Franklyn Ajaye

Actor

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).

Born: May 13, 1949 (Age 74) in Brooklyn, New York, USA

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Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
American Yakuza Movie Available on 10 streaming services.	5.8	Actor	Sam	1993
Car Wash Movie Available on 28 streaming services.	6.3	Actor	Theodore Chauncy "T.C." Alcott (The Fly)	1976
Convoy Movie Available on 30 streaming services.	6.5	Actor	Spider Mike	1978
Fraternity Vacation Movie	5.5	Actor	Harry	1985
Get Crazy Movie	6.8	Actor	Cool	1983
Hysterical Movie	5.1	Actor	Leroy	1983
I Am Comic Movie	6.3	Actor	Self	2010
The 'Burbs Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	7	Actor	Detective #1	1989
Stir Crazy Movie Available on 28 streaming services.	6.9	Actor	Young Man in Hospital	1980
The Jazz Singer Movie Available on 23 streaming services.	6.1	Actor	Bubba	1980
The Wrong Guys Movie	4.9	Actor	Franklyn	1988
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy Movie	7	Actor	Self	2009
Sweet Revenge Movie	5.4	Actor	Edmund	1976
Hollywood Shuffle Movie Available on 13 streaming services.	6.7	Actor	Body Guard #1	1987
Bridesmaids Movie Available on 29 streaming services.	6.9	Actor	Mr. Donovan	2011
Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales Short Film	7.3	Actor		1969
Deadwood: The Movie Movie Available on 4 streaming services.	7.5	Actor	Samuel Fields	2019
Queen of the Damned Movie Available on 25 streaming services.	5.4	Actor	Dealer	2002
Before They Die! Movie	7.2	Actor	(Voice)	2008
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1 Movie		Actor
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3 Movie		Actor
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4 Movie		Actor
Deadwood TV Show Available on 15 streaming services.	8.7	Actor	Samuel Fields 10 Episodes	2004-2006
Barney Miller TV Show Available on 6 streaming services.	8.1	Actor	Wendell Frazier 1 Episode	1975-1982
Thank God You're Here TV Show	6	Actor	1 Episode	2007-2007
The Bionic Woman TV Show Available on 9 streaming services.	6.9	Actor	1 Episode	1976-1978
Saturday Night Live TV Show Available on 18 streaming services.	7.8	Actor	Self 1 Episode	1975
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child TV Show Available on 8 streaming services.	6.6	Actor	Sporty The Cat (voice) 1 Episode	1995-2000
The Green Room with Paul Provenza TV Show Available on 15 streaming services.	8.2	Actor	Self 1 Episode	2010-2011
Thank God You're Here TV Show	7.5	Actor	1 Episode	2006-2023
Utopia TV Show	8.2	Actor	Marvin Hudfield 1 Episode	2014
Goof Troop TV Show Available on 9 streaming services.	6.7	Actor	(voice) 1 Episode	1992-1993
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV Show Available on 8 streaming services.	8.3	Actor	Self 1 Episode	1962-1992
Franklyn Ajaye: Upside Downunder Movie		Actor		1990
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child TV Show Available on 8 streaming services.	6.6	Writing	Writer 2 Episodes	1995-2000
Politically Incorrect TV Show	6.5	Writing	Writer 3 Episodes	1993-2002
Franklyn Ajaye: Upside Downunder Movie		Production	Production Executive	1990
Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year

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