| The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (2020) Self (archive photo) |
| The Murder of George Floyd: A Nation Responds (2020) Self |
| John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood (2017) Self - Singer (archive footage) |
| Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief (2015) Self (archive footage) |
| Stand (2009) Self |
| Soul Men (2008) Self |
| Return to Sleepaway Camp (2008) Charlie 'The Chef' |
| Kill Switch (2008) Coroner |
| Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2007 (2007) Self |
| Classic Soul at the BBC (2007) Self (archive footage) |
| Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2007 TV Special (2007) Self |
| Isaac Hayes: Live at Montreux (2005) Self - Lead Vocalist, Keyboards |
| Hustle & Flow (2005) Arnel |
| The History Makers: Success (2005) Self |
| Dream Warrior (2004) Yoshi |
| Anonymous Rex (2004) Elegant Man |
| AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies (2004) Self |
| The World of Nat King Cole (2004) Self |
| Michael Jackson: The One (2004) Self |
| Barbershops Uncut: East Coast (2004) Self |
| Michael Jackson: Number Ones (2003) Self |
| Book of Days (2003) Jonah |
| BaadAsssss Cinema (2002) Self |
| Sounds of Memphis (2002) Self |
| Only the Strong Survive (2002) Self |
| Dead Dog (2001) Self |
| Chelsea Walls (2001) Man in Elevator (uncredited) |
| Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001) Possum (voice) |
| Tom Jones | Duets by Invitation Only (2001) Self |
| David Sanborn & Friends | The Super Session (2001) Self |
| Shaft (2000) Mr. P (uncredited) |
| Reindeer Games (2000) Zock |
| South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999) Chef (voice) |
| Goin' Down to South Park (1999) Self |
| Six Ways to Sunday (1999) Bill Bennet |
| Ninth Street (1999) TippyToe |
| Chef Aid: Behind The Menu (1998) Jerome 'Chef' McElroy (voice) / Self |
| Blues Brothers 2000 (1998) The Louisiana Gator Boys |
| South Park: The Unaired Pilot (1996) Chef Jerome McElroy |
| Uncle Sam (1996) Sgt. Jed Crowley |
| Illtown (1996) George |
| Flipper (1996) Sheriff Buck Cowan |
| Oblivion 2: Backlash (1996) Buster |
| Orientation: A Scientology Information Film (1996) Self |
| Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored (1996) Preacher Hurn |
| Magic Island (1995) Mad Face |
| Soul Survivors (1995) Vernon Holland |
| It Could Happen to You (1994) Angel Dupree |
| Oblivion (1994) Buster |
| The Soul of Stax (1994) Self |
| Hallelujah (1993) Prophet |
| Deadly Exposure (1993) Lt. Johanson |
| Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993) Asneeze |
| 'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming (1993) Self |
| Acting on Impulse (1993) Detective Stubbs |
| Posse (1993) Cable |
| CB4 (1993) Owner |
| Code... Death: Frontera Sur (1993) Moro |
| Final Judgement (1992) Lt. Herb Jefferson |
| Prime Target (1991) Tompkins |
| Guilty As Charged (1991) Aloysius |
| Hammer, Slammer, & Slade (1990) Hammer |
| Fire, Ice & Dynamite (1990) Isaac Hayes |
| I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988) Hammer |
| Escuadrón (1988) Ballard |
| Dead Aim (1987) Jamal |
| Betrayed by Innocence (1986) Frank Moreno |
| Escape from New York (1981) The Duke of New York |
| It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time (1975) Moriarty |
| Truck Turner (1974) Truck |
| Three Tough Guys (1974) Lee |
| The Black Moses of Soul (1973) Self |
| Save the Children (1973) Self |
| Wattstax (1973) Self |
| Nationtime (1972) Self |
| Soul in Cinema: Filming 'Shaft' on Location (1971) Self |