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.
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- 2020 · The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart as Self (archive photo)
- 2020 · The Murder of George Floyd: A Nation Responds as Self
- 2017 · John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood as Self - Singer (archive footage)
- 2015 · Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief as Self (archive footage)
- 2009 · Stand as Self
- 2008 · Soul Men as Himself
- 2008 · Return to Sleepaway Camp as Charlie "The Chef"
- 2008 · Kill Switch as Coroner
- 2007 · Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2007 as Self
- 2007 · Classic Soul at the BBC as Self (archive footage)
- 2007 · Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2007 TV Special as Self
- 2005 · Isaac Hayes: Live at Montreux as Self - Lead Vocalist, Keyboards
- 2005 · Hustle & Flow as Arnel
- 2005 · The History Makers: Success as Self
- 2004 · Dream Warrior as Yoshi
- 2004 · Anonymous Rex as Elegant Man
- 2004 · The World of Nat King Cole as Self
- 2004 · Michael Jackson: The One as Self
- 2004 · Barbershops Uncut: East Coast as Self
- 2003 · Michael Jackson: Number Ones as Self
- 2003 · Book of Days as Jonah
- 2002 · Fastlane as Detective Marcus
- 2002 · BaadAsssss Cinema as Self
- 2002 · V Graham Norton as Self
- 2002 · Sounds of Memphis as Himself
- 2002 · Only the Strong Survive as Himself
- 2001 · The Bernie Mac Show as Isaac Hayes
- 2001 · Dead Dog as Self
- 2001 · Chelsea Walls as Man in Elevator (uncredited)
- 2001 · Dr. Dolittle 2 as Possum (voice)
- 2001 · Tom Jones: Duets by Invitation Only as Himself
- 2001 · David Sanborn & Friends The Super Session as
- 2000 · Girlfriends as
- 2000 · Shaft as Mr. P (uncredited)
- 2000 · Reindeer Games as Zock
- 1999 · South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut as Chef (voice)
- 1999 · Where Are They Now? as Self
- 1999 · Goin' Down to South Park as Self
- 1999 · Six Ways to Sunday as Bill Bennet
- 1999 · Ninth Street as TippyToe
- 1998 · Chef Aid: Behind The Menu as Jerome 'Chef' McElroy (voice) / Self
- 1998 · That '70s Show as Isaac Hayes
- 1998 · Blues Brothers 2000 as The Louisiana Gator Boys
- 1997 · Veronica's Closet as Isaac Hayes
- 1997 · South Park as Chef (voice)
- 1997 · Stargate SG-1 as Tolok
- 1996 · South Park: The Unaired Pilot as Chef Jerome McElroy
- 1996 · Uncle Sam as Sgt. Jed Crowley
- 1996 · Illtown as George
- 1996 · Flipper as Sheriff Buck Cowan
- 1996 · Oblivion 2: Backlash as Buster
- 1996 · Orientation: A Scientology Information Film as Self
- 1996 · Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored as Preacher Hurn
- 1995 · Magic Island as Mad Face
- 1995 · Soul Survivors as Vernon Holland
- 1995 · Sliders as The Prime Oracle
- 1994 · It Could Happen to You as Angel Dupree
- 1994 · Oblivion as Buster
- 1994 · The Soul of Stax as
- 1993 · Hallelujah as Prophet
- 1993 · Deadly Exposure as Lt. Johanson
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Musical Guest
- 1993 · Robin Hood: Men in Tights as Asneeze
- 1993 · 'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming as Self
- 1993 · Acting on Impulse as Detective Stubbs
- 1993 · Posse as Cable
- 1993 · CB4 as Owner
- 1993 · Code... Death: Frontera Sur as Moro
- 1992 · Final Judgement as Lt. Herb Jefferson
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as
- 1991 · Prime Target as Tompkins
- 1991 · Guilty As Charged as Aloysius
- 1990 · Hammer, Slammer, & Slade as Hammer
- 1990 · Fire, Ice & Dynamite as Isaac Hayes
- 1990 · The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Minister
- 1989 · Tales from the Crypt as Samuel
- 1988 · I'm Gonna Git You Sucka as Hammer
- 1988 · Counterforce as Ballard
- 1987 · Dead Aim as Jamal
- 1986 · Betrayed by Innocence as Frank Moreno
- 1984 · Hunter as Jerome 'Typhoon' Thompson
- 1984 · Miami Vice as
- 1983 · The A-Team as C.J. Mack
- 1981 · Escape from New York as The Duke of New York
- 1980 · Solid Gold as Self
- 1975 · It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time as Moriarty
- 1974 · The Rockford Files as Gandolph Fitch
- 1974 · Truck Turner as Truck
- 1974 · Three Tough Guys as Lee
- 1973 · The Black Moses of Soul as Himself
- 1973 · Save the Children as Self
- 1973 · Wattstax as Self
- 1972 · Nationtime as Self
- 1971 · Soul in Cinema: Filming 'Shaft' on Location as Self
- 1967 · Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Self
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- 1959 · The Grammy Awards as Self