Franklyn Ajaye
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 13, 1949
- 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).
Filmography
Deadwood: The Movie 2019
as Samuel Fields
Bridesmaids 2011
as Lillian's Dad
I Am Comic 2010
as Self
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy 2009
as Self
Before They Die! 2008
as (Voice)
Queen of the Damned 2002
as Dealer
American Yakuza 1993
as Sam
- Franklyn Ajaye: Upside Downunder
Franklyn Ajaye: Upside Downunder 1990
Actor, Production Executive
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4 1989
Actor
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3 1989
Actor
The 'Burbs 1989
as Detective #1
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2 1988
Actor
The Wrong Guys 1988
as Franklyn
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1 1987
Actor
Hollywood Shuffle 1987
as Body Guard #1
Fraternity Vacation 1985
as Harry
Get Crazy 1983
as Cool
Hysterical 1982
as Leroy
The Jazz Singer 1980
as Bubba
Stir Crazy 1980
as Young Man in Hospital
Convoy 1978
as Spider Mike
Car Wash 1976
as Theodore Chauncy "T.C." Alcott (The Fly)
Sweet Revenge 1976
as Edmund
Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales 1969
Actor
Credits from TMDB.