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Franklyn Ajaye

Personal Info

  • Known ForActing
  • GenderMale
  • Birthday1949-05-13 (76 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

Bridesmaids

Bridesmaids

The 'Burbs

The 'Burbs

Queen of the Damned

Queen of the Damned

Stir Crazy

Stir Crazy

Deadwood: The Movie

Deadwood: The Movie

Convoy

Convoy

Car Wash

Car Wash

Hollywood Shuffle

Hollywood Shuffle

Acting Career

  • Deadwood: The Movie
    2019

    Deadwood: The Movie

    As: Samuel Fields

  • Utopia
    2014

    Utopia

    As: Marvin Hudfield

  • Bridesmaids
    2011

    Bridesmaids

    As: Mr. Donovan

  • Before They Die!
    2008

    Before They Die!

    As: (Voice)

  • Deadwood
    2004

    Deadwood

    As: Samuel Fields

  • Queen of the Damned
    2002

    Queen of the Damned

    As: Dealer

  • Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
    1995

    Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

    As: Sporty The Cat (voice)

  • American Yakuza
    1993

    American Yakuza

    As: Sam

  • Goof Troop
    1992

    Goof Troop

    As: (voice)

  • The 'Burbs
    1989

    The 'Burbs

    As: Detective #1

  • The Wrong Guys
    1988

    The Wrong Guys

    As: Franklyn

  • Hollywood Shuffle
    1987

    Hollywood Shuffle

    As: Body Guard #1

  • Fraternity Vacation
    1985

    Fraternity Vacation

    As: Harry

  • Get Crazy
    1983

    Get Crazy

    As: Cool

  • Hysterical
    1982

    Hysterical

    As: Leroy

  • The New Odd Couple
    1982

    The New Odd Couple

    As: Henry

  • The Jazz Singer
    1980

    The Jazz Singer

    As: Bubba

  • Stir Crazy
    1980

    Stir Crazy

    As: Young Man in Hospital

  • Convoy
    1978

    Convoy

    As: Spider Mike

  • Car Wash
    1976

    Car Wash

    As: Theodore Chauncy "T.C." Alcott (The Fly)

  • Sweet Revenge
    1976

    Sweet Revenge

    As: Edmund

  • Barney Miller
    1975

    Barney Miller

    As: Wendell Frazier

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