Birthday: 1949-05-13
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned
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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2019-05-31 | Deadwood: The Movie | Samuel Fields |
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2011-05-13 | Bridesmaids | Mr. Donovan |
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2008-11-01 | Before They Die! | (Voice) |
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2002-02-10 | Queen of the Damned | Dealer |
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1993-12-22 | American Yakuza | Sam |
1990-11-16 | Franklyn Ajaye: Upside Downunder | ||
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1989-09-16 | Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4 | |
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1989-05-20 | Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3 | |
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1989-02-17 | The 'Burbs | Detective #1 |
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1988-09-24 | Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2 | |
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1988-05-13 | The Wrong Guys | Franklyn |
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1987-12-19 | Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1 | |
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1987-03-20 | Hollywood Shuffle | Body Guard #1 |
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1985-12-04 | Fraternity Vacation | Harry |
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1983-08-05 | Get Crazy | Cool |
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1982-12-22 | Hysterical | Leroy |
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1980-12-17 | The Jazz Singer | Bubba |
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1980-12-12 | Stir Crazy | Young Man in Hospital |
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1978-06-27 | Convoy | Spider Mike |
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1976-10-22 | Car Wash | Theodore Chauncy "T.C." Alcott (The Fly) |
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1976-06-06 | Sweet Revenge | Edmund |
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1969-01-01 | Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales |