Actor
Franklyn Ajaye
Born May 13, 1949 in Brooklyn, New York, USA
20 films
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).
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First watchConvoy19786.3as Spider MikeA major role.Trucker Rubber Duck and his buddies Pig Pen, Widow Woman and Spider Mike use their CB radios to warn one another of the presence of cops.View filmEssential films
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Filmography
20 films as actor- 2019Deadwood: The MovieSamuel Fields
- 2011BridesmaidsLillian's Dad
- 2002Queen of the DamnedDealer
- 1993American YakuzaSam
- 1990Franklyn Ajaye: Upside Downunder
- 1989Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
- 1989Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
- 1989The 'BurbsDetective #1
- 1988The Wrong GuysFranklyn
- 1987Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
- 1987Hollywood ShuffleBody Guard #1
- 1985Fraternity VacationHarry
- 1983Get CrazyCool
- 1982HystericalLeroy
- 1980The Jazz SingerBubba
- 1980Stir CrazyYoung Man in Hospital
- 1978ConvoySpider Mike
- 1976Car WashTheodore Chauncy "T.C." Alcott (The Fly)
- 1976Sweet RevengeEdmund
- 1969Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales