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Franklyn Ajaye
Acting
Born: 1949
Brooklyn, New York, USA
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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).
Known For
The Green Room with Paul Provenza
Self
2010 · US
Thank God You're Here
Role
2006 · AU
Deadwood
Samuel Fields
2004 · US
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Sporty the Cat (voice)
1995 · US
NYPD Blue
Writer
1993 · US
Goof Troop
(voice)
1992 · US
The Bionic Woman
Role
1976 · US
Saturday Night Live
Self
1975 · US
Full Credits
| Show / Title | Year | Credit / Role |
|---|---|---|
| The Green Room with Paul Provenza | 2010 | Self |
| Thank God You're Here | 2006 | Contributor |
| Deadwood | 2004 | Samuel Fields |
| Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | 1995 | Sporty the Cat (voice) |
| Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | 1995 | Writer |
| NYPD Blue | 1993 | Writer |
| Goof Troop | 1992 | (voice) |
| The Bionic Woman | 1976 | Contributor |
| Saturday Night Live | 1975 | Self |
| Barney Miller | 1975 | Wendell Frazier |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1962 | Self |