
Franklyn Ajaye
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1949-05-13
Place of birth: 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).
Known for

The Wrong Guys
1988Franklyn
The 'Burbs
1989Detective #1
Fraternity Vacation
1985Harry
Convoy
1978Spider Mike
I Am Comic
2010Self
Get Crazy
1983Cool
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
2009Self
Car Wash
1976Theodore Chauncy "T.C." Alcott (The Fly)
Hysterical
1982Leroy
Queen of the Damned
2002Dealer
Stir Crazy
1980Young Man in Hospital
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
1988
Before They Die!
2008(Voice)
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
1987
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
1989
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
1989
Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales
1969
The Jazz Singer
1980Bubba
American Yakuza
1993Sam