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Acting

Isaac Hayes

Career: Active from 1971 to 2008, busiest in 1996 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles: 9
top three billing

Average score: 53/100

Highest rated: South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
78/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

Golden Globe Awards · Best Original Score
1973 · Won · 30th Golden Globe Awards
Shaft
Source: Wikidata
Academy Awards · Music (Original Song)
1972 · Won · 44th Academy Awards
Shaft
Source: Wikidata
Academy Awards · Best Original Dramatic Score
1972 · Nominated · 44th Academy Awards
Shaft
Source: Wikidata

Characters

3

The characters Isaac Hayes played, best-known titles first.

Isaac Hayes as Jerome "Chef" McElroy

Isaac Hayes as The Duke of New York

Isaac Hayes as Angel Dupree

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 49 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Isaac Hayes Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Melancholy
3.2, average 4.7
Pathos
3.8, average 5.3
Psychological
4.1, average 5.5
Historical
1.5, average 2.5

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Fast-Paced 3
Crime Drama 2
Iconic Soundtrack 2
Blaxploitation 2
B-Movie Camp 2
Sci-Fi Western 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

66

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

Upcoming

1 title

This Is Scientology: An Overview of the World's Fastest Growing Religion

30

as Man at L.E.A.P. Memphis (Uncredited)

2000s

14 titles · average score 48

Return to Sleepaway Camp

39

as Charlie 'The Chef'

Kill Switch

34

as Coroner

Hustle & Flow

74

as Arnel

Anonymous Rex

47

as Elegant Man

Dream Warrior

26

as Zo

Book of Days

63

as Jonah

Fastlane

56

TV show · as Detective Marcus

The Bernie Mac Show

71

TV show · as Isaac Hayes

Dr. Dolittle 2

45

as Possum (voice)

Girlfriends

49

TV show · as Eugene Childs

Shaft

55

as Mr. P (uncredited)

Reindeer Games

41

as Zock

1990s

36 titles · average score 53

South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

78

as Chef (voice)

That '70s Show

71

TV show · as Isaac Hayes

Chef Aid: Behind The Menu

as Jerome 'Chef' McElroy (voice) / Self

South Park

74

TV show · as Chef (voice)

Stargate SG-1

66

TV show · as Tolok

Sliders

66

TV show · as The Prime Oracle

It Could Happen to You

67

as Angel Dupree

Robin Hood: Men in Tights

55

as Asneeze

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

47

TV show

Prime Target

47

as Tompkins

Hammer, Slammer, & Slade

as Hammer

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

71

TV show · as Minister

1980s

10 titles · average score 66

Tales from the Crypt

75

TV show · as Samuel

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

61

as Hammer

Counterforce

50

as Ballard

Dead Aim

49

as Jamal

Betrayed by Innocence

as Frank Moreno

Miami Vice

77

TV show · as Holiday

Hunter

70

TV show · as Jerome 'Typhoon' Thompson

The A-Team

74

TV show · as C.J. Mack

American Playhouse

69

TV show · as Prophet

Escape from New York

72

as The Duke of New York

1970s

5 titles · average score 59

It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time

23

as Moriarty

Truck Turner

68

as Truck

Three Tough Guys

53

as Lee

The Rockford Files

82

TV show · as Gandolph Fitch

Shaft

72

Original Music Composer