Isaac Hayes

Isaac Hayes

1942-08-20 Covington, Tennessee, USA 81 Credits

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 rec...

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The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart

The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart

2020

as Self (archive photo)

7.6
Acting

The story of the triumphs and hurdles of brothers Barry, Maurice, and Robin Gibb, otherwise known as the Bee Gees. The iconic trio, who found early fa...

The Murder of George Floyd: A Nation Responds

The Murder of George Floyd: A Nation Responds

2020

as Self

1.0
Acting

The murder of George Floyd in police custody ignited fury and mass protests around the world. Real questions are now being asked over the effectivenes...

John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood

John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood

2017

as Self - Singer (archive footage)

7.3
Acting

The gripping story of legendary American actor John Travolta: his rise to stardom in the 1970s; his agonizing fall in disgrace in the 1980s; and his s...

Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

2015

as Self (archive footage)

7.6
Acting

GOING CLEAR intimately profiles eight former members of the Church of Scientology, shining a light on how they attract true believers and the things t...

Stand

2009

as Self

Acting

Broadcast journalist Tavis Smiley hits the road in 2008 with friends Cornel West, BeBe Winans and other prominent African Americans to explore the con...

Soul Men

Soul Men

2008

as Self

6.1
Acting

Two former backup soul singers, Louis and Floyd, have not spoken to each other in 20 years, and reluctantly agree to travel across the country togethe...

Return to Sleepaway Camp

Return to Sleepaway Camp

2008

as Charlie 'The Chef'

5.8
Acting

It's summer camp as usual at Camp Manabe where the kids torment each other for fun while the underpaid camp staff provides as little supervision as po...

Kill Switch

Kill Switch

2008

as Coroner

4.6
Acting

A troubled detective travels to Memphis in order to track down a pair of serial killers.

Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2007

Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2007

2007

as Self

Acting

Seven Brazilian models grace the beaches of Brazil, four knockouts dance to Reggae in Jamaica, Oluchi and Tori get the blues in Memphis. The 2007 Spor...

Classic Soul at the BBC

Classic Soul at the BBC

2007

as Self (archive footage)

6.0
Acting

A collection of some of the greatest soul performances from the BBC's archive, featuring Aretha Franklin, Al Green, Dusty Springfield, Isaac Hayes, So...

Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2007 TV Special

Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2007 TV Special

2007

as Self

5.5
Acting

The 2007 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit show takes you around the world to where music comes alive. Even body painting has a music theme with iconic conc...

Isaac Hayes: Live at Montreux

Isaac Hayes: Live at Montreux

2005

as Self - Lead Vocalist, Keyboards

7.0
Acting

Isaac Hayes is a true soul legend with a career spanning five decades. He has graced the Montreux stage on several occasions but this performance from...

Isaac Hayes: Live at Montreux

Isaac Hayes: Live at Montreux

2005

Director

7.0
Directing

Isaac Hayes is a true soul legend with a career spanning five decades. He has graced the Montreux stage on several occasions but this performance from...

Hustle & Flow

Hustle & Flow

2005

as Arnel

7.1
Acting

With help from his friends, a Memphis pimp in a mid-life crisis attempts to become a successful hip-hop emcee.

The History Makers: Success

The History Makers: Success

2005

as Self

Acting

Ossie Davis, Terry McMillan, Horace Julian Bond, Isaac Hayes, Dionne Warwick and many others share their inspiring stories of success in the first ins...

Dream Warrior

Dream Warrior

2004

as Yoshi

1.8
Acting

In an apocalyptic future, a man with superhuman powers goes on the run.

Anonymous Rex

Anonymous Rex

2004

as Elegant Man

4.8
Acting

The dinosaurs didn't go completely extinct when the asteroids hit 65 million years ago. Today, every ten thousandth person in the country is a dinosau...

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

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

2004

as Self

8.0
Acting

The top 100 songs of the past 100 years chosen by the American Film Institute are presented by host-actor John Travolta.

The World of Nat King Cole

The World of Nat King Cole

2004

as Self

Acting

Combining rare original archive footage, home movies and authored by 40 intimate interviews with friends and celebrity fans this feature length film c...

Michael Jackson: The One

Michael Jackson: The One

2004

as Self

8.0
Acting

Documentary containing interviews with performers discussing the influence that Michael Jackson had on their career, combined with clips from Jackson'...

Barbershops Uncut: East Coast

Barbershops Uncut: East Coast

2004

as Self

Acting

A raw and uncensored look at what really goes down in urban barbershops.

Michael Jackson: Number Ones

Michael Jackson: Number Ones

2003

as Self (archive footage)

7.7
Acting

Pop king Michael Jackson solidifies his title with this release of fifteen past number one hits. Songs include "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough," "Thri...

Book of Days

Book of Days

2003

as Jonah

6.7
Acting

A grief-struck life insurance salesman rails at God for not stepping in to save his bride; but the tables are turned when a mysterious book is deliver...

BaadAsssss Cinema

BaadAsssss Cinema

2002

as Self

6.1
Acting

With archive film clips and interviews, this brief look at a frequently overlooked historical period of filmmaking acts as an introduction rather than...

Sounds of Memphis

Sounds of Memphis

2002

as Self

10.0
Acting

A look into the birth of the soul music scene on Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee. Chronicles the rise of soul music, the creation of many iconic so...

Only the Strong Survive

Only the Strong Survive

2002

as Self

6.5
Acting

A film featuring the veteran soul music artists and music of Stax Records. It tells the story of soul, a musical genre that was to have a major influe...

Dead Dog

Dead Dog

2001

as Self

3.2
Acting

Tom and Perri are the happy ideal New York couple until Tom's beloved Golden Retriever is killed by a hit-and-run driver. Tom blames Perri for the acc...

Chelsea Walls

Chelsea Walls

2001

as Man in Elevator (uncredited)

4.8
Acting

This movie tells five stories set in a single day at the famed Chelsea Hotel in New York City, involving an ensemble cast of some 30-35 characters.

Dr. Dolittle 2

Dr. Dolittle 2

2001

as Possum (voice)

5.3
Acting

A group of beavers ask Dr. Dolittle to save their habitat from loggers. The only hope is to get the forest preserved because it's the home of a protec...

David Sanborn & Friends | The Super Session

David Sanborn & Friends | The Super Session

2001

as Self

Acting

David Sanborn Band : David Sanborn, Marcus Miller, Ricky Peterson, David Gilmore, Gene Lake, Don Alias // Special Guests : Lou Reed, Boz Scaggs, Joan ...

Tom Jones | Duets by Invitation Only

Tom Jones | Duets by Invitation Only

2001

as Self

8.5
Acting

On this unique DVD Tom Jones sings duets with some of the greatest stars of the music world, including Tina Turner, Dusty Springfield, Isaac Hayes, Ri...

Shaft

Shaft

2000

as Mr. P (uncredited)

6.0
Acting

New York police detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr. for a racially motivated slaying. But the only eyewitness disappears, and Wade jumps bail...

Shaft

Shaft

2000

Original Music Composer

6.0

New York police detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr. for a racially motivated slaying. But the only eyewitness disappears, and Wade jumps bail...

Reindeer Games

Reindeer Games

2000

as Zock

5.7
Acting

After assuming his dead cellmate's identity to get with his girlfriend, an ex-con finds himself the reluctant participant in a casino heist.

South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

1999

as Chef (voice)

7.3
Acting

In this feature film based on the hit animated series, the third graders of South Park sneak into an R-rated film by ultra-vulgar Canadian television ...

Goin' Down to South Park

Goin' Down to South Park

1999

as Self

9.1
Acting

A mockumentary/documentary hybrid which covers the actual making of the show South Park but with a fictional spin, apparently spoofing similar such sh...

Six Ways to Sunday

Six Ways to Sunday

1999

as Bill Bennet

6.1
Acting

Harry Odum is a henpecked 18-year-old momma's boy with a violent temper in Youngstown, Ohio. After impressing a local boss of the Jewish Mafia, he beg...

Ninth Street

1999

as TippyToe

5.0
Acting

The inhabitants of a deteriorating section of 1968 Junction City, Kansas known as "Junk City" bemoan their existence and revel at the history of their...

Chef Aid: Behind The Menu

Chef Aid: Behind The Menu

1998

as Jerome 'Chef' McElroy (voice) / Self

Acting

The fascinating life of South Park's musical cafeteria employee, Jerome "Chef" McElroy, is examined in this exclusive behind-the-scenes special. Chef'...

Blues Brothers 2000

Blues Brothers 2000

1998

as The Louisiana Gator Boys

5.3
Acting

Finally released from prison, Elwood Blues is once again enlisted by Sister Mary Stigmata in her latest crusade to raise funds for a children's hospit...

South Park: The Unaired Pilot

South Park: The Unaired Pilot

1996

as Chef Jerome McElroy

Acting

A short film that is the before product of the episode Cartman Gets an Anal Probe. The episode that was to become the pilot for the critically-acclaim...

Uncle Sam

Uncle Sam

1996

as Sgt. Jed Crowley

4.8
Acting

It's Fourth of July Weekend, and the recently discovered corpse of Sgt. Sam Harper rises from the dead to punish the unpatriotic.

Illtown

Illtown

1996

as George

5.0
Acting

Two young lovers are torn between their part-time criminal activity and the enticement of family and home.

Flipper

Flipper

1996

as Sheriff Buck Cowan

5.5
Acting

Sandy Ricks is sent by his mom to Coral Key, a rustic island in the Florida keys, to spend the summer with his uncle Porter Ricks. Sandy dislikes ever...

Oblivion 2: Backlash

Oblivion 2: Backlash

1996

as Buster

4.4
Acting

In the alien-western world of Oblivion, a suave, yet lethal bounty hunter named Sweeney arrives to arrest the seductive outlaw Lash on multiple charge...

Orientation: A Scientology Information Film

Orientation: A Scientology Information Film

1996

as Self

1.0
Acting

An introduction and overview to Scientology.

Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored

Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored

1996

as Preacher Hurn

4.2
Acting

A narrator tells the story of his childhood years in a tightly knit Afro-American community in the deep south under racial segregation.

Magic Island

Magic Island

1995

as Mad Face

5.5
Acting

Jack Carlisle is a disillusioned 13-year old boy. His mother is always away at work since his father left. He decides to run away, as his mom won't mi...

Soul Survivors

Soul Survivors

1995

as Vernon Holland

Acting

Otis Cooke is a DJ with a late-night American soul music programme in Liverpool. His favorite band, The Tallahassees, disbanded years ago, but their b...

It Could Happen to You

It Could Happen to You

1994

as Angel Dupree

6.7
Acting

Charlie Lang is a simple, kindhearted New York City cop. When he realizes he has no money to tip waitress Yvonne Biasi, Lang offers her half the winni...

Oblivion

Oblivion

1994

as Buster

5.0
Acting

On another planet which resembles the Old West, a die-hard pacifist is forced to re-examine his ways after an evil alien bandit and his gang murder hi...

The Soul of Stax

The Soul of Stax

1994

as Self

Acting

"Philip Priestley's acclaimed film charts the history of Stax Records, the influential soul and blues record company founded in the 1960s by Jim Stewa...

Hallelujah

1993

as Prophet

6.0
Acting

Christmas at the Messiah Church in Washington D.C. A young preacher and, later in the day, a mysterious pregnant girl arrive at the church doors looki...

Deadly Exposure

Deadly Exposure

1993

as Lt. Johanson

3.3
Acting

A man endangers his own life when he uncovers an assassination plot while investigating his father's death

Robin Hood: Men in Tights

Robin Hood: Men in Tights

1993

as Asneeze

6.6
Acting

Robin Hood comes home after fighting in the Crusades to learn that the noble King Richard is in exile and that the despotic King John now rules Englan...

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

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

1993

as Self

6.0
Acting

Hosted by Cary Elwes. It's a promotional piece that was intended to get the word out about the film while it was in production, but some of the behind...

Acting on Impulse

Acting on Impulse

1993

as Detective Stubbs

3.8
Acting

An erotic thriller actress becomes the prime suspect in the murder of a B-movie producer, leading her to hide out and engage in sexual thrills with a ...

Posse

Posse

1993

as Cable

5.3
Acting

A group of mostly black infantrymen return from the Spanish-American War with a cache of gold. They travel to the West where their leader searches for...

CB4

CB4

1993

as Owner

6.0
Acting

A "rockumentary", covering the rise to fame of MC Gusto, Stab Master Arson, and Dead Mike: members of the rap group "CB4". We soon learn that these th...

Code... Death: Frontera Sur

Code... Death: Frontera Sur

1993

as Moro

5.0
Acting

Two American soldiers travel through the woods to stop the sinister colonel.

Final Judgement

Final Judgement

1992

as Lt. Herb Jefferson

3.7
Acting

A priest is suspected in the brutal murder of a young stripper. To prove his innocence, he descends into the world of strip clubs and pornography, hop...

Prime Target

Prime Target

1991

as Tompkins

4.5
Acting

Maverick Cop John Bloodstone is taken off suspension to ferry a Mob Boss into custody. But all is not what it seems.....

Guilty As Charged

Guilty As Charged

1991

as Aloysius

4.1
Acting

A female parole officer discovers a secret death row prison under a meat plant, that's being run by the plant's unhinged vigilante owner and his rever...

Hammer, Slammer, & Slade

Hammer, Slammer, & Slade

1990

as Hammer

Acting

After he retires from the police force, a veteran cop is framed for robbery but his friends, a rookie and three ex-cops, come to his rescue.

Fire, Ice & Dynamite

Fire, Ice & Dynamite

1990

as Isaac Hayes

4.6
Acting

Action-comedy about a wealthy man who fakes suicide for the amusement of watching his family and creditors compete for his wealth. Many cameo appearan...

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

1988

as Hammer

6.4
Acting

Jack Spade returns from the army in his old ghetto neighbourhood when his brother, June Bug, dies. Jack declares war on Mr. Big, powerful local crimel...

Counterforce

Counterforce

1988

as Ballard

5.3
Acting

A team of specialists is dispatched to protect the leader of a Middle Eastern country from a neighboring dictator who has designs on his country.

Dead Aim

Dead Aim

1987

as Jamal

4.3
Acting

Ed Marinaro is Malcolm "Mace" Douglas, a street-tough detective who's out for justice-no matter what the cost. While investigating the mysterious suic...

Betrayed by Innocence

Betrayed by Innocence

1986

as Frank Moreno

5.0
Acting

A married commercial filmmaker (Barry Bostwick) is charged with statutory rape when it is revealed that his lover (Cristen Kaufman) is only 16.

Escape from New York

Escape from New York

1981

as The Duke of New York

7.1
Acting

In a world ravaged by crime, the entire island of Manhattan has been converted into a walled prison where brutal prisoners roam free. After the US pre...

It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time

It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time

1975

as Moriarty

3.2
Acting

Sweeney is a playwright on a career decline. He spends much of his time wheedling money and beer out of his artistic friend Moriarty. One of his few h...

Truck Turner

Truck Turner

1974

as Truck

6.5
Acting

Truck Turner and his partner Jerry, who make their living as bounty hunters in Los Angeles, are hired to hunt down Gator, a pimp who has skipped bail.

Truck Turner

Truck Turner

1974

Original Music Composer

6.5

Truck Turner and his partner Jerry, who make their living as bounty hunters in Los Angeles, are hired to hunt down Gator, a pimp who has skipped bail.

Three Tough Guys

Three Tough Guys

1974

as Lee

5.0
Acting

Isaac Hayes plays as Lee in his feature film debut, as Father Charlie and himself solve a bank robbery mystery that stretches across the city. After L...

Three Tough Guys

Three Tough Guys

1974

Original Music Composer

5.0

Isaac Hayes plays as Lee in his feature film debut, as Father Charlie and himself solve a bank robbery mystery that stretches across the city. After L...

Issac Hayes: The Black Moses of Soul

Issac Hayes: The Black Moses of Soul

1973

as Self

Acting

Isaac Hayes with his band, The Movement, recorded live in concert in Atlanta, Georgia, during their 1973 tour.

Save the Children

Save the Children

1973

as Self

6.4
Acting

A concert film highlighted by performances from Marvin Gaye, Jerry Butler, and Roberta Flack.

Wattstax

Wattstax

1973

as Self

6.8
Acting

A documentary film about the Afro-American Woodstock concert held in Los Angeles seven years after the Watts riots. Director Mel Stuart mixes footage ...

Nationtime

Nationtime

1972

as Self

8.0
Acting

A report on the National Black Political Convention held in Gary, Indiana, in 1972, a historic event that gathered Black voices from across the politi...

Shaft

Shaft

1971

Original Music Composer

6.4

Cool Black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.

Soul in Cinema: Filming 'Shaft' on Location

Soul in Cinema: Filming 'Shaft' on Location

1971

as Self

7.0
Acting

A behind the scenes look at the filming of the movie Shaft (1971). The movie's director, Gordon Parks is seen directing a couple of fight scenes which...