Isaac Hayes
Acting
Born: August 20, 1942 · Covington, Tennessee, USA
Died: August 10, 2008 (aged 65)
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
South Park
1997
Escape from New York
1981
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
1999
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
1993
Stargate SG-1
1997
Dr. Dolittle 2
2001
That '70s Show
1998
Shaft
2000
The A-Team
1983
Tales from the Crypt
1989
It Could Happen to You
1994
Photos (1)
Movies (42)
Escape from New York
The Duke of New York
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
Asneeze
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
Chef (voice)
Shaft
Mr. P (uncredited)
It Could Happen to You
Angel Dupree
Dr. Dolittle 2
Possum (voice)
Reindeer Games
Zock
Blues Brothers 2000
The Louisiana Gator Boys
Hustle & Flow
Arnel
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
Hammer
Kill Switch
Coroner
Flipper
Sheriff Buck Cowan
CB4
Owner
Posse
Cable
Return to Sleepaway Camp
Charlie 'The Chef'
Truck Turner
Truck
Anonymous Rex
Elegant Man
Chelsea Walls
Man in Elevator (uncredited)
Guilty as Charged
Aloysius
Fire, Ice and Dynamite
Isaac Hayes
Final Judgement
Lt. Herb Jefferson
Uncle Sam
Sgt. Jed Crowley
Oblivion
Buster
Hammer, Slammer, & Slade
Hammer
Illtown
George
Six Ways to Sunday
Bill Bennet
Oblivion 2: Backlash
Buster
Code... Death: Frontera Sur
Moro
Magic Island
Mad Face
Acting on Impulse
Detective Stubbs
Dream Warrior
Zo
Three Tough Guys
Lee
Prime Target
Tompkins
Counterforce
Ballard
Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
Preacher Hurn
Dead Aim
Jamal
Deadly Exposure
Lt. Johanson
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
Moriarty
Soul Survivors
Vernon Holland
South Park: The Unaired Pilot
Chef Jerome McElroy
Betrayed by Innocence
Frank Moreno
Book of Days
Jonah
TV Shows (17)
South Park
Chef (voice) · 153 eps
Stargate SG-1
Tolok · 4 eps
Miami Vice
Holiday · 1 eps
The A-Team
C.J. Mack · 1 eps
American Playhouse
Prophet · 1 eps
That '70s Show
Isaac Hayes · 1 eps
The Rockford Files
Gandolph Fitch · 3 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1 eps
Hunter
Jerome 'Typhoon' Thompson · 1 eps
Tales from the Crypt
Samuel · 1 eps
Sliders
The Prime Oracle · 1 eps
Girlfriends
Eugene Childs · 3 eps
The Bernie Mac Show
Isaac Hayes · 1 eps
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Minister · 1 eps
The Hughleys
The Man · 2 eps
Veronica's Closet
Isaac Hayes · 1 eps
Fastlane
Detective Marcus · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (39)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Musical Guest · 1 eps
V Graham Norton
Self · 1 eps
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self · 1 eps
Solid Gold
Self · 1 eps
Soul Men
Self
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
Self (archive photo)
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
Self (archive footage)
Nationtime: Gary
Self
Michael Jackson: Number Ones
Self (archive footage)
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
Self - Singer (archive footage)
Stax: Soulsville USA
Self - Musician · 3 eps
Michael Jackson: The One
Self
'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming
Self
The World of Nat King Cole
Self
BaadAsssss Cinema
Self
Wattstax
Self
Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2007
Self
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
Self
Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2007 TV Special
Self
Soul in Cinema: Filming 'Shaft' on Location
Self
Dead Dog
Self
Orientation: A Scientology Information Film
Self
Tom Jones | Duets by Invitation Only
Self
Chef Aid: Behind The Menu
Jerome 'Chef' McElroy (voice) / Self
Barbershops Uncut: East Coast
Self
Only the Strong Survive
Self
The History Makers: Success
Self
Goin' Down to South Park
Self
Save the Children
Self
David Sanborn & Friends | The Super Session
Self
Sounds of Memphis
Self
The Murder of George Floyd: A Nation Responds
Self
The Grammys
Self · 1 eps
The Soul of Stax
Self
Isaac Hayes: The Black Moses of Soul
Self
Classic Soul at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
Isaac Hayes: Live at Montreux
Self - Lead Vocalist, Keyboards
