Reggie |
| 1989 | The 'Burbs · as Detective #1 |
| 1988 | The Wrong Guys · as Franklyn |
| 1987 | |
| 1987 | Hollywood Shuffle · as Body Guard #1 |
| 1987 | Glory Years · as Wilson |
| 1985 | 227 (TV Series) · as Painter |
| 1985 | Fraternity Vacation · as Harry |
| 1983 | Get Crazy · as Cool |
| 1982 | Hysterical · as Leroy |
| 1982 | The New Odd Couple (TV Series) · as Henry |
| 1980 | The Jazz Singer · as Bubba |
| 1980 | Stir Crazy · as Young Man In Hospital |
| 1978 | |
| 1976 | Car Wash · as Theodore Chauncy "t.c." Alcott (the Fly) |
| 1976 | Sweet Revenge · as Edmund |
| 1976 | The Bionic Woman (TV Series) |
| 1975 | Barney Miller (TV Series) · as Wendell Frazier |
| 1974 | Chico and the Man (TV Series) · as Tony Rogers |
| 1971 | Soul Train (TV Series) · as Guest |