Franklyn Ajaye
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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
Credits
Bridesmaids (2011)
as Lillian's Dad
Queen of the Damned (2002)
as Dealer
The 'Burbs (1989)
as Detective #1
Convoy (1978)
as Spider Mike
Stir Crazy (1980)
as Young Man in Hospital
Deadwood: The Movie (2019)
as Samuel Fields
Fraternity Vacation (1985)
as Harry
The Jazz Singer (1980)
as Bubba
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy (2009)
as Self
Hysterical (1982)
as Leroy
Car Wash (1976)
as Theodore Chauncy "T.C." Alcott (The Fly)
The Wrong Guys (1988)
as Franklyn
American Yakuza (1993)
as Sam
Hollywood Shuffle (1987)
as Body Guard #1
Get Crazy (1983)
as Cool
I Am Comic (2010)
as Self
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2 (1988)
Actor
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1 (1987)
Actor
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4 (1989)
Actor
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3 (1989)
Actor
Sweet Revenge (1976)
as Edmund
Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales (1969)
Actor
Franklyn Ajaye: Upside Downunder (1990)
Actor
Before They Die! (2008)
as (Voice)