Franklyn Ajaye
Acting
35 credits
Birthday
May 13, 1949 (76 years)
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).
Movies (24)
Movie
6.8
The 'Burbs
1989
Movie
6.5
Bridesmaids
2011
Movie
6.5
Stir Crazy
1980
Movie
6.3
Convoy
1978
Movie
8.0
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
2009
Movie
5.7
American Yakuza
1993
Movie
6.1
Queen of the Damned
2002
Movie
6.7
Deadwood: The Movie
2019
Movie
4.3
Hysterical
1982
Movie
6.3
I Am Comic
2010
Movie
5.9
Car Wash
1976
Movie
5.9
The Jazz Singer
1980
Movie
5.1
Fraternity Vacation
1985
Movie
5.4
The Wrong Guys
1988
Movie
6.2
Get Crazy
1983
Movie
6.4
Hollywood Shuffle
1987
Movie
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
1987
Movie
5.5
Sweet Revenge
1976
TV Shows (11)
TV Show
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
TV Show
7.0
Saturday Night Live
1975
TV Show
7.3
Barney Miller
1975
TV Show
8.1
Deadwood
2004
TV Show
6.9
The Bionic Woman
1976
TV Show
6.0
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
TV Show
6.7
Goof Troop
1992
TV Show
6.0
Thank God You're Here
2006
TV Show
7.0
Utopia
2014
TV Show
5.0
The New Odd Couple
1982
TV Show
7.9
The Green Room with Paul Provenza
2010
