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