Franklyn Ajaye
Acting
35 titles
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
Deadwood: The Movie
2019
Utopia
2014
Bridesmaids
2011
The Green Room with Paul Provenza
2010
I Am Comic
2010
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
2009
Before They Die!
2008
Thank God You're Here
2006
Deadwood
2004
Queen of the Damned
2002
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
American Yakuza
1993
Goof Troop
1992
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 New Odd Couple
1982
The Jazz Singer
1980
Stir Crazy
1980
Convoy
1978
Car Wash
1976
Sweet Revenge
1976
The Bionic Woman
1976
Saturday Night Live
1975
Barney Miller
1975
Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales
1969
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962