Franklyn Ajaye

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).

TV Show

Deadwood

2004

Movie

Convoy

1978

Movie

Car Wash

1976

Movie

The Jazz Singer

1980

Movie

American Yakuza

1993

Movie

I Am Comic

2010

Movie

The Wrong Guys

1988

Movie

Sweet Revenge

1976