Isaac Hayes

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1942-08-20

Deathday 2008-08-10 (65 years old)

Place of Birth Covington, Tennessee, USA

Also Known As Ike, Isaac Lee Hayes Jr., The Black Moses

Isaac Hayes

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

Actor

2017
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood

as Self - Singer (archive footage)

2009
Stand

as Self

2008
Soul Men

as Self

2008
Return to Sleepaway Camp

as Charlie 'The Chef'

2008
Kill Switch

as Coroner

2007
Classic Soul at the BBC

as Self (archive footage)

2005
Isaac Hayes: Live at Montreux

as Self - Lead Vocalist, Keyboards

2005
Hustle & Flow

as Arnel

2004
Dream Warrior

as Yoshi

2004
Anonymous Rex

as Elegant Man

2003
Book of Days

as Jonah

2002
2002
2002
Fastlane

as Detective Marcus

2002
2001
Dead Dog

as Self

2001
Chelsea Walls

as Man in Elevator (uncredited)

2001
Dr. Dolittle 2

as Possum (voice)

2001
The Bernie Mac Show

as Isaac Hayes

2000
Shaft

as Mr. P (uncredited)

2000
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
Blues Brothers 2000

as The Louisiana Gator Boys

1998
That '70s Show

as Isaac Hayes

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
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
1993
Hallelujah

as Prophet

1993
Deadly Exposure

as Lt. Johanson

1993
Acting on Impulse

as Detective Stubbs

1993
Posse

as Cable

1993
CB4

as Owner

1993
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Musical Guest

1992
Final Judgement

as Lt. Herb Jefferson

1991
Prime Target

as Tompkins

1991
Guilty As Charged

as Aloysius

1990
Fire, Ice & Dynamite

as Isaac Hayes

1989
1988
Counterforce

as Ballard

1987
Dead Aim

as Jamal

1986
Betrayed by Innocence

as Frank Moreno

1984
Hunter

as Jerome 'Typhoon' Thompson

1983
The A-Team

as C.J. Mack

1981
Escape from New York

as The Duke of New York

1980
Solid Gold

as Self

1974
Truck Turner

as Truck

1974
1974
The Rockford Files

as Gandolph Fitch

1973
1973
Wattstax

as Self

1972
Nationtime

as Self

1959

Sound

2000
Shaft

as Original Music Composer

1974
Three Tough Guys

as Original Music Composer

1974
Truck Turner

as Original Music Composer

1971
Shaft

as Original Music Composer