Acting
Franklyn Ajaye
EN cinema · 24 credits
Born
13 May 1949 (age 77)
Birthplace
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).
Known for
Filmography
Deadwood: The Movie
as Samuel Fields
Bridesmaids
as Lillian's Dad
I Am Comic
as Self
Before They Die!
as (Voice)
Queen of the Damned
as Dealer
Franklyn Ajaye: Upside Downunder
1990
Franklyn Ajaye: Upside Downunder
Actor, Production Executive
The 'Burbs
as Detective #1
The Wrong Guys
as Franklyn
Hollywood Shuffle
as Body Guard #1
Fraternity Vacation
as Harry
Get Crazy
as Cool
Hysterical
as Leroy
Stir Crazy
as Young Man in Hospital
The Jazz Singer
as Bubba
Convoy
as Spider Mike
Car Wash
as Theodore Chauncy "T.C." Alcott (The Fly)
Sweet Revenge
as Edmund