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Franklyn Ajaye

Franklyn Ajaye

Acting1949Brooklyn, New York, USA

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).

Known For

Acting History

2019
Deadwood: The Movie
as Samuel Fields
2014
Utopia
TVas Marvin Hudfield
2011
Bridesmaids
as Lillian's Dad
2008
2005
Deadwood
TVas Samuel Fields10 eps
2002
1992
Goof Troop
TVas (voice)1 eps
1983
Get Crazy
as Cool
The New Odd Couple
TVas Henry1 eps
1982
Hysterical
as Leroy
1980
Stir Crazy
as Young Man in Hospital
1978
1976
Sweet Revenge
as Edmund
Car Wash
as Theodore Chauncy "T.C." Alcott (The Fly)
1975
Barney Miller
TVas Wendell Frazier1 eps

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
5/13/1949(76 years old)
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
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