
Acting
Born May 13, 1949 · Brooklyn, New York, USA
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).

Deadwood: The Movie
2019

Bridesmaids
2011

I Am Comic
2010

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
2009

Before They Die!
2008

Queen of the Damned
2002

American Yakuza
1993
Franklyn Ajaye: Upside Downunder
1990

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
1989

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
1989

The 'Burbs
1989

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
1988

The Wrong Guys
1988

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
1987

Hollywood Shuffle
1987

Fraternity Vacation
1985

Get Crazy
1983

Hysterical
1982

The Jazz Singer
1980

Stir Crazy
1980

Convoy
1978

Car Wash
1976

Sweet Revenge
1976

Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales
1969