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).
Franklyn
The Wrong Guys
Detective #1
The 'Burbs
Harry
Fraternity Vacation
Spider Mike
Convoy
Self
I Am Comic
Cool
Get Crazy
Self
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
Theodore Chauncy "T.C." Alcott (The Fly)
Car Wash
Leroy
Hysterical
Dealer
Queen of the Damned
Young Man in Hospital
Stir Crazy
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
(Voice)
Before They Die!
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
Bubba
The Jazz Singer
Sam
American Yakuza
Edmund
Sweet Revenge
Body Guard #1
Hollywood Shuffle
Mr. Donovan
Bridesmaids
Samuel Fields
Deadwood: The Movie
Franklyn Ajaye: Upside Downunder
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
24
Gender
Male
Birthday
1949-05-13
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Also Known As