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).
Bridesmaids
as Lillian's Dad
The 'Burbs
as Detective #1
Convoy
as Spider Mike
Queen of the Damned
as Dealer
Stir Crazy
as Young Man in Hospital
Deadwood: The Movie
as Samuel Fields
Car Wash
as Theodore Chauncy "T.C." Alcott (The Fly)
Fraternity Vacation
as Harry
The Jazz Singer
as Bubba
American Yakuza
as Sam
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
as Self
I Am Comic
as Self
The Wrong Guys
as Franklyn
Get Crazy
as Cool
Hysterical
as Leroy
Hollywood Shuffle
as Body Guard #1
Sweet Revenge
as Edmund
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
Franklyn Ajaye: Upside Downunder
Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales
Before They Die!
as (Voice)