| Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story | |
| Knight Fever | |
| Soul Men | Himself |
| "Golden Age of Rock'n'Roll" | Himself |
| "Golden Age of Rock'n'Roll" | Himself |
| "Golden Age of Rock'n'Roll" | Himself |
| "Golden Age of Rock'n'Roll" | Himself |
| "Golden Age of Rock'n'Roll" | Himself |
| "Golden Age of Rock'n'Roll" | Himself |
| "Golden Age of Rock'n'Roll" | Himself |
| Wattstax | Himself |
| "The Rockford Files" | Gandolph Fitch |
| Truck Turner | Mac 'Truck' Turner |
| Tough Guys | Lee |
| It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time | Moriarty |
| Escape from New York | The Duke of New York |
| Betrayed by Innocence | Frank Moreno |
| Escuadrón | Ballard |
| Dead Aim | Jamal |
| Escuadrón | Ballard |
| Dead Aim | Jamal |
| Medium Rare | |
| I'm Gonna Git You Sucka | Hammer |
| Feuer, Eis & Dynamit | Hitek Leader / Himself |
| Guilty as Charged | Aloysius |
| Prime Target | Capt. Tompkins |
| Final Judgement | Lt. Herb Jefferson |
| "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" | Himself / ... (2 episodes, 2003-2005) |
| Acting on Impulse | Detective Stubbs |
| CB4 | Owner |
| Deadly Exposure | Lt. Johanson |
| "American Playhouse" | Prophet |
| Posse | Cable |
| Robin Hood: Men in Tights | Asneeze |
| It Could Happen to You | Angel Dupree |
| Oblivion | Buster |
| Magic Island | Voice of mad face |
| Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored | Preacher Hurn |
| Soul Survivors | Vernon Holland |
| Escape from L.A. | Guard at Basketball Court |
| Flipper | Sheriff Buck Cowan |
| Oblivion 2: Backlash | Buster |
| Uncle Sam | Jed Crowley |
| Illtown | George |
| "Stargate SG-1" | Tolok |
| Blues Brothers 2000 | Louisiana Gator Boys |
| "South Park" | Chef |
| Six Ways to Sunday | Bill Bennet |
| Save the Children | Himself |
| Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored | Preacher Hurn |
| South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut | Chef |
| Shaft | Mr. P (uncredited) |
| "The Hughleys" | The Man (2 episodes, 1999) |
| "American Playhouse" | Prophet (1 episode, 1993) |
| Reindeer Games | Zook |
| Ninth Street | Tippytoe |
| Johnny Mnemonic: The Interactive Action Movie | J-Bone |
| Johnny Mnemonic: The Interactive Action Movie | J-Bone |
| South Park | Jerome 'Chef' McElroy |
| Dead Dog | Isaac Hayes |
| Chelsea Walls | Man in Elevator (uncredited) |
| "Top Ten" | Himself / ... (2 episodes, 2000) |
| Dr. Dolittle 2 | Possum (voice) |
| The Black Moses of Soul | Himself |
| "Girlfriends" | Eugene Childs (2 episodes, 2003) |
| Chelsea Walls | Man in Elevator (uncredited) |
| Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The Early Years (1955-1970) | Himself (uncredited) |
| "Top Ten" | Himself |
| Oscar's Greatest Moments | Himself (archive footage) |
| The 72nd Annual Academy Awards | Himself - Singer |
| Hammer, Slammer, & Slade | Hammer |
| South Park Rally | Chef |
| Orientation: A Scientology Information Film | Himself - Entertainer (uncredited) |
| "Top Ten" | Himself / ... (2 episodes, 2000) |
| Acapulco Black Film Festival | Himself |
| The 26th Annual American Music Awards | Himself |
| My VH1 Music Awards | Himself - Presenter |
| Children of Africa | Himself |
| Only the Strong Survive | Himself |
| Soul in Cinema: Filming Shaft on Location | Himself |
| Sounds of Memphis | |
| "V Graham Norton" | Himself (2 episodes, 2002-2003) |
| Baadasssss Cinema | Himself (archive footage) |
| Dream Warrior | Yoshi |
| American Bandstand's 25th Anniversary | Himself |
| Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s | Himself (uncredited) |
| The 1st Annual Soul Train Music Awards | Himself |
| The 21st Annual Grammy Awards | Himself |
| The 22nd Annual Grammy Awards | Himself |
| Wattstax | Himself |
| The 75th Annual Academy Awards | Himself - recalling his award (pre-recorded) (uncredited) |
| Book of Days | Jonah Parks |
| The 44th Annual Academy Awards | Himself - Performer & Winner: Best Original Song |
| Dodge City: A Spaghetto Western | Det. John Wade |
| Dodge City: A Spaghetto Western | Det. John Wade |
| "Stargate SG-1" | Tolok |
| South Park (Chef: Behind the Menu) | Chef |
| Soul Comes Home | Himself |
| "I Love the '70s" | Himself |
| Burt Bacharach... This Is Now | Himself (archive footage) |
| Return to Sleepaway Camp | Charlie |
| Goin' Down to South Park | Himself |
| Goin' Down to South Park | Himself |
| Return to 'Escape from New York' | Himself |
| Anonymous Rex | Elegant Man |
| Jack Benny's First Farewell Special | Himself |
| Soul Man: Isaac Hayes | Himself |
| Hustle & Flow | Arnel |
| Soulsville | Himself |
| AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs | Himself |