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Franklyn Ajaye

Cast & creator

Franklyn Ajaye

1949-05-13 (age 77) Brooklyn, New York, USAIMDb

Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Saturday Night Live, NYPD Blue

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).

Movies

25

film credits

Series

14

television credits

Career

35

1962–2019 · acting roles

Credit score

6.5

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self · 1962

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

Self · 1975

NYPD Blue

NYPD Blue

Writer · 1993

Barney Miller

Barney Miller

Wendell Frazier · 1975

Deadwood

Deadwood

Samuel Fields · 2004

Across film & television

Filmography (39)

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

Self

NYPD Blue

NYPD Blue

Writer

Barney Miller

Barney Miller

Wendell Frazier

Deadwood

Deadwood

Samuel Fields

Goof Troop

Goof Troop

(voice)

The Bionic Woman

The Bionic Woman

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Sporty the Cat (voice)

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Writer

Bridesmaids

Bridesmaids

Lillian's Dad

The 'Burbs

The 'Burbs

Detective #1

Thank God You're Here

Thank God You're Here

Queen of the Damned

Queen of the Damned

Dealer

Utopia

Utopia

Marvin Hudfield

The New Odd Couple

The New Odd Couple

Henry

Politically Incorrect

Politically Incorrect

Writer

The Green Room with Paul Provenza

The Green Room with Paul Provenza

Self

Convoy

Convoy

Spider Mike

Deadwood: The Movie

Deadwood: The Movie

Samuel Fields

Stir Crazy

Stir Crazy

Young Man in Hospital

Car Wash

Car Wash

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

The Jazz Singer

The Jazz Singer

Bubba

Hollywood Shuffle

Hollywood Shuffle

Body Guard #1

American Yakuza

American Yakuza

Sam

Hysterical

Hysterical

Leroy

Fraternity Vacation

Fraternity Vacation

Harry

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

Self

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3

The Wrong Guys

The Wrong Guys

Franklyn

I Am Comic

I Am Comic

Self

Get Crazy

Get Crazy

Cool

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2

Sweet Revenge

Sweet Revenge

Edmund

Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales

Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales

Franklyn Ajaye: Upside Downunder

Franklyn Ajaye: Upside Downunder

Production Executive

Before They Die!

Before They Die!

(Voice)