Franklyn Ajaye
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1949-05-13 (75 years old)
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Franklyn Ajaye
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).
Acting
(2019)
Deadwood: The Movie
as Samuel Fields
(2011)
Bridesmaids
as Mr. Donovan
(2010)
I Am Comic
as Self
(2009)
(2008)
Before They Die!
as (Voice)
(2002)
Queen of the Damned
as Dealer
(1993)
American Yakuza
as Sam
(1990)
(1989)
The 'Burbs
as Detective #1
(1989)
(1989)
(1988)
The Wrong Guys
as Franklyn
(1988)
(1987)
Hollywood Shuffle
as Body Guard #1
(1987)
(1985)
Fraternity Vacation
as Harry
(1983)
Get Crazy
as Cool
(1982)
Hysterical
as Leroy
(1980)
Stir Crazy
as Young Man in Hospital
(1980)
The Jazz Singer
as Bubba
(1978)
Convoy
as Spider Mike
(1976)
Car Wash
as Theodore Chauncy "T.C." Alcott (The Fly)
(1976)
Sweet Revenge
as Edmund
(1969)
Crew
(1990)
Franklyn Ajaye: Upside Downunder
Production Executive