Franklyn Ajaye
Birthday: 1949-05-13 | Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, USAFranklyn 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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Known For
Acting
Year
Title
Role
2010
I Am Comic
as Self
2009
2008
Before They Die!
as (Voice)
1993
American Yakuza
as Sam
1988
The Wrong Guys
as Franklyn
1982
Hysterical
as Leroy
1980
The Jazz Singer
as Bubba
1978
Convoy
as Spider Mike
1976
Sweet Revenge
as Edmund
1976
Car Wash
as Theodore Chauncy "T.C." Alcott (The Fly)
