Isaac Hayes
Acting • Born 1942-08-20 – Died 2008-08-10
Biography
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.
Filmography
103 credits
Escape from New York
Movie • 1981
The Duke of New York
Reindeer Games
Movie • 2000
Zock
Wattstax
Movie • 1973
Self
It Could Happen to You
Movie • 1994
Angel Dupree
Truck Turner
Movie • 1974
Truck
Blues Brothers 2000
Movie • 1998
The Louisiana Gator Boys
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
Movie • 1993
Asneeze
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
Movie • 1999
Chef (voice)
Uncle Sam
Movie • 1996
Sgt. Jed Crowley
Return to Sleepaway Camp
Movie • 2008
Charlie 'The Chef'
Posse
Movie • 1993
Cable
Kill Switch
Movie • 2008
Coroner
Magic Island
Movie • 1995
Mad Face
Soul Men
Movie • 2008
Self
Classic Soul at the BBC
Movie • 2007
Self (archive footage)
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
Movie • 1988
Hammer
Six Ways to Sunday
Movie • 1999
Bill Bennet
BaadAsssss Cinema
Movie • 2002
Self
Oblivion
Movie • 1994
Buster
Anonymous Rex
Movie • 2004
Elegant Man
Oblivion 2: Backlash
Movie • 1996
Buster
Dream Warrior
Movie • 2004
Yoshi
Only the Strong Survive
Movie • 2002
Self
The Soul of Stax
Movie • 1994
Self
Three Tough Guys
Movie • 1974
Lee
Issac Hayes: The Black Moses of Soul
Movie • 1973
Self
Illtown
Movie • 1996
George
Sounds of Memphis
Movie • 2002
Self
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
Movie • 1975
Moriarty
Guilty As Charged
Movie • 1991
Aloysius
Book of Days
Movie • 2003
Jonah
Dead Dog
Movie • 2001
Self
Save the Children
Movie • 1973
Self
Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2007 TV Special
Movie • 2007
Self
Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2007
Movie • 2007
Self
Fire, Ice & Dynamite
Movie • 1990
Isaac Hayes
David Sanborn & Friends | The Super Session
Movie • 2001
Self
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
Movie • 2020
Self (archive photo)
Dead Aim
Movie • 1987
Jamal
Prime Target
Movie • 1991
Tompkins
Counterforce
Movie • 1988
Ballard
Isaac Hayes: Live at Montreux
Movie • 2005
Self - Lead Vocalist, Keyboards
Chef Aid: Behind The Menu
Movie • 1998
Jerome 'Chef' McElroy (voice) / Self
Michael Jackson: Number Ones
Movie • 2003
Self (archive footage)
Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
Movie • 1996
Preacher Hurn
South Park: The Unaired Pilot
Movie • 1996
Chef Jerome McElroy
Michael Jackson: The One
Movie • 2004
Self
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
Movie • 2015
Self (archive footage)
Tom Jones | Duets by Invitation Only
Movie • 2001
Self
Orientation: A Scientology Information Film
Movie • 1996
Self
Goin' Down to South Park
Movie • 1999
Self
Ninth Street
Movie • 1999
TippyToe
Hustle & Flow
Movie • 2005
Arnel
Soul Survivors
Movie • 1995
Vernon Holland
Final Judgement
Movie • 1992
Lt. Herb Jefferson
Acting on Impulse
Movie • 1993
Detective Stubbs
Soul in Cinema: Filming 'Shaft' on Location
Movie • 1971
Self
Betrayed by Innocence
Movie • 1986
Frank Moreno
Hammer, Slammer, & Slade
Movie • 1990
Hammer
Code... Death: Frontera Sur
Movie • 1993
Moro
The World of Nat King Cole
Movie • 2004
Self
The History Makers: Success
Movie • 2005
Self
Shaft
Movie • 2000
Mr. P (uncredited)
Flipper
Movie • 1996
Sheriff Buck Cowan
Dr. Dolittle 2
Movie • 2001
Possum (voice)
'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming
Movie • 1993
Self
Chelsea Walls
Movie • 2001
Man in Elevator (uncredited)
Nationtime
Movie • 1972
Self
Deadly Exposure
Movie • 1993
Lt. Johanson
Stand
Movie • 2009
Self
Hallelujah
Movie • 1993
Prophet
The Murder of George Floyd: A Nation Responds
Movie • 2020
Self
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
Movie • 2017
Self - Singer (archive footage)
CB4
Movie • 1993
Owner
Barbershops Uncut: East Coast
Movie • 2004
Self
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
Movie • 2004
Self
This Is Scientology: An Overview of the World's Fastest Growing Religion
Movie
Man at L.E.A.P. Memphis (Uncredited)
Return to 'Escape from New York'
Movie • 2003
Himself
Sliders
TV • 1995
The Prime Oracle
The Bernie Mac Show
TV • 2001
Isaac Hayes
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
TV • 1990
Minister
Miami Vice
TV • 1984
Holiday
Fastlane
TV • 2002
Detective Marcus
Tales from the Crypt
TV • 1989
Samuel
Girlfriends
TV • 2000
Eugene Childs
South Park
TV • 1997
Chef (voice)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
Solid Gold
TV • 1980
Self
Stargate SG-1
TV • 1997
Tolok
Hunter
TV • 1984
Jerome 'Typhoon' Thompson
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest
V Graham Norton
TV • 2002
Self
Where Are They Now?
TV • 1999
Self
The Grammys
TV • 1959
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Musical Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
Self
The Rockford Files
TV • 1974
Gandolph Fitch
The A-Team
TV • 1983
C.J. Mack
Veronica's Closet
TV • 1997
Isaac Hayes
That '70s Show
TV • 1998
Isaac Hayes
Stax: Soulsville USA
TV • 2024
Self - Musician
The Hughleys
TV • 1998
The Man
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TV • 1968
Self