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Franklyn Ajaye

Franklyn Ajaye

Known For Acting
Birthday May 13, 1949 (76)
Birthplace Brooklyn, New York, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Aug 02, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 sh ... ows 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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Deadwood: The Movie

Deadwood: The Movie

2019

as Samuel Fields

Bridesmaids

Bridesmaids

2011

as Mr. Donovan

Before They Die!

Before They Die!

2008

as (Voice)

Queen of the Damned

Queen of the Damned

2002

as Dealer

American Yakuza

American Yakuza

1993

as Sam

The 'Burbs

The 'Burbs

1989

as Detective #1

The Wrong Guys

The Wrong Guys

1988

as Franklyn

Hollywood Shuffle

Hollywood Shuffle

1987

as Body Guard #1

Fraternity Vacation

Fraternity Vacation

1985

as Harry

Get Crazy

Get Crazy

1983

as Cool

Hysterical

Hysterical

1982

as Leroy

The Jazz Singer

The Jazz Singer

1980

as Bubba

Stir Crazy

Stir Crazy

1980

as Young Man in Hospital

Convoy

Convoy

1978

as Spider Mike

Sweet Revenge

Sweet Revenge

1976

as Edmund

Car Wash

Car Wash

1976

as Theodore Chauncy "T.C." Alcott (The Fly)

Franklyn Ajaye: Upside Downunder

Franklyn Ajaye: Upside Downunder

1990

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Deadwood

as Samuel Fields

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Mar 21, 2004

Barney Miller

as Wendell Frazier

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 23, 1975

Utopia

as Marvin Hudfield

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 13, 2014

Goof Troop

as (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 05, 1992

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

as Sporty The Cat (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 12, 1995

The New Odd Couple

as Henry

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 29, 1982

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

The Bionic Woman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 14, 1976

Saturday Night Live

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

The Green Room with Paul Provenza

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 10, 2010

Thank God You're Here

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 05, 2006

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2024 6 8 14 4
2024 7 10 15 3
2024 8 6 17 2
2024 9 5 11 1
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2024 12 3 5 1
2025 1 6 19 1
2025 2 2 6 1
2025 3 2 3 1
2025 5 1 2 1
2025 6 1 1 1
2025 7 0 0 0
2025 8 2 12 0
2025 9 0 0 0
2025 10 0 1 0

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