



Franklyn Ajaye
Acting1949Brooklyn, New York, USA

Biography
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
Acting History
2019
Deadwood: The Movie
as Samuel Fields
2014
Utopia
TVas Marvin Hudfield
2011
Bridesmaids
as Lillian's Dad
2010
I Am Comic
as Self
The Green Room with Paul Provenza
TVas Self
2008
Before They Die!
as (Voice)
2005
Deadwood
TVas Samuel Fields• 10 eps
2002
Queen of the Damned
as Dealer
1997
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
TVas Sporty The Cat (voice)• 1 eps
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
TVWriter• 2 eps
1993
American Yakuza
as Sam
Politically Incorrect
TVWriter
1992
Goof Troop
TVas (voice)• 1 eps
1990
Franklyn Ajaye: Upside Downunder
Production Executive
1988
1987
Hollywood Shuffle
as Body Guard #1
1985
Fraternity Vacation
as Harry
1983
Get Crazy
as Cool
The New Odd Couple
TVas Henry• 1 eps
1982
Hysterical
as Leroy
1980
The Jazz Singer
as Bubba
Stir Crazy
as Young Man in Hospital
1978
Convoy
as Spider Mike
1976
Sweet Revenge
as Edmund
Car Wash
as Theodore Chauncy "T.C." Alcott (The Fly)
1975
Barney Miller
TVas Wendell Frazier• 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
TVas Self
1962







