Acting · geboren 1949-05-13 · Brooklyn, New York, USA
Franklyn Ajaye
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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- Brautalarm (2011) – Lillian's Dad
- Meine teuflischen Nachbarn (1989) – Detective #1
- Die Königin der Verdammten (2002) – Dealer
- Deadwood (2004) – Samuel Fields
- Saturday Night Live (1975) – Self
- Zwei wahnsinnig starke Typen (1980) – Young Man in Hospital
- Deadwood - Der Film (2019) – Samuel Fields
- Convoy (1978) – Spider Mike
- Die Sieben-Millionen-Dollar-Frau (1976)
- New York Cops – NYPD Blue (1993) – Writer
- Goofy und Max (1992) – (voice)
- Car Wash - Der ausgeflippte Waschsalon (1976) – Theodore Chauncy "T.C." Alcott (The Fly)
- Hollywood Shuffle (1987) – Body Guard #1
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) – Self
- American Eiskrem (1985) – Harry
- American Yakuza (1993) – Sam
- Der Jazz-Sänger (1980) – Bubba
- Barney Miller (1975) – Wendell Frazier
- Utopia (2014) – Marvin Hudfield
- Get Crazy (1983) – Cool
- I Am Comic (2010) – Self
- Ein Sprung in der Schüssel (1982) – Leroy
- Scout Academy (1988) – Franklyn
- Catch Ferrari (1976) – Edmund
- 13 auf einen Streich (1995) – Sporty the Cat (voice)
- Politically Incorrect (1993) – Writer
- Thank God You're Here (2006)
- The Green Room with Paul Provenza (2010) – Self
- Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy (2009) – Self
- The New Odd Couple (1982) – Henry
- Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales (1969)
- Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2 (1988)
- Before They Die! (2008) – (Voice)
- Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1 (1987)
- Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3 (1989)
- Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4 (1989)
- Franklyn Ajaye: Upside Downunder (1990)