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