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