Franklyn Ajaye
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).
Filmography
Deadwood: The Movie
as Samuel Fields
Deadwood: The Movie
as Samuel Fields
Bridesmaids
as Lillian's Dad
Bridesmaids
as Lillian's Dad
I Am Comic
as Self
I Am Comic
as Self
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
as Self
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
as Self
Before They Die!
as (Voice)
Before They Die!
as (Voice)
Queen of the Damned
as Dealer
Queen of the Damned
as Dealer
American Yakuza
as Sam
American Yakuza
as Sam
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
The 'Burbs
as Detective #1
The 'Burbs
as Detective #1
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
The Wrong Guys
as Franklyn
The Wrong Guys
as Franklyn
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
Hollywood Shuffle
as Body Guard #1
Hollywood Shuffle
as Body Guard #1
Fraternity Vacation
as Harry
Fraternity Vacation
as Harry
Get Crazy
as Cool
Get Crazy
as Cool
Hysterical
as Leroy
Hysterical
as Leroy
Stir Crazy
as Young Man in Hospital
Stir Crazy
as Young Man in Hospital
Convoy
as Spider Mike
Convoy
as Spider Mike
Car Wash
as Theodore Chauncy "T.C." Alcott (The Fly)
Car Wash
as Theodore Chauncy "T.C." Alcott (The Fly)