Isaac Hayes: movies and TV shows
Isaac Hayes has 109 credits in the archive: 83 films and 26 TV series, from 1959 to 2024. Highest rated: The Grammys (8.6/10).
Career timeline
1959 – 2024 · busiest year: 1993 (10 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Stax: Soulsville USA | Self - Musician | TV | 9.2 | 81 |
| 2020 | The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart | Self (archive photo) | Film | 7.6 | 77 |
| 2020 | The Murder of George Floyd: A Nation Responds | Self | Film | 1.0 | 77 |
| 2017 | John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood | Self - Singer (archive footage) | Film | 7.3 | 74 |
| 2015 | Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.6 | 72 |
| 2009 | Stand | Self | Film | — | 66 |
| 2008 | Return to Sleepaway Camp | Charlie 'The Chef' | Film | 5.8 | 65 |
| 2008 | Soul Men | Self | Film | 6.1 | 65 |
| 2008 | Kill Switch | Coroner | Film | 4.6 | 65 |
| 2007 | Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2007 | Self | Film | — | 64 |
| 2007 | Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2007 TV Special | Self | Film | 5.5 | 64 |
| 2007 | Classic Soul at the BBC | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.0 | 64 |
| 2005 | Hustle & Flow | Arnel | Film | 7.1 | 62 |
| 2005 | The History Makers: Success | Self | Film | — | 62 |
| 2005 | Isaac Hayes: Live at Montreux | Self - Lead Vocalist, Keyboards | Film | 7.0 | 62 |
| 2005 | Isaac Hayes: Live at Montreux | Film | 7.0 | 62 | |
| 2004 | Anonymous Rex | Elegant Man | Film | 4.9 | 61 |
| 2004 | The World of Nat King Cole | Self | Film | — | 61 |
| 2004 | Michael Jackson: The One | Self | Film | 8.0 | 61 |
| 2004 | Barbershops Uncut: East Coast | Self | Film | — | 61 |
| 2004 | Dream Warrior | Yoshi | Film | 2.3 | 61 |
| 2004 | AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies | Self | Film | 8.3 | 61 |
| 2003 | Return to 'Escape from New York' | Himself | Film | 8.0 | 60 |
| 2003 | Michael Jackson: Number Ones | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.9 | 60 |
| 2003 | Book of Days | Jonah | Film | 7.5 | 60 |
| 2002 | V Graham Norton | Self | TV | 5.3 | 59 |
| 2002 | Fastlane | Detective Marcus | TV | 6.5 | 59 |
| 2002 | BaadAsssss Cinema | Self | Film | 6.0 | 59 |
| 2002 | Sounds of Memphis | Self | Film | 9.5 | 59 |
| 2002 | Only the Strong Survive | Self | Film | 7.0 | 59 |
| 2001 | The Bernie Mac Show | Isaac Hayes | TV | 6.6 | 58 |
| 2001 | Dr. Dolittle 2 | Possum (voice) | Film | 5.3 | 58 |
| 2001 | Chelsea Walls | Man in Elevator (uncredited) | Film | 4.4 | 58 |
| 2001 | Dead Dog | Self | Film | 4.5 | 58 |
| 2001 | Tom Jones | Duets by Invitation Only | Self | Film | 8.5 | 58 |
| 2001 | David Sanborn & Friends | The Super Session | Self | Film | — | 58 |
| 2000 | Girlfriends | Eugene Childs | TV | 7.3 | 57 |
| 2000 | Shaft | Mr. P (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 57 |
| 2000 | Shaft | Film | 6.0 | 57 | |
| 2000 | Reindeer Games | Zock | Film | 5.7 | 57 |
| 1999 | Where Are They Now? | Self | TV | 7.5 | 56 |
| 1999 | South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut | Chef (voice) | Film | 7.3 | 56 |
| 1999 | Six Ways to Sunday | Bill Bennet | Film | 6.0 | 56 |
| 1999 | Goin' Down to South Park | Self | Film | 9.1 | 56 |
| 1999 | Ninth Street | TippyToe | Film | 7.5 | 56 |
| 1998 | That '70s Show | Isaac Hayes | TV | 7.9 | 55 |
| 1998 | The Hughleys | The Man | TV | 6.8 | 55 |
| 1998 | Blues Brothers 2000 | The Louisiana Gator Boys | Film | 5.3 | 55 |
| 1998 | Chef Aid: Behind The Menu | Jerome 'Chef' McElroy (voice) / Self | Film | 7.0 | 55 |
| 1997 | Stargate SG-1 | Tolok | TV | 8.3 | 54 |
| 1997 | South Park | Chef (voice) | TV | 8.3 | 54 |
| 1997 | Veronica's Closet | Isaac Hayes | TV | 5.4 | 54 |
| 1996 | Flipper | Sheriff Buck Cowan | Film | 5.6 | 53 |
| 1996 | Oblivion 2: Backlash | Buster | Film | 4.4 | 53 |
| 1996 | Uncle Sam | Sgt. Jed Crowley | Film | 4.9 | 53 |
| 1996 | Illtown | George | Film | 6.0 | 53 |
| 1996 | Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored | Preacher Hurn | Film | 4.2 | 53 |
| 1996 | South Park: The Unaired Pilot | Chef Jerome McElroy | Film | 8.0 | 53 |
| 1996 | Orientation: A Scientology Information Film | Self | Film | 3.0 | 53 |
| 1995 | Sliders | The Prime Oracle | TV | 7.6 | 52 |
| 1995 | Magic Island | Mad Face | Film | 5.5 | 52 |
| 1995 | Soul Survivors | Vernon Holland | Film | 7.0 | 52 |
| 1994 | It Could Happen to You | Angel Dupree | Film | 6.7 | 51 |
| 1994 | Oblivion | Buster | Film | 4.9 | 51 |
| 1994 | The Soul of Stax | Self | Film | — | 51 |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest | TV | 7.3 | 50 |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Musical Guest | TV | 7.3 | 50 |
| 1993 | Robin Hood: Men in Tights | Asneeze | Film | 6.6 | 50 |
| 1993 | Posse | Cable | Film | 5.4 | 50 |
| 1993 | CB4 | Owner | Film | 6.1 | 50 |
| 1993 | Code... Death: Frontera Sur | Moro | Film | 6.4 | 50 |
| 1993 | Hallelujah | Prophet | Film | 6.5 | 50 |
| 1993 | Acting on Impulse | Detective Stubbs | Film | 4.8 | 50 |
| 1993 | 'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming | Self | Film | 6.4 | 50 |
| 1993 | Deadly Exposure | Lt. Johanson | Film | 4.0 | 50 |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | TV | 5.4 | 49 | |
| 1992 | Final Judgement | Lt. Herb Jefferson | Film | 4.0 | 49 |
| 1991 | Guilty As Charged | Aloysius | Film | 4.1 | 48 |
| 1991 | Prime Target | Tompkins | Film | 5.1 | 48 |
| 1990 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Minister | TV | 7.9 | 47 |
| 1990 | Hammer, Slammer, & Slade | Hammer | Film | 7.0 | 47 |
| 1990 | Fire, Ice and Dynamite | Isaac Hayes | Film | 4.6 | 47 |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt | Samuel | TV | 8.0 | 46 |
| 1988 | I'm Gonna Git You Sucka | Hammer | Film | 6.4 | 45 |
| 1988 | Counterforce | Ballard | Film | 5.6 | 45 |
| 1987 | Dead Aim | Jamal | Film | 3.8 | 44 |
| 1986 | Betrayed by Innocence | Frank Moreno | Film | 6.3 | 43 |
| 1984 | Miami Vice | Holiday | TV | 7.4 | 41 |
| 1984 | Hunter | Jerome 'Typhoon' Thompson | TV | 7.1 | 41 |
| 1983 | The A-Team | C.J. Mack | TV | 7.5 | 40 |
| 1982 | American Playhouse | Prophet | TV | 6.6 | 39 |
| 1981 | Escape from New York | The Duke of New York | Film | 7.1 | 38 |
| 1980 | Solid Gold | Self | TV | 6.3 | 37 |
| 1975 | It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time | Moriarty | Film | 3.3 | 32 |
| 1974 | The Rockford Files | Gandolph Fitch | TV | 7.6 | 31 |
| 1974 | Truck Turner | Truck | Film | 6.5 | 31 |
| 1974 | Truck Turner | Film | 6.5 | 31 | |
| 1974 | Three Tough Guys | Lee | Film | 5.1 | 31 |
| 1974 | Three Tough Guys | Film | 5.1 | 31 | |
| 1973 | Save the Children | Self | Film | 6.5 | 30 |
| 1973 | Wattstax | Self | Film | 6.7 | 30 |
| 1973 | Issac Hayes: The Black Moses of Soul | Self | Film | 7.0 | 30 |
| 1972 | Nationtime: Gary | Self | Film | 8.0 | 29 |
| 1971 | Shaft | Film | 6.4 | 28 | |
| 1971 | Soul in Cinema: Filming 'Shaft' on Location | Self | Film | 7.3 | 28 |
| 1968 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Self | TV | 6.8 | 25 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV | 7.5 | 19 |
| 1959 | The Grammys | Self | TV | 8.6 | 16 |
| This Is Scientology: An Overview of the World's Fastest Growing Religion | Man at L.E.A.P. Memphis (Uncredited) | Film | 4.0 | — |