Franklyn Ajaye

Franklyn Ajaye

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1949-05-13 (74 years old)

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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).

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Filmography

all 39

Movies 26

TV Shows 13

self 7

Writer 4

Voice 1

Samuel Fields
Deadwood: The Movie

Deadwood: The Movie (2019)

Movie
Writer
Some: An Erotic Tale

Some: An Erotic Tale (2017)

Movie
Marvin Hudfield
Utopia

Utopia (2014)

TV
1
Mr. Donovan
Bridesmaids

Bridesmaids (2011)

Movie
7.33
Self
The Green Room with Paul Provenza

The Green Room with Paul Provenza (2010)

TV
Self
I Am Comic

I Am Comic (2010)

Movie
Self
Surviving the Holidays with Lewis Black

Surviving the Holidays with Lewis Black (2009)

Movie
6
Self
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy (2009)

Movie
Actor
Before They Die!

Before They Die! (2008)

Movie
Thank God You're Here

Thank God You're Here (2007)

TV
5.5
Samuel Fields
Deadwood

Deadwood (2004)

TV
6.17
Dealer
Queen of the Damned

Queen of the Damned (2002)

Movie
1
Writer
C Bear and Jamal

C Bear and Jamal (1996)

TV
Sporty The Cat (voice) / Writer
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995)

TV
Sam
American Yakuza

American Yakuza (1993)

Movie
Writer
Politically Incorrect

Politically Incorrect (1993)

TV
(voice)
Goof Troop

Goof Troop (1992)

TV
8.4
Self
Franklyn Ajaye: Upside Downunder

Franklyn Ajaye: Upside Downunder (1990)

Movie
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4 (1989)

Movie
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3 (1989)

Movie
Detective #1
The 'Burbs

The 'Burbs (1989)

Movie
5.96
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2 (1988)

Movie
Franklyn
The Wrong Guys

The Wrong Guys (1988)

Movie
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1 (1987)

Movie
Body Guard #1
Hollywood Shuffle

Hollywood Shuffle (1987)

Movie
6
Harry
Fraternity Vacation

Fraternity Vacation (1985)

Movie
6
Cool
Get Crazy

Get Crazy (1983)

Movie
Leroy
Hysterical

Hysterical (1982)

Movie
Bubba
The Jazz Singer

The Jazz Singer (1980)

Movie
Young Man in Hospital
Stir Crazy

Stir Crazy (1980)

Movie
5.09
Spider Mike
Convoy

Convoy (1978)

Movie
5.33
T.C.
Car Wash

Car Wash (1976)

Movie
10
Edmund
Sweet Revenge

Sweet Revenge (1976)

Movie
The Bionic Woman

The Bionic Woman (1976)

TV
6.67
Self
Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live (1975)

TV
6.36
Wendell Frazier
Barney Miller

Barney Miller (1975)

TV
5.5
Actor
Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales

Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales (1969)

Movie
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)

TV
6
Thank God You're Here

Thank God You're Here

TV

Ratings

Average 5.99
Based on 770 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1962
1982
1989
1988
2019
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1949-05-13 (74 years old)

Birth Place
Brooklyn, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America

Residences
Melbourne, Australia


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