Isaac Hayes

Q: Did Isaac Hayes win any awards?

Yes, he won an Academy Award for Best Original Song for 'Theme from Shaft' in 1972 and a Grammy Award for his musical work.

Q: What was Isaac Hayes' first film?

Isaac Hayes made his film debut in 'The Thomas Crown Affair' in 1968, though he gained prominence later with 'Shaft'.

Q: What are some of Isaac Hayes' successful albums?

Some of his successful albums include 'Hot Buttered Soul', 'Black Moses', and 'Shaft' which showcased his unique blend of soul and funk.

Q: What was Isaac Hayes' contribution to music?

Isaac Hayes was a pioneer in soul music, known for his deep voice, elaborate arrangements, and influential songwriting, which shaped the genre.

Q: What is Isaac Hayes' estimated net worth?

Isaac Hayes had an estimated net worth of $10 million at the time of his passing, reflecting his successful career in music and film.

Q: Was Isaac Hayes involved in any activism?

Yes, Hayes was involved in various social and political causes, advocating for civil rights and African American representation in the entertainment industry.

Q: What was Isaac Hayes' last major role?

Isaac Hayes' last major role was in 'South Park: The 25th Anniversary Concert', where he reprised his iconic character Chef.

Known for

South Park (1997–)

IMDb 8.7 / 10

1997– / Animation, Comedy / 22 min

Follows the misadventures of four irreverent grade-schoolers in the quiet, dysfunctional town of South Park, Colorado. The latest season 26 features the controversial parody...

South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut poster

South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)

IMDb 7.7 / 10

1999 / Animation, Comedy / 81 min

When the four boys see an R-rated movie featuring Canadians Terrance and Philip, they are pronounced "corrupted", and their parents pressure the United States...

Escape from New York (1981)

IMDb 7.1 / 10

1981 / Action, Adventure / 99 min

In the future, crime is out of control and New York City's Manhattan is a maximum security prison. Grabbing a bargaining chip right out...

Name

Isaac Hayes

Height

6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)

Born

20 August 1942, Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Spouses

Adjua Hayes (1990–2008)

Children

9 children, including Isaac Hayes III

Parents

Isaac Hayes Sr., Ethel Hayes

Estimated Net Worth

$10 million

Year	Title	Character	Rating
2024	TV Stax: Soulsville USA The story of an underdog, interracial record label that ushered in groundbreaking music.	Self - Musician	TMDB 9.2 / 10
2020	Movie The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart The story of the triumphs and hurdles of brothers Barry, Maurice, and Robin Gibb, otherwise known as the Bee Gees....	Self (archive photo)	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2020	Movie The Murder of George Floyd: A Nation Responds The murder of George Floyd in police custody ignited fury and mass protests around the world. Real questions are now...	Self	TMDB 1.0 / 10
2017	Movie John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood The gripping story of legendary American actor John Travolta: his rise to stardom in the 1970s; his agonizing fall in...	Self - Singer (archive footage)	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2015	Movie Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief The film profiles eight former members of the Church of Scientology, shining a light on how they attract true believers...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2009	Movie Stand Broadcast journalist Tavis Smiley hits the road in 2008 with friends Cornel West, BeBe Winans and other prominent African Americans...	Self	Not rated
2008	Movie Soul Men Two former backup soul singers, Louis and Floyd, have not spoken to each other in 20 years, and reluctantly agree...	Self	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2008	Movie Return to Sleepaway Camp When campers and staff at Camp Manabe mysteriously begin disappearing and turning into gruesome corpses, paranoid Ronnie can't shake the...	Charlie 'The Chef'	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2008	Movie Kill Switch A troubled and violent detective investigates a series of serial killer murders in Memphis, Tennessee.	Coroner	TMDB 4.6 / 10
2007	Movie Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2007 Seven Brazilian models grace the beaches of Brazil, four knockouts dance to Reggae in Jamaica, Oluchi and Tori get the...	Self	Not rated
2007	Movie Classic Soul at the BBC A collection of some of the greatest soul performances from the BBC's archive, featuring Aretha Franklin, Al Green, Dusty Springfield,...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2007	Movie Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2007 TV Special The 2007 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit show takes you around the world to where music comes alive. Even body painting has...	Self	TMDB 5.5 / 10
2005	Movie Isaac Hayes: Live at Montreux Isaac Hayes is a true soul legend with a career spanning five decades. He has graced the Montreux stage on...	Self - Lead Vocalist, Keyboards	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2005	Movie Hustle & Flow With help from his friends, a Memphis pimp in a mid-life crisis attempts to become a successful hip-hop emcee.	Arnel	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2005	Movie The History Makers: Success Ossie Davis, Terry McMillan, Horace Julian Bond, Isaac Hayes, Dionne Warwick and many others share their inspiring stories of success...	Self	Not rated
2004	Movie Dream Warrior In an apocalyptic future, a man with superhuman powers goes on the run.	Yoshi	TMDB 2.3 / 10
2004	Movie Anonymous Rex The dinosaurs didn't go completely extinct when the asteroids hit 65 million years ago. Today, every ten thousandth person in...	Elegant Man	TMDB 4.9 / 10
2004	Movie AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies The top 100 songs of the past 100 years chosen by the American Film Institute are presented by host-actor John...	Self	TMDB 8.3 / 10
2004	Movie The World of Nat King Cole Combining rare original archive footage, home movies and authored by 40 intimate interviews with friends and celebrity fans this feature...	Self	Not rated
2004	Movie Michael Jackson: The One Documentary containing interviews with performers discussing the influence that Michael Jackson had on their career, combined with clips from Jackson's...	Self	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2004	Movie Barbershops Uncut: East Coast A raw and uncensored look at what really goes down in urban barbershops.	Self	Not rated
2003	Movie Return to 'Escape from New York' Retrospective documentary on the making of John Carpenter's science fiction cult classic "Escape from New York."	Himself	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2003	Movie Michael Jackson: Number Ones Pop king Michael Jackson solidifies his title with this release of fifteen past number one hits. Songs include "Don't Stop...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 7.9 / 10
2003	Movie Book of Days A grief-struck life insurance salesman rails at God for not stepping in to save his bride; but the tables are...	Jonah	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2002	TV Fastlane Fastlane is an American action/crime drama series that was broadcast on Fox from September 18, 2002 to April 25, 2003.	Detective Marcus	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2002	Movie BaadAsssss Cinema With archive film clips and interviews, this brief look at a frequently overlooked historical period of filmmaking acts as an...	Self	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2002	TV V Graham Norton V Graham Norton was an entertainment programme shown on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom starring Graham Norton, broadcast every...	Self	TMDB 5.3 / 10
2002	Movie Sounds of Memphis A look into the birth of the soul music scene on Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee. Chronicles the rise of...	Self	TMDB 9.5 / 10
2002	Movie Only the Strong Survive A film featuring the veteran soul music artists and music of Stax Records. It tells the story of soul, a...	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2001	TV The Bernie Mac Show The Bernie Mac Show is an American sitcom that aired on Fox for five seasons from November 14, 2001 to...	Isaac Hayes	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2001	Movie Dead Dog Tom and Perri are the happy ideal New York couple until Tom's beloved Golden Retriever is killed by a hit-and-run...	Self	TMDB 4.5 / 10
2001	Movie Chelsea Walls This movie tells five stories set in a single day at the famed Chelsea Hotel in New York City, involving...	Man in Elevator (uncredited)	TMDB 4.4 / 10
2001	Movie Dr. Dolittle 2 A group of beavers ask Dr. Dolittle to save their habitat from loggers. The only hope is to get the...	Possum (voice)	TMDB 5.3 / 10
2001	Movie David Sanborn & Friends \| The Super Session David Sanborn Band : David Sanborn, Marcus Miller, Ricky Peterson, David Gilmore, Gene Lake, Don Alias // Special Guests :...	Self	Not rated
2001	Movie Tom Jones \| Duets by Invitation Only On this unique DVD Tom Jones sings duets with some of the greatest stars of the music world, including Tina...	Self	TMDB 8.5 / 10
2000	TV Girlfriends A friend group of black women face life's tests and triumphs together. From dating to divorce, and friends to family...	Eugene Childs	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2000	Movie Shaft New York police detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr. for a racially motivated slaying. But the only eyewitness disappears,...	Mr. P (uncredited)	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2000	Movie Reindeer Games After assuming his dead cellmate's identity to get with his girlfriend, an ex-con finds himself the reluctant participant in a...	Zock	TMDB 5.7 / 10
1999	Movie South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut In this feature film based on the hit animated series, the third graders of South Park sneak into an R-rated...	Chef (voice)	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1999	TV Where Are They Now? Where Are They Now? was a television series on VH1 that featured past celebrities and updated on their current professional...	Self	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1999	Movie Goin' Down to South Park A mockumentary/documentary hybrid which covers the actual making of the show South Park but with a fictional spin, apparently spoofing...	Self	TMDB 9.1 / 10
1999	Movie Six Ways to Sunday Harry Odum is a henpecked 18-year-old momma's boy with a violent temper in Youngstown, Ohio. After impressing a local boss...	Bill Bennet	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1999	Movie Ninth Street The inhabitants of a deteriorating section of 1968 Junction City, Kansas known as "Junk City" bemoan their existence and revel...	TippyToe	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1998	Movie Chef Aid: Behind The Menu The fascinating life of South Park's musical cafeteria employee, Jerome "Chef" McElroy, is examined in this exclusive behind-the-scenes special. Chef's...	Jerome 'Chef' McElroy (voice) / Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1998	TV The Hughleys The Hughleys is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from September 22, 1998 to April 28, 2000 and on...	The Man	TMDB 6.8 / 10
1998	TV That '70s Show Crank up the 8-track and flash back to a time when platform shoes and puka shells were all the rage...	Isaac Hayes	TMDB 7.9 / 10
1998	Movie Blues Brothers 2000 Finally released from prison, Elwood Blues is once again enlisted by Sister Mary Stigmata in her latest crusade to raise...	The Louisiana Gator Boys	TMDB 5.3 / 10
1997	TV Veronica's Closet Veronica 'Ronnie' Chase is the 'Queen of Romance.' Founder of a successful lingerie empire, and best-selling author of self-help romance...	Isaac Hayes	TMDB 5.4 / 10
1997	TV South Park Follow the misadventures of four irreverent grade-schoolers in the quiet, dysfunctional town of South Park, Colorado.	Chef (voice)	TMDB 8.3 / 10
1997	TV Stargate SG-1 The story of Stargate SG-1 begins about a year after the events of the feature film, when the United States...	Tolok	TMDB 8.3 / 10
1996	Movie South Park: The Unaired Pilot A short film that is the before product of the episode Cartman Gets an Anal Probe. The episode that was...	Chef Jerome McElroy	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1996	Movie Uncle Sam It's Fourth of July Weekend, and the recently discovered corpse of Sgt. Sam Harper rises from the dead to punish...	Sgt. Jed Crowley	TMDB 4.9 / 10
1996	Movie Illtown Two young lovers are torn between their part-time criminal activity and the enticement of family and home.	George	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1996	Movie Flipper Sandy Ricks is sent by his mom to Coral Key, a rustic island in the Florida keys, to spend the...	Sheriff Buck Cowan	TMDB 5.6 / 10
1996	Movie Oblivion 2: Backlash In the alien-western world of Oblivion, a suave, yet lethal bounty hunter named Sweeney arrives to arrest the seductive outlaw...	Buster	TMDB 4.4 / 10
1996	Movie Orientation: A Scientology Information Film An introduction and overview to Scientology.	Self	TMDB 4.0 / 10
1996	Movie Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored A narrator tells the story of his childhood years in a tightly knit Afro-American community in the deep south under...	Preacher Hurn	TMDB 4.2 / 10
1995	Movie Magic Island Jack Carlisle is a disillusioned 13-year old boy. His mother is always away at work since his father left. He...	Mad Face	TMDB 5.5 / 10
1995	Movie Soul Survivors Otis Cooke is a DJ with a late-night American soul music programme in Liverpool. His favorite band, The Tallahassees, disbanded...	Vernon Holland	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1995	TV Sliders In his basement in San Francisco, boy-genius Quinn Mallory unlocks the doorway to an infinite number of Earths. During a...	The Prime Oracle	TMDB 7.6 / 10
1994	Movie It Could Happen to You Charlie Lang is a simple, kindhearted New York City cop. When he realizes he has no money to tip waitress...	Angel Dupree	TMDB 6.7 / 10
1994	Movie Oblivion On another planet which resembles the Old West, a die-hard pacifist is forced to re-examine his ways after an evil...	Buster	TMDB 4.9 / 10
1994	Movie The Soul of Stax "Philip Priestley's acclaimed film charts the history of Stax Records, the influential soul and blues record company founded in the...	Self	Not rated
1993	Movie Hallelujah Christmas at the Messiah Church in Washington D.C. A young preacher and, later in the day, a mysterious pregnant girl...	Prophet	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1993	Movie Deadly Exposure A man endangers his own life when he uncovers an assassination plot while investigating his father's death	Lt. Johanson	TMDB 4.0 / 10
1993	TV Late Night with Conan O'Brien Stepping into the late-late slot vacated by David Letterman, Conan O'Brien stars in a show that far outdoes its competition...	Self - Musical Guest	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1993	TV Late Night with Conan O'Brien Stepping into the late-late slot vacated by David Letterman, Conan O'Brien stars in a show that far outdoes its competition...	Self - Guest	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1993	Movie Robin Hood: Men in Tights Robin Hood comes home after fighting in the Crusades to learn that the noble King Richard is in exile and...	Asneeze	TMDB 6.6 / 10
1993	Movie 'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming Hosted by Cary Elwes. It's a promotional piece that was intended to get the word out about the film while...	Self	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1993	Movie Acting on Impulse An erotic thriller actress becomes the prime suspect in the murder of a B-movie producer, leading her to hide out...	Detective Stubbs	TMDB 4.8 / 10
1993	Movie Posse A group of mostly black infantrymen return from the Spanish-American War with a cache of gold. They travel to the...	Cable	TMDB 5.4 / 10
1993	Movie CB4 A "rockumentary", covering the rise to fame of MC Gusto, Stab Master Arson, and Dead Mike: members of the rap...	Owner	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1993	Movie Code... Death: Frontera Sur Two American soldiers travel through the woods to stop the sinister colonel.	Moro	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1992	Movie Final Judgement A priest is suspected in the brutal murder of a young stripper. To prove his innocence, he descends into the...	Lt. Herb Jefferson	TMDB 4.0 / 10
1992	TV The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Jay Leno hosts some of the biggest celebrities in the world.	Unknown character	TMDB 5.4 / 10
1991	Movie Prime Target Maverick Cop John Bloodstone is taken off suspension to ferry a Mob Boss into custody. But all is not what...	Tompkins	TMDB 5.1 / 10
1991	Movie Guilty As Charged A female parole officer discovers a secret death row prison under a meat plant, that's being run by the plant's...	Aloysius	TMDB 4.1 / 10
1990	Movie Hammer, Slammer, & Slade After he retires from the police force, a veteran cop is framed for robbery but his friends, a rookie and...	Hammer	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1990	Movie Fire, Ice & Dynamite Action-comedy about a wealthy man who fakes suicide for the amusement of watching his family and creditors compete for his...	Isaac Hayes	TMDB 4.6 / 10
1990	TV The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Will, a street-smart teenager, moves from the tough streets of West Philly to posh Bel-Air to live with his Uncle...	Minister	TMDB 7.9 / 10
1989	TV Tales from the Crypt Cadaverous scream legend the Crypt Keeper is your macabre host for these forays of fright and fun based on the...	Samuel	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1988	Movie I'm Gonna Git You Sucka Jack Spade returns from the army in his old ghetto neighbourhood when his brother, June Bug, dies. Jack declares war...	Hammer	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1988	Movie Counterforce A team of specialists is dispatched to protect the leader of a Middle Eastern country from a neighboring dictator who...	Ballard	TMDB 5.6 / 10
1987	Movie Dead Aim Ed Marinaro is Malcolm "Mace" Douglas, a street-tough detective who's out for justice-no matter what the cost. While investigating the...	Jamal	TMDB 3.8 / 10
1986	Movie Betrayed by Innocence A married commercial filmmaker (Barry Bostwick) is charged with statutory rape when it is revealed that his lover (Cristen Kaufman)...	Frank Moreno	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1984	TV Hunter Hunter is an American police drama television series created by Frank Lupo, and starring Fred Dryer as Sgt. Rick Hunter...	Jerome 'Typhoon' Thompson	TMDB 7.1 / 10
1984	TV Miami Vice The story of the Miami Police Department's vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking and prostitution, centered on...	Holiday	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1983	TV The A-Team A fictional group of ex-United States Army Special Forces personnel work as soldiers of fortune while on the run from...	C.J. Mack	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1981	Movie Escape from New York In a world ravaged by crime, the entire island of Manhattan has been converted into a walled prison where brutal...	The Duke of New York	TMDB 7.1 / 10
1980	TV Solid Gold Solid Gold was an American syndicated music television series that debuted on September 13, 1980. Like many other shows of...	Self	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1975	Movie It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time Sweeney is a playwright on a career decline. He spends much of his time wheedling money and beer out of...	Moriarty	TMDB 3.3 / 10
1974	TV The Rockford Files Cranky but likable L.A. PI Jim Rockford pulls no punches (but takes plenty of them). An ex-con sent to the...	Gandolph Fitch	TMDB 7.6 / 10
1974	Movie Truck Turner Truck Turner and his partner Jerry, who make their living as bounty hunters in Los Angeles, are hired to hunt...	Truck	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1974	Movie Three Tough Guys Isaac Hayes plays as Lee in his feature film debut, as Father Charlie and himself solve a bank robbery mystery...	Lee	TMDB 5.1 / 10
1973	Movie Issac Hayes: The Black Moses of Soul Isaac Hayes with his band, The Movement, recorded live in concert in Atlanta, Georgia, during their 1973 tour.	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1973	Movie Save the Children A concert film highlighted by performances from Marvin Gaye, Jerry Butler, and Roberta Flack.	Self	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1973	Movie Wattstax A documentary film about the Afro-American Woodstock concert held in Los Angeles seven years after the Watts riots. Director Mel...	Self	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1972	Movie Nationtime A report on the National Black Political Convention held in Gary, Indiana, in 1972, a historic event that gathered Black...	Self	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1971	Movie Soul in Cinema: Filming 'Shaft' on Location A behind the scenes look at the filming of the movie Shaft (1971). The movie's director, Gordon Parks is seen...	Self	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1968	TV Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In An American sketch comedy television program hosted by comedians Dan Rowan and Dick Martin.	Self	TMDB 6.7 / 10
1962	TV The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from...	Self	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1959	TV The Grammys An awards show honoring the achievements of the members of the professional music recording industry. The members of the Recording...	Self	TMDB 8.6 / 10
TBA	Movie This Is Scientology: An Overview of the World's Fastest Growing Religion David Miscavige, ecclesiastical leader of the Scientology religion, presents an overview of Scientology-the world's fastest growing religion-at the 35th anniversary...	Man at L.E.A.P. Memphis (Uncredited)	TMDB 7.0 / 10

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2005	Movie Isaac Hayes: Live at Montreux Isaac Hayes is a true soul legend with a career spanning five decades. He has graced the Montreux stage on...	Director Directing	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2000	Movie Shaft New York police detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr. for a racially motivated slaying. But the only eyewitness disappears,...	Original Music Composer Sound	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1974	Movie Truck Turner Truck Turner and his partner Jerry, who make their living as bounty hunters in Los Angeles, are hired to hunt...	Original Music Composer Sound	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1974	Movie Three Tough Guys Isaac Hayes plays as Lee in his feature film debut, as Father Charlie and himself solve a bank robbery mystery...	Original Music Composer Sound	TMDB 5.1 / 10
1971	Movie Shaft Cool Black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.	Original Music Composer Sound	TMDB 6.4 / 10

The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart

2020 / TMDB 7.6

The Murder of George Floyd: A Nation Responds

2020 / TMDB 1.0

John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood

2017 / TMDB 7.3

Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

2015 / TMDB 7.6

Stand

2009

Soul Men

2008 / TMDB 6.1

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What was Isaac Hayes' contribution to music?

What is Isaac Hayes' estimated net worth?

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