Acting · Covington, Tennessee, USA · Born August 20, 1942
Isaac Lee Hayes, Jr. (August 20, 1942 – August 10, 2008) was an American songwriter, musician, singer, and occasionally an actor. Hayes was one of the creative influences behind the southern soul music label Stax Records, where he served both as an in-house songwriter and as a record producer, teaming with his partner David Porter during the mid-1960s. Hayes, Porter, Bill Withers, the Sherman Brothers, Steve Cropper, and John Fogerty were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2005 in recognition of writing scores of notable songs for themselves, the duo "Sam & Dave", Carla Thomas, and others. The hit song "Soul Man" written by Hayes and Porter, and first performed by "Sam & Dave" has been recognized as one of the most influential songs of the past 50 years by the Grammy Hall of Fame. This song was also honored by The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, by Rolling Stone magazine, and by the RIAA as the Songs of the Century. During the late 1960s, Hayes also became a recording musician, and he recorded several successful soul albums such as Hot Buttered Soul (1969) and Black Moses (1971). In addition to his work in popular music, Hayes worked as composer of musical scores for motion pictures. Hayes is well known for his musical score for the film Shaft (1971). For his composition of the "Theme from Shaft", Hayes was awarded the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1972. Hayes became the third African-American, after Sidney Poitier and Hattie McDaniel, to win an Academy Award in any competitive field whatsoever covered by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Hayes also won two Grammy Awards for that same year. Later, he was given his third Grammy Award for his music album Black Moses. During 1992, in recognition of his humanitarian work there, Hayes was crowned as the honorary king of the Ada, Ghana region. Hayes also acted in motion pictures and television, such as in the movie, I'm Gonna Git You Sucka, and as Gandolf "Gandy" Fitch in the TV series The Rockford Files (1974 – 80). Then from 1997 to 2005, he lent his distinctive, deep voice to the character "Chef" on the animated TV series South Park. On August 5, 2003, Isaac Hayes was honored as a BMI Icon at the 203 BMI Urban Awards for his enduring influence on generations of music makers.Throughout his songwriting career, Hayes received five BMI R&B Awards, two BMI Pop Awards, two BMI Urban Awards and six Million-Air citations. As of 2008, his songs generated more than 12 million performances. Description above from the Wikipedia Isaac Hayes, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
TVStax: Soulsville USA
2024
as Self - Musician
MovieThe Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
2020
as Self (archive photo)
MovieThe Murder of George Floyd: A Nation Responds
2020
as Self
MovieJohn Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
2017
as Self - Singer (archive footage)
MovieGoing Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Stand
2009
as Self
MovieSoul Men
2008
as Self
MovieReturn to Sleepaway Camp
2008
as Charlie 'The Chef'
MovieKill Switch
2008
as Coroner
MovieSports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2007
2007
as Self
MovieClassic Soul at the BBC
2007
as Self (archive footage)
MovieSports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2007 TV Special
2007
as Self
MovieIsaac Hayes: Live at Montreux
2005
as Self - Lead Vocalist, Keyboards
MovieHustle & Flow
2005
as Arnel
MovieThe History Makers: Success
2005
as Self
MovieDream Warrior
2004
as Yoshi
MovieAnonymous Rex
2004
as Elegant Man
MovieAFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
2004
as Self
MovieThe World of Nat King Cole
2004
as Self
MovieMichael Jackson: The One
2004
as Self
MovieBarbershops Uncut: East Coast
2004
as Self
Return to 'Escape from New York'
2003
as Himself
MovieMichael Jackson: Number Ones
2003
as Self (archive footage)
MovieBook of Days
2003
as Jonah
TVFastlane
2002
as Detective Marcus
MovieBaadAsssss Cinema
2002
as Self
TVV Graham Norton
2002
as Self
MovieSounds of Memphis
2002
as Self
MovieOnly the Strong Survive
2002
as Self
TVThe Bernie Mac Show
2001
as Isaac Hayes
MovieDead Dog
2001
as Self
MovieChelsea Walls
2001
as Man in Elevator (uncredited)
MovieDr. Dolittle 2
2001
as Possum (voice)
MovieDavid Sanborn & Friends | The Super Session
2001
as Self
MovieTom Jones | Duets by Invitation Only
2001
as Self
TVGirlfriends
2000
as Eugene Childs
MovieShaft
2000
as Mr. P (uncredited)
MovieReindeer Games
2000
as Zock
MovieSouth Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
1999
as Chef (voice)
Where Are They Now?
1999
as Self
MovieGoin' Down to South Park
1999
as Self
MovieSix Ways to Sunday
1999
as Bill Bennet
Ninth Street
1999
as TippyToe
MovieChef Aid: Behind The Menu
1998
as Jerome 'Chef' McElroy (voice) / Self
TVThe Hughleys
1998
as The Man
TVThat '70s Show
1998
as Isaac Hayes
MovieBlues Brothers 2000
1998
as The Louisiana Gator Boys
TVVeronica's Closet
1997
as Isaac Hayes
TVSouth Park
1997
as Chef (voice)
TVStargate SG-1
1997
as Tolok
MovieSouth Park: The Unaired Pilot
1996
as Chef Jerome McElroy
MovieUncle Sam
1996
as Sgt. Jed Crowley
MovieIlltown
1996
as George
MovieFlipper
1996
as Sheriff Buck Cowan
MovieOblivion 2: Backlash
1996
as Buster
MovieOrientation: A Scientology Information Film
1996
as Self
MovieOnce Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
1996
as Preacher Hurn
MovieMagic Island
1995
as Mad Face
MovieSoul Survivors
1995
as Vernon Holland
TVSliders
1995
as The Prime Oracle
MovieIt Could Happen to You
1994
as Angel Dupree
MovieOblivion
1994
as Buster
MovieThe Soul of Stax
1994
as Self
Hallelujah
1993
as Prophet
MovieDeadly Exposure
1993
as Lt. Johanson
TVLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
MovieRobin Hood: Men in Tights
1993
as Asneeze
Movie'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming
1993
as Self
MovieActing on Impulse
1993
as Detective Stubbs
MoviePosse
1993
as Cable
MovieCB4
1993
as Owner
MovieCode... Death: Frontera Sur
1993
as Moro
MovieFinal Judgement
1992
as Lt. Herb Jefferson
TVThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
MoviePrime Target
1991
as Tompkins
MovieGuilty As Charged
1991
as Aloysius
MovieHammer, Slammer, & Slade
1990
as Hammer
MovieFire, Ice and Dynamite
1990
as Isaac Hayes
TVThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
as Minister
TVTales from the Crypt
1989
as Samuel
MovieI'm Gonna Git You Sucka
1988
as Hammer
MovieCounterforce
1988
as Ballard
MovieDead Aim
1987
as Jamal
MovieBetrayed by Innocence
1986
as Frank Moreno
TVHunter
1984
as Jerome 'Typhoon' Thompson
TVMiami Vice
1984
as Holiday
TVThe A-Team
1983
as C.J. Mack
TVAmerican Playhouse
1982
as Prophet
MovieEscape from New York
1981
as The Duke of New York
TVSolid Gold
1980
as Self
MovieIt Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
1975
as Moriarty
TVThe Rockford Files
1974
as Gandolph Fitch
MovieTruck Turner
1974
as Truck
MovieThree Tough Guys
1974
as Lee
MovieIssac Hayes: The Black Moses of Soul
1973
as Self
MovieSave the Children
1973
as Self
MovieWattstax
1973
as Self
MovieNationtime: Gary
1972
as Self
MovieSoul in Cinema: Filming 'Shaft' on Location
1971
as Self
TVRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
TVThe Grammys
1959
as Self
This Is Scientology: An Overview of the World's Fastest Growing Religion
as Man at L.E.A.P. Memphis (Uncredited)
