Cast
Franklyn Ajaye
Acting
Cast
Franklyn Ajaye
Known for
Acting
Born
1949-05-13
From
Brooklyn, New York, USA
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).
★6.5
MOVIE2011
Bridesmaids
as Lillian's Dad
★6.1
MOVIE2002
Queen of the Damned
as Dealer
★6.8
MOVIE1989
The 'Burbs
as Detective #1
★6.5
MOVIE1980
Stir Crazy
as Young Man in Hospital
★6.5
MOVIE1987
Hollywood Shuffle
as Body Guard #1
★6.3
MOVIE1978
Convoy
as Spider Mike
★6.7
MOVIE2019
Deadwood: The Movie
as Samuel Fields
★7.0
MOVIE1969
Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales
★6.0
MOVIE1976
Car Wash
as Theodore Chauncy "T.C." Alcott (The Fly)
★5.9
MOVIE1980
The Jazz Singer
as Bubba
★5.8
MOVIE1993
American Yakuza
as Sam
★5.2
MOVIE1985
Fraternity Vacation
as Harry
★6.2
MOVIE1983
Get Crazy
as Cool
★4.5
MOVIE1982
Hysterical
as Leroy
★8.0
MOVIE2009
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
as Self
★6.2
MOVIE2010
I Am Comic
as Self
★5.7
MOVIE1988
The Wrong Guys
as Franklyn
★5.7
MOVIE1976
Sweet Revenge
as Edmund
MOVIE1989
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
MOVIE1990
Franklyn Ajaye: Upside Downunder
MOVIE1988
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
MOVIE1989
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
MOVIE1987
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
MOVIE2008
Before They Die!
as (Voice)