
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.
102 acting credits · 1 directing credit
Acting · 102

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962

Stargate SG-1
1997

South Park
1997

The A-Team
1983

Miami Vice
1984

The Rockford Files
1974

That '70s Show
1998

Hunter
1984

Sliders
1995

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992

Tales from the Crypt
1989

Girlfriends
2000

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990

The Bernie Mac Show
2001

V Graham Norton
2002

The Hughleys
1998

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968

Fastlane
2002

Veronica's Closet
1997
Where Are They Now?
1999

South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
1999

Solid Gold
1980

Escape from New York
1981

Robin Hood: Men in Tights
1993

It Could Happen to You
1994

Shaft
2000

Dr. Dolittle 2
2001

Blues Brothers 2000
1998

Hustle & Flow
2005

Reindeer Games
2000

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
1988

John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
2017

CB4
1993

Soul Men
2008

Kill Switch
2008

Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
2015

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
2004

Posse
1993

Stax: Soulsville USA
2024

Flipper
1996

Return to Sleepaway Camp
2008

Oblivion
1994

BaadAsssss Cinema
2002

The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
2020

Michael Jackson: The One
2004

Dream Warrior
2004

Truck Turner
1974

Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2007 TV Special
2007

The Grammys
1959

Illtown
1996

Oblivion 2: Backlash
1996

'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming
1993

Orientation: A Scientology Information Film
1996

Wattstax
1973

Uncle Sam
1996

Magic Island
1995

Six Ways to Sunday
1999

Chelsea Walls
2001

Acting on Impulse
1993
Hallelujah
1993

Dead Dog
2001

Michael Jackson: Number Ones
2003

Hammer, Slammer, & Slade
1990

Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
1996

Three Tough Guys
1974
This Is Scientology: An Overview of the World's Fastest Growing Religion
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Final Judgement
1992

Counterforce
1988

Nationtime
1972

Chef Aid: Behind The Menu
1998

Anonymous Rex
2004

Guilty As Charged
1991

Dead Aim
1987

South Park: The Unaired Pilot
1996

Soul Survivors
1995

Fire, Ice & Dynamite
1990

Betrayed by Innocence
1986

It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
1975

Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2007
2007

Prime Target
1991

Deadly Exposure
1993
Ninth Street
1999

Sounds of Memphis
2002

The World of Nat King Cole
2004

Only the Strong Survive
2002

Soul in Cinema: Filming 'Shaft' on Location
1971

Save the Children
1973

Tom Jones | Duets by Invitation Only
2001

Book of Days
2003

The Soul of Stax
1994

Goin' Down to South Park
1999

Issac Hayes: The Black Moses of Soul
1973

Isaac Hayes: Live at Montreux
2005

David Sanborn & Friends | The Super Session
2001

The History Makers: Success
2005

The Murder of George Floyd: A Nation Responds
2020
Stand
2009

Classic Soul at the BBC
2007

Code... Death: Frontera Sur
1993

Barbershops Uncut: East Coast
2004
Return to 'Escape from New York'
2003