Franklyn Ajaye Movies, TV Shows, and Filmography

Franklyn Ajaye

Franklyn Ajaye

Acting

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).

Filmography Movies

Acting

The Wrong Guys movie poster
MOVIE

The Wrong Guys

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The Wrong Guys
Franklyn
The 'Burbs movie poster
MOVIE

The 'Burbs

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The 'Burbs
Detective #1
Fraternity Vacation movie poster
MOVIE

Fraternity Vacation

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Fraternity Vacation
Harry
Convoy movie poster
MOVIE

Convoy

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Convoy
Spider Mike
I Am Comic movie poster
MOVIE

I Am Comic

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I Am Comic
Self
Get Crazy movie poster
MOVIE

Get Crazy

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Get Crazy
Cool
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy movie poster
MOVIE

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

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Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
Self
Car Wash movie poster
MOVIE

Car Wash

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Car Wash
Theodore Chauncy "T.C." Alcott (The Fly)
Hysterical movie poster
MOVIE

Hysterical

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Hysterical
Leroy
Queen of the Damned movie poster
MOVIE

Queen of the Damned

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Queen of the Damned
Dealer

Production

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Franklyn Ajaye portrait
Franklyn Ajaye portrait
Franklyn Ajaye portrait