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 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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Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q450846
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Filmography (Movies)
Deadwood: The Movie
Character:Samuel Fields
Release Date:31/05/2019
Bridesmaids
Character:Mr. Donovan
Release Date:13/05/2011
I Am Comic
Character:Self
Release Date:10/01/2010
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2009
Before They Die!
Character:(Voice)
Release Date:01/11/2008
Queen of the Damned
Character:Dealer
Release Date:10/02/2002
American Yakuza
Character:Sam
Release Date:22/12/1993
Franklyn Ajaye: Upside Downunder
Character:
Release Date:16/11/1990
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
Character:
Release Date:16/09/1989
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
Character:
Release Date:20/05/1989
The 'Burbs
Character:Detective #1
Release Date:17/02/1989
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
Character:
Release Date:24/09/1988
The Wrong Guys
Character:Franklyn
Release Date:13/05/1988
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
Character:
Release Date:19/12/1987
Hollywood Shuffle
Character:Body Guard #1
Release Date:20/03/1987
Fraternity Vacation
Character:Harry
Release Date:04/12/1985
Get Crazy
Character:Cool
Release Date:05/08/1983
Hysterical
Character:Leroy
Release Date:22/12/1982
The Jazz Singer
Character:Bubba
Release Date:17/12/1980
Stir Crazy
Character:Young Man in Hospital
Release Date:12/12/1980
Convoy
Character:Spider Mike
Release Date:27/06/1978
Car Wash
Character:Theodore Chauncy "T.C." Alcott (The Fly)
Release Date:22/10/1976
Sweet Revenge
Character:Edmund
Release Date:06/06/1976
Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1969
Television Appearances
Utopia
Character:Marvin Hudfield
The Green Room with Paul Provenza
Character:Self
Thank God You're Here
Character:
Deadwood
Character:Samuel Fields
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Character:Sporty The Cat (voice)
Goof Troop
Character:(voice)
The New Odd Couple
Character:Henry
The Bionic Woman
Character:
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self
Barney Miller
Character:Wendell Frazier
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
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