
Brooklyn, New York, USA
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).

as Wendell Frazier

as Self
1962

as Self
1975

as Wendell Frazier
1975

as Samuel Fields
2004

as Sporty the Cat (voice)
1995

1976

as (voice)
1992

as Lillian's Dad
2011

as Detective #1
1989

as Marvin Hudfield
2014

2006

as Dealer
2002
as Self
2010

as Samuel Fields
2019

as Lillian's Dad
2011

as Self
2010

as Self
2009

as (Voice)
2008

as Dealer
2002

as Sam
1993
1990

1989

1989

as Detective #1
1989

1988

as Franklyn
1988

1987

as Body Guard #1
1987

as Harry
1985

as Cool
1983

as Leroy
1982

as Bubba
1980

as Young Man in Hospital
1980

as Spider Mike
1978

as Theodore Chauncy "T.C." Alcott (The Fly)
1976

as Edmund
1976

1969
as Wendell Frazier
1 ep.

as Self
2 episodes

as Self
1 episodes

as Wendell Frazier
1 episodes

as Samuel Fields
10 episodes

as Sporty the Cat (voice)
1 episodes

1 episodes

as (voice)
1 episodes

as Marvin Hudfield
1 episodes

1 episodes

as Henry
1 episodes

as Self
1 episodes
Writer