Franklyn Ajaye

Franklyn Ajaye

74 · Born: May 13, 1949

Personal Details

Born May 13, 1949 Brooklyn, 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).

Career

2008
Before They Die!
Before They Die! as (Voice)
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2006
Deadwood
Deadwood as Samuel Fields
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1997
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child as Sporty The Cat (voice)
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1993
American Yakuza
American Yakuza as Sam
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1988
The Wrong Guys
The Wrong Guys as Franklyn
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1983
Hysterical
Hysterical as Leroy
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1980
The Jazz Singer
The Jazz Singer as Bubba
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1978
Convoy
Convoy as Spider Mike
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1977
The Bionic Woman
The Bionic Woman
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1976
Car Wash
Car Wash as Theodore Chauncy "T.C." Alcott (The Fly)
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Sweet Revenge
Sweet Revenge as Edmund
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2011
The Green Room with Paul Provenza
2010
I Am Comic
I Am Comic
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1977
Saturday Night Live
1993
Politically Incorrect
Politically Incorrect as Writer
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