Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1949-05-13 (Age: 77)
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).
Filmography (24)
⭐ 6.8
Role:
Samuel Fields
Deadwood: The Movie
2019
⭐ 6.5
Role:
Lillian's Dad
Bridesmaids
2011
⭐ 6.2
Role:
Self
I Am Comic
2010
⭐ 8.0
Role:
Self
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
2009
⭐ 0
Role:
(Voice)
Before They Die!
2008
⭐ 6.1
Role:
Dealer
Queen of the Damned
2002
⭐ 5.8
Role:
Sam
American Yakuza
1993No Image
⭐ 0
Role:
Unknown
Franklyn Ajaye: Upside Downunder
1990
⭐ 0
Role:
Unknown
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
1989
⭐ 0
Role:
Unknown
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
1989
⭐ 6.8
Role:
Detective #1
The 'Burbs
1989
⭐ 0
Role:
Unknown
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
1988
⭐ 5.7
Role:
Franklyn
The Wrong Guys
1988
⭐ 0
Role:
Unknown
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
1987
⭐ 6.5
Role:
Body Guard #1
