Franklyn Ajaye
Actor, Writer, Producer
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).
Known For
Filmography
| 2019 | Deadwood: The Movie · as Samuel Fields |
| 2015 | Too Hip for the Room · as Joe Papy |
| 2015 | Open Slather · as President Of Nigeria |
| 2014 | Utopia (AU) · as Marvin Hudfield |
| 2011 | Bridesmaids · as Lillian's Dad |
| 2006 | |
| 2004 | Deadwood · as Samuel Fields |
| 2003 | Pirate Islands · as Five Spice |
| 2002 | Queen of the Damned · as Dealer |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child · as Sporty The Cat (voice) |
| 1993 | American Yakuza · as SamOn Plex |
| 1992 | Goof Troop · as (voice) |
| 1991 | The New WKRP in Cincinnati · 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 · as Painter |
| 1985 | Fraternity Vacation · as Harry |
| 1983 | Get Crazy · as Cool |
| 1982 | Hysterical · as Leroy |
| 1982 | The New Odd Couple · as Henry |
| 1980 | The Jazz Singer · as BubbaOn Plex |
| 1980 | Stir Crazy · as Young Man In Hospital |
| 1978 | Convoy · as Spider MikeOn Plex |
| 1976 | Car Wash · as Theodore Chauncy "t.c." Alcott (the Fly) |
| 1976 | Sweet Revenge · as Edmund |
| 1976 | |
| 1975 | Barney Miller · as Wendell Frazier |
| 1974 | Chico and the Man · as Tony Rogers |
| 1971 | Soul Train · as Guest |
| 2025 | Lehmo: The Drop In · as Self |
| 2014 | Unsung Hollywood · as Self |
| 2012 | Agony · as Self |
| 2010 | The Green Room with Paul Provenza · as Self |
| 2010 | I Am Comic · as Self |
| 2009 | Surviving the Holidays with Lewis Black · as Self |
| 2009 | The Wanda Sykes Show · as Self |
| 2009 | |
| 2007 | Totally Baked · as SelfOn Plex |
| 2004 | BET Comedy Awards · as Self |
| 1999 | The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn · as Self |
| 1998 | The Panel · as Self |
| 1994 | Frontline (1994) · as Self |
| 1993 | Politically Incorrect · as Self |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno · as Self |
| 1991 | |
| 1982 | Late Night With David Letterman · as Self |
| 1981 | An Evening At the Improv · as Self |
| 1980 | The Alan Thicke Show · as Self |
| 1978 | The Comedy Shop · as SelfOn Plex |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live · as Self |
| 1974 | Dinah! · as Self |
| 1973 | Don Kirshner's Rock Concert · as Self |
| 1972 | The Midnight Special · as Self |
| 1970 | The Flip Wilson Show · as Self |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson · as Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show · as Self - Comedian |
| 1995 | The Parent 'Hood · as Co-Producer |
| 1996 | C-Bear and Jamal · as CreatorOn Plex |
| 1995 | The Parent 'Hood · as Written By |
| 1993 | NYPD Blue · as Written By |