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Isaac Hayes
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Life & Death

Died aged 65
Also known asIke, Isaac Lee Hayes Jr., The Black MosesGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn20/08/1942Born inCovington, Tennessee, USADied10/08/2008Died inMemphisCausestrokeWikidataQ206439Buried atMemorial Park Funeral Home & CemeteryTMDb#6542

Isaac Lee Hayes Jr. was an American singer, songwriter, composer, and actor. He was one of the creative forces behind the Southern soul music label Stax Records in the 1960s, serving as an in-house songwriter with his partner David Porter, as well as a session musician and record producer. Hayes and Porter were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2005 in recognition of writing scores of songs for themselves, the duo Sam & Dave, Carla Thomas, and others.

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Filmography56 titles

Importing filmography…
YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2024Stax: Soulsville USASeriesSelf - Musician82
2020The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken HeartMovieSelf (archive photo)78
2017John Travolta, le miraculé d'HollywoodMovieSelf - Singer (archive footage)75
2015Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of BeliefMovieSelf (archive footage)73
2008Return to Sleepaway CampMovieCharlie 'The Chef'66
2007Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2007 TV SpecialMovieSelf65
2007Classic Soul at the BBCMovieSelf (archive footage)65
2005Hustle & FlowMovieArnel63
2005The History Makers: SuccessMovieSelf63
2004AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the MoviesMovieSelf62
2004Dream WarriorMovieZo62
2002V Graham NortonSeriesSelf60
2002FastlaneSeriesDetective Marcus60
2002BaadAsssss CinemaMovieSelf60
2001The Bernie Mac ShowSeriesIsaac Hayes59
2001Dr. Dolittle 2MoviePossum (voice)59
2001Chelsea WallsMovieMan in Elevator (uncredited)59
2001Tom Jones | Duets by Invitation OnlyMovieSelf59
2000GirlfriendsSeriesEugene Childs58
2000ShaftMovieMr. P (uncredited)58
2000Reindeer GamesMovieZock58
1999Where Are They Now?SeriesSelf57
1999Six Ways to SundayMovieBill Bennet57
1998That '70s ShowSeriesIsaac Hayes56
1998The HughleysSeriesThe Man56
1998Blues Brothers 2000MovieThe Louisiana Gator Boys56
1997Stargate SG-1SeriesTolok55
1997South ParkSeriesChef (voice)55
1997Veronica's ClosetSeriesIsaac Hayes55
1996Uncle SamMovieSgt. Jed Crowley54
1996FlipperMovieSheriff Buck Cowan54
1996Oblivion 2: BacklashMovieBuster54
1996Orientation: A Scientology Information FilmMovieSelf54
1995SlidersSeriesThe Prime Oracle53
1995Soul SurvivorsMovieVernon Holland53
1994OblivionMovieBuster52
1994It Could Happen to YouMovieAngel Dupree52
1993Acting on ImpulseMovieDetective Stubbs51
1993Robin Hood: Men in TightsMovieAsneeze51
1993CB4MovieOwner51
1993Deadly ExposureMovieLt. Johanson51
1992The Tonight Show with Jay LenoSeries50
1992Final JudgementMovieLt. Herb Jefferson50
1991Guilty As ChargedMovieAloysius49
1990The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirSeriesMinister48
1990Fire, Ice and DynamiteMovieIsaac Hayes48
1989Tales from the CryptSeriesSamuel47
1986Betrayed by InnocenceMovieFrank Moreno44
1984Miami ViceSeriesHoliday42
1984HunterSeriesJerome 'Typhoon' Thompson42
1983The A-TeamSeriesC.J. Mack41
1981Escape from New YorkMovieThe Duke of New York39
1980Solid GoldSeriesSelf38
1975It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the TimeMovieMoriarty33
1974The Rockford FilesSeriesGandolph Fitch32
1959The GrammysSeriesSelf17