Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1949-05-13 (75 years)
- Place of BirthBrooklyn, New York, USA
- Also Known As-
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...Read More
Known For
Acting Career
- 2019
Deadwood: The Movie
As: Samuel Fields
- 2014
Utopia
As: Marvin Hudfield
- 2011
Bridesmaids
As: Mr. Donovan
- 2008
Before They Die!
As: (Voice)
- 2004
Deadwood
As: Samuel Fields
- 2002
Queen of the Damned
As: Dealer
- 1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
As: Sporty The Cat (voice)
- 1993
American Yakuza
As: Sam
- 1992
Goof Troop
As: (voice)
- 1989
The 'Burbs
As: Detective #1
- 1988
The Wrong Guys
As: Franklyn
- 1987
Hollywood Shuffle
As: Body Guard #1
- 1985
Fraternity Vacation
As: Harry
- 1983
Get Crazy
As: Cool
- 1982
Hysterical
As: Leroy
- 1982
The New Odd Couple
As: Henry
- 1980
The Jazz Singer
As: Bubba
- 1980
Stir Crazy
As: Young Man in Hospital
- 1978
Convoy
As: Spider Mike
- 1976
Car Wash
As: Theodore Chauncy "T.C." Alcott (The Fly)
- 1976
Sweet Revenge
As: Edmund
- 1975
Barney Miller
As: Wendell Frazier