Franklyn Ajaye
Known for ActingBorn 1949-05-13Brooklyn, 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
Bridesmaids
2011 · as Lillian's Dad
The 'Burbs
1989 · as Detective #1
Convoy
1978 · as Spider Mike
Queen of the Damned
2002 · as Dealer
Stir Crazy
1980 · as Young Man in Hospital
Deadwood: The Movie
2019 · as Samuel Fields
Hysterical
1982 · as Leroy
Car Wash
1976 · as Theodore Chauncy "T.C." Alcott (The Fly)
The Jazz Singer
1980 · as Bubba
American Yakuza
1993 · as Sam
I Am Comic
2010 · as Self
Fraternity Vacation
1985 · as Harry
The Wrong Guys
1988 · as Franklyn
Hollywood Shuffle
1987 · as Body Guard #1
Get Crazy
1983 · as Cool
Sweet Revenge
1976 · as Edmund
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
2009 · as Self
Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales
1969