Franklyn Ajaye
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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).
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Complete Filmography & Verdicts
| Year | Movie | Character | Rating | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Deadwood: The Movie | Samuel Fields | HIT | |
| 2011 | Bridesmaids | Mr. Donovan | HIT | |
| 2010 | I Am Comic | Self | FLOP | |
| 2009 | Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy | Self | HIT | |
| 2008 | Before They Die! | (Voice) | FLOP | |
| 2002 | Queen of the Damned | Dealer | FLOP | |
| 1993 | American Yakuza | Sam | FLOP | |
| 1990 | Franklyn Ajaye: Upside Downunder | - | FLOP | |
| 1989 | Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4 | - | FLOP | |
| 1989 | Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3 | - | FLOP | |
| 1989 | The 'Burbs | Detective #1 | HIT | |
| 1988 | Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2 | - | FLOP | |
| 1988 | The Wrong Guys | Franklyn | FLOP | |
| 1987 | Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1 | - | FLOP | |
| 1987 | Hollywood Shuffle | Body Guard #1 | HIT | |
| 1985 | Fraternity Vacation | Harry | FLOP | |
| 1983 | Get Crazy | Cool | FLOP | |
| 1982 | Hysterical | Leroy | FLOP | |
| 1980 | The Jazz Singer | Bubba | FLOP | |
| 1980 | Stir Crazy | Young Man in Hospital | HIT | |
| 1978 | Convoy | Spider Mike | FLOP | |
| 1976 | Car Wash | Theodore Chauncy "T.C." Alcott (The Fly) | FLOP | |
| 1976 | Sweet Revenge | Edmund | FLOP | |
| 1969 | Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales | - | FLOP |