Isaac Hayes

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: Acting

Born: Covington, Tennessee, USA, 1942-08-20

Died: 2008-08-10

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1971	Soul in Cinema: Filming 'Shaft' on Location	Self	70
2	1972	Nationtime	Self	80
3	1973	Wattstax	Self	68
4	1973	Save the Children	Self	64
5	1973	Issac Hayes: The Black Moses of Soul	Self	0
6	1974	Three Tough Guys	Lee	50
7	1974	Truck Turner	Truck	65
8	1975	It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time	Moriarty	33
9	1981	Escape from New York	The Duke of New York	71
10	1986	Betrayed by Innocence	Frank Moreno	50
11	1987	Dead Aim	Jamal	43
12	1988	Counterforce	Ballard	53
13	1988	I'm Gonna Git You Sucka	Hammer	64
14	1990	Fire, Ice & Dynamite	Isaac Hayes	46
15	1990	Hammer, Slammer, & Slade	Hammer	0
16	1991	Guilty As Charged	Aloysius	41
17	1991	Prime Target	Tompkins	45
18	1992	Final Judgement	Lt. Herb Jefferson	37
19	1993	Code... Death: Frontera Sur	Moro	50
20	1993	CB4	Owner	60
21	1993	Posse	Cable	53
22	1993	Acting on Impulse	Detective Stubbs	38
23	1993	'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming	Self	60
24	1993	Robin Hood: Men in Tights	Asneeze	66
25	1993	Deadly Exposure	Lt. Johanson	33
26	1993	Hallelujah	Prophet	60
27	1994	The Soul of Stax	Self	0
28	1994	Oblivion	Buster	50
29	1994	It Could Happen to You	Angel Dupree	67
30	1995	Soul Survivors	Vernon Holland	0
31	1995	Magic Island	Mad Face	55
32	1996	Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored	Preacher Hurn	42
33	1996	Orientation: A Scientology Information Film	Self	10
34	1996	Oblivion 2: Backlash	Buster	44
35	1996	Flipper	Sheriff Buck Cowan	55
36	1996	Illtown	George	50
37	1996	Uncle Sam	Sgt. Jed Crowley	48
38	1996	South Park: The Unaired Pilot	Chef Jerome McElroy	0
39	1998	Blues Brothers 2000	The Louisiana Gator Boys	53
40	1998	Chef Aid: Behind The Menu	Jerome 'Chef' McElroy (voice) / Self	0
41	1999	Ninth Street	TippyToe	50
42	1999	Six Ways to Sunday	Bill Bennet	61
43	1999	Goin' Down to South Park	Self	91
44	1999	South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut	Chef (voice)	73
45	2000	Reindeer Games	Zock	57
46	2000	Shaft	Mr. P (uncredited)	60
47	2001	David Sanborn & Friends \| The Super Session	Self	0
48	2001	Tom Jones \| Duets by Invitation Only	Self	85
49	2001	Dr. Dolittle 2	Possum (voice)	53
50	2001	Chelsea Walls	Man in Elevator (uncredited)	48
51	2001	Dead Dog	Self	32
52	2002	Only the Strong Survive	Self	65
53	2002	Sounds of Memphis	Self	100
54	2002	BaadAsssss Cinema	Self	61
55	2003	Book of Days	Jonah	67
56	2003	Michael Jackson: Number Ones	Self (archive footage)	77
57	2004	Barbershops Uncut: East Coast	Self	0
58	2004	Michael Jackson: The One	Self	80
59	2004	The World of Nat King Cole	Self	0
60	2004	AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies	Self	80
61	2004	Anonymous Rex	Elegant Man	48
62	2004	Dream Warrior	Yoshi	18
63	2005	The History Makers: Success	Self	0
64	2005	Hustle & Flow	Arnel	71
65	2005	Isaac Hayes: Live at Montreux	Self - Lead Vocalist, Keyboards	70
66	2007	Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2007 TV Special	Self	55
67	2007	Classic Soul at the BBC	Self (archive footage)	60
68	2007	Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2007	Self	0
69	2008	Kill Switch	Coroner	46
70	2008	Return to Sleepaway Camp	Charlie 'The Chef'	58
71	2008	Soul Men	Self	61
72	2009	Stand	Self	0
73	2015	Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief	Self (archive footage)	76
74	2017	John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood	Self - Singer (archive footage)	73
75	2020	The Murder of George Floyd: A Nation Responds	Self	10
76	2020	The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Self (archive photo)	76

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1959	The Grammys	Self	87
2	1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Self	75
3	1968	Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In	Self	65
4	1974	The Rockford Files	Gandolph Fitch	75
5	1980	Solid Gold	Self	60
6	1983	The A-Team	C.J. Mack	75
7	1984	Miami Vice	Holiday	75
8	1984	Hunter	Jerome 'Typhoon' Thompson	72
9	1989	Tales from the Crypt	Samuel	80
10	1990	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air	Minister	79
11	1992	The Tonight Show with Jay Leno		54
12	1993	Late Night with Conan O'Brien	Self - Guest	72
13	1993	Late Night with Conan O'Brien	Self - Musical Guest	72
14	1995	Sliders	The Prime Oracle	76
15	1997	Stargate SG-1	Tolok	83
16	1997	South Park	Chef (voice)	84
17	1997	Veronica's Closet	Isaac Hayes	52
18	1998	That '70s Show	Isaac Hayes	79
19	1999	Where Are They Now?	Self	75
20	2000	Girlfriends		72
21	2001	The Bernie Mac Show	Isaac Hayes	65
22	2002	V Graham Norton	Self	50
23	2002	Fastlane	Detective Marcus	66
24	2024	Stax: Soulsville USA	Self - Musician	90

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