Franklyn Ajaye
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).
The 'Burbs
as Detective #1When secretive new neighbors move in next door, suburbanite Ray Peterson and his friends let...
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Annie's life is a mess. But when she finds out her lifetime best friend is engaged, she simply...
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Trucker Rubber Duck and his buddies Pig Pen, Widow Woman and Spider Mike use their CB radios to...
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New Yorkers Skip Donahue and Harry Monroe have no jobs and no prospects, so they decide to flee...
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Queen of the Damned
as DealerLestat finds acceptance in a tattooed and pierced world, rekindling the desires of all-powerful...
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Deadwood: The Movie
as Samuel FieldsFollow the 10-year reunion of the Deadwood camp to celebrate South Dakota's statehood. Former...
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Car Wash
as Theodore Chauncy "T.C." Alcott (The Fly)This day-in-the-life cult comedy focuses on a group of friends working at Sully Boyar's Car Wash...
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American Yakuza
as SamWhen Nick Davis leaves prison after one year in solitaire, he is hired to operate forklift in a...
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Hollywood Shuffle
as Body Guard #1Aspiring actor and hot-dog stand employee Bobby Taylor catches the ire of his grandmother for...
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Fraternity Vacation
as HarryA nerd gains the friendship of two of his frat brothers when his dad offers them his condo for...
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The Jazz Singer
as BubbaJess Robin dreams of a career in popular music, but his father, Cantor Rabinovitch, forbids it,...
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Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
as SelfDirectors Robert Townsend and Quincy Newell offer this comprehensive and hilarious examination...
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The Wrong Guys
as FranklynFive former cub scouts have a reunion and go camping on the mountain they never conquered. High...
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I Am Comic
as SelfThrough unprecedented backstage access and candid interviews, the film weaves through the absurd...
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Hysterical
as LeroyFrederic Lansing is a writer who hopes to find inspiration while vacationing in Hellview,...
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Get Crazy
as CoolMega-promoter Colin Beverly plans to sabotage the New Year's 1983 concert of small-time operator...
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Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
as uncreditedDirector Robert Townsend (Hollywood Shuffle) knows how to construct and, when necessary, even...
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Sweet Revenge
as EdmundA young woman with a long rap sheet who steals cars for a living is befriended by a public...
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Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
as uncreditedFrom comedian and filmmaker Robert Townsend (Hollywood Shuffle) comes this collection of comedy...
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Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
as uncreditedDirector Robert Townsend (Hollywood Shuffle) knows how to construct and, when necessary, even...
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Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
as uncreditedDirector Robert Townsend (Hollywood Shuffle) knows how to construct and, when necessary, even...
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Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales
as uncreditedA white man goes on trial for having raped a black woman.
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Before They Die!
as (Voice)Before They Die! A film chronicling the survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot and their quest...
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as SelfThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight...
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Saturday Night Live
as SelfA late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The...
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Deadwood
as Samuel FieldsThe story of the early days of Deadwood, South Dakota; woven around actual historic events with...
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Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Sporty The Cat (voice)Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child is an American anthology animated television series.
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The Bionic Woman
as uncreditedAfter fully recovering from her near fatal bout of bionic rejection, Jaime Sommers, the first...
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Barney Miller
as Wendell FrazierBarney Miller is an American situation comedy television series set in a New York City police...
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The Green Room with Paul Provenza
as SelfComedian and director of the obscenely hilarious hit film The Aristocrats, Paul Provenza invites...
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Thank God You're Here
as uncreditedIn this improvisational comedy competition, four guest stars walk into a live improvised comedy...
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Goof Troop
as (voice)Goofy is a single father raising his son, Max in Spoonerville. As it happens, Goofy and Max end...
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Utopia
as Marvin HudfieldSet inside the offices of the "Nation Building Authority", a newly created government...
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