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).
Acting
Movie
Bridesmaids
as Lillian's Dad
2011
Movie
The 'Burbs
as Detective #1
1989
Movie
Queen of the Damned
as Dealer
2002
TV
Deadwood
as Samuel Fields
2004
TV
Saturday Night Live
as Self
1975
Movie
Stir Crazy
as Young Man in Hospital
1980
Movie
Deadwood: The Movie
as Samuel Fields
2019
Movie
Convoy
as Spider Mike
1978
TV
The Bionic Woman
1976
TV
Goof Troop
as (voice)
1992
Movie
Car Wash
as Theodore Chauncy "T.C." Alcott (The Fly)
1976
Movie
Hollywood Shuffle
as Body Guard #1
1987
TV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
Movie
American Yakuza
as Sam
1993
Movie
The Jazz Singer
as Bubba
1980
Movie
Fraternity Vacation
as Harry
1985
TV
Barney Miller
as Wendell Frazier
1975
Movie
Get Crazy
as Cool
1983
TV
Utopia
as Marvin Hudfield
2014
Movie
I Am Comic
as Self
2010
Movie
Hysterical
as Leroy
1982
Movie
The Wrong Guys
as Franklyn
1988
Movie
Sweet Revenge
as Edmund
1976
TV
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Sporty the Cat (voice)
1995
