Isaac Hayes

Acting

Born August 20, 1942 — Died August 10, 2008 Covington, Tennessee, USA

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.

Movies(78)

The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart

Self (archive photo)

2020

The Murder of George Floyd: A Nation Responds

Self

2020

John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood

Self - Singer (archive footage)

2017

Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

Self (archive footage)

2015

Stand

Self

2009

Soul Men

Self

2008

Return to Sleepaway Camp

Charlie 'The Chef'

2008

Kill Switch

Coroner

2008

Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2007

Self

2007

Classic Soul at the BBC

Self (archive footage)

2007

Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2007 TV Special

Self

2007

Isaac Hayes: Live at Montreux

Self - Lead Vocalist, Keyboards

2005

Hustle & Flow

Arnel

2005

The History Makers: Success

Self

2005

Dream Warrior

Yoshi

2004

Anonymous Rex

Elegant Man

2004

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies

Self

2004

The World of Nat King Cole

Self

2004

Michael Jackson: The One

Self

2004

Barbershops Uncut: East Coast

Self

2004

Return to 'Escape from New York'

Himself

2003

Michael Jackson: Number Ones

Self (archive footage)

2003

Book of Days

Jonah

2003

BaadAsssss Cinema

Self

2002

Sounds of Memphis

Self

2002

Only the Strong Survive

Self

2002

Dead Dog

Self

2001

Chelsea Walls

Man in Elevator (uncredited)

2001

Dr. Dolittle 2

Possum (voice)

2001

David Sanborn & Friends | The Super Session

Self

2001

Tom Jones | Duets by Invitation Only

Self

2001

Shaft

Mr. P (uncredited)

2000

Reindeer Games

Zock

2000

South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

Chef (voice)

1999

Goin' Down to South Park

Self

1999

Six Ways to Sunday

Bill Bennet

1999

Ninth Street

TippyToe

1999

Chef Aid: Behind The Menu

Jerome 'Chef' McElroy (voice) / Self

1998

Blues Brothers 2000

The Louisiana Gator Boys

1998

South Park: The Unaired Pilot

Chef Jerome McElroy

1996

Uncle Sam

Sgt. Jed Crowley

1996

Illtown

George

1996

Flipper

Sheriff Buck Cowan

1996

Oblivion 2: Backlash

Buster

1996

Orientation: A Scientology Information Film

Self

1996

Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored

Preacher Hurn

1996

Magic Island

Mad Face

1995

Soul Survivors

Vernon Holland

1995

It Could Happen to You

Angel Dupree

1994

Oblivion

Buster

1994

The Soul of Stax

Self

1994

Hallelujah

Prophet

1993

Deadly Exposure

Lt. Johanson

1993

Robin Hood: Men in Tights

Asneeze

1993

'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming

Self

1993

Acting on Impulse

Detective Stubbs

1993

Posse

Cable

1993

CB4

Owner

1993

Code... Death: Frontera Sur

Moro

1993

Final Judgement

Lt. Herb Jefferson

1992

Prime Target

Tompkins

1991

Guilty As Charged

Aloysius

1991

Hammer, Slammer, & Slade

Hammer

1990

Fire, Ice & Dynamite

Isaac Hayes

1990

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

Hammer

1988

Counterforce

Ballard

1988

Dead Aim

Jamal

1987

Betrayed by Innocence

Frank Moreno

1986

Escape from New York

The Duke of New York

1981

It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time

Moriarty

1975

Truck Turner

Truck

1974

Three Tough Guys

Lee

1974

Issac Hayes: The Black Moses of Soul

Self

1973

Save the Children

Self

1973

Wattstax

Self

1973

Nationtime

Self

1972

Soul in Cinema: Filming 'Shaft' on Location

Self

1971

This Is Scientology: An Overview of the World's Fastest Growing Religion

Man at L.E.A.P. Memphis (Uncredited)

Isaac Hayes

TV Shows(23)

Movies(78)