Franklyn Ajaye

Birthday: 1949-05-13
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

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).

Credits

Year Title Character
2019-05-31 Deadwood: The Movie Samuel Fields
2011-05-13 Bridesmaids Mr. Donovan
2008-11-01 Before They Die! (Voice)
2002-02-10 Queen of the Damned Dealer
1993-12-22 American Yakuza Sam
1990-11-16 Franklyn Ajaye: Upside Downunder
1989-09-16 Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
1989-05-20 Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
1989-02-17 The 'Burbs Detective #1
1988-09-24 Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
1988-05-13 The Wrong Guys Franklyn
1987-12-19 Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
1987-03-20 Hollywood Shuffle Body Guard #1
1985-12-04 Fraternity Vacation Harry
1983-08-05 Get Crazy Cool
1982-12-22 Hysterical Leroy
1980-12-17 The Jazz Singer Bubba
1980-12-12 Stir Crazy Young Man in Hospital
1978-06-27 Convoy Spider Mike
1976-10-22 Car Wash Theodore Chauncy "T.C." Alcott (The Fly)
1976-06-06 Sweet Revenge Edmund
1969-01-01 Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales