Franklyn Ajaye
Known for: Acting
Born: May 12, 1949 in Brooklyn, New York, USA
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
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The Wrong Guys
Franklyn
The 'Burbs
Detective #1
Fraternity Vacation
Harry
Convoy
Spider Mike
I Am Comic
Self
Get Crazy
Cool
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
Self
Car Wash
Theodore Chauncy "T.C." Alcott (The Fly)
Hysterical
Leroy
Queen of the Damned
Dealer
Stir Crazy
Young Man in Hospital
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
Before They Die!
(Voice)
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales
The Jazz Singer
Bubba
American Yakuza
Sam
Sweet Revenge
Edmund
Hollywood Shuffle
Body Guard #1
Bridesmaids
Lillian's Dad
Deadwood: The Movie
Samuel Fields
