Born 1949 (age 76) · Brooklyn, New York, USA
Appears in 36 titles

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

Bridesmaids
6.5
Bridesmaids
2011
as Lillian's Dad
The 'Burbs
6.8
The 'Burbs
1989
as Detective #1
Queen of the Damned
6.1
Queen of the Damned
2002
as Dealer
Stir Crazy
6.5
Stir Crazy
1980
as Young Man in Hospital
Deadwood: The Movie
6.8
Deadwood: The Movie
2019
as Samuel Fields
Convoy
6.3
Convoy
1978
as Spider Mike
Car Wash
6.0
Car Wash
1976
as Theodore Chauncy "T.C." Alcott (The Fly)
Hollywood Shuffle
6.5
Hollywood Shuffle
1987
as Body Guard #1
American Yakuza
5.8
American Yakuza
1993
as Sam
The Jazz Singer
5.9
The Jazz Singer
1980
as Bubba
Fraternity Vacation
5.2
Fraternity Vacation
1985
as Harry
Get Crazy
6.3
Get Crazy
1983
as Cool
I Am Comic
6.2
I Am Comic
2010
as Self
Hysterical
4.5
Hysterical
1982
as Leroy
The Wrong Guys
5.7
The Wrong Guys
1988
as Franklyn
Sweet Revenge
5.7
Sweet Revenge
1976
as Edmund
Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales
Before They Die!
Before They Die!
2008
as (Voice)