1949-05-13 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).
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Deadwood: The Movie | Samuel Fields | 2019-06-01 |
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Bridesmaids | Mr. Donovan | 2011-05-13 |
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I Am Comic | Self | 2010-01-10 |
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Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy | Self | 2009-01-01 |
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Before They Die! | (Voice) | 2008-11-01 |
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Queen of the Damned | Dealer | 2002-02-10 |
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American Yakuza | Sam | 1993-12-22 |
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Franklyn Ajaye: Upside Downunder | 1990-11-16 | |
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Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3 | 1989-05-20 | |
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The 'Burbs | Detective #1 | 1989-02-17 |
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Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4 | 1989-09-16 | |
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Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2 | 1988-09-24 | |
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The Wrong Guys | Franklyn | 1988-05-13 |
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Hollywood Shuffle | Body Guard #1 | 1987-03-20 |
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Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1 | 1987-12-19 | |
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Fraternity Vacation | Harry | 1985-12-04 |
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Get Crazy | Cool | 1983-08-05 |
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Hysterical | Leroy | 1982-12-22 |
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The Jazz Singer | Bubba | 1980-12-17 |
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Stir Crazy | Young Man in Hospital | 1980-12-12 |
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Convoy | Spider Mike | 1978-06-27 |
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Sweet Revenge | Edmund | 1976-06-06 |
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Car Wash | Theodore Chauncy "T.C." Alcott (The Fly) | 1976-10-22 |
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Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales | 1969-01-01 |
