Acting credits
34
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Franklyn Ajaye
Acting
Career Snapshot
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1.5
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Movies: 23Series: 12Crew credits: 2
TMDB ID: 44796
IMDb ID: nm0014977
Known for: Acting
Born: May 13, 1949
Age: 76
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1962 - 2019
Years active: 58
Average TMDB rating: 6.56
Wikidata: Q450846
Other jobs
Writer (2)
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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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Franklyn Ajaye.
6.7
Deadwood: The Movie
as Samuel Fields
2019 Movie
6.5
Bridesmaids
as Mr. Donovan
2011 Movie
6.3
I Am Comic
as Self
2010 Movie
8.0
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
as Self
2009 Movie
Before They Die!
as (Voice)
2008 Movie
6.1
Queen of the Damned
as Dealer
2002 Movie
5.7
American Yakuza
as Sam
1993 Movie
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
1989 Movie
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
1989 Movie
6.8
The 'Burbs
as Detective #1
1989 Movie
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
1988 Movie
5.4
The Wrong Guys
as Franklyn
1988 Movie
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
1987 Movie
6.4
Hollywood Shuffle
as Body Guard #1
1987 Movie
5.1
Fraternity Vacation
as Harry
1985 Movie
6.2
Get Crazy
as Cool
1983 Movie
4.3
Hysterical
as Leroy
1982 Movie
5.9
The Jazz Singer
as Bubba
1980 Movie
6.5
Stir Crazy
as Young Man in Hospital
1980 Movie
6.3
Convoy
as Spider Mike
1978 Movie
5.9
Car Wash
as Theodore Chauncy "T.C." Alcott (The Fly)
1976 Movie
5.5
Sweet Revenge
as Edmund
1976 Movie
Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales
1969 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Franklyn Ajaye.
7.0
Utopia
as Marvin Hudfield • 1 eps
2014 Series
7.9
The Green Room with Paul Provenza
as Self • 1 eps
2010 Series
6.0
Thank God You're Here
1 eps
2006 Series
8.1
Deadwood
as Samuel Fields • 10 eps
2004 Series
6.0
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Sporty The Cat (voice) • 1 eps
1995 Series
5.3
Politically Incorrect
Writer • 6 eps
1993 Series
6.7
Goof Troop
as (voice) • 1 eps
1992 Series
5.0
The New Odd Couple
as Henry • 1 eps
1982 Series
6.9
The Bionic Woman
1 eps
1976 Series
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self • 1 eps
1975 Series
7.3
Barney Miller
as Wendell Frazier • 1 eps
1975 Series
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self • 2 eps
1962 Series