Ricky Jay
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday26 June 1946
Died24 November 2018 (age 72)
Place of birthBrooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Known credits52
Biography
Richard Jay Potash (June 26, 1946 – November 24, 2018) was an American actor, magician, cardsharp, and film consultant. Ricky's love and deep study of card tricks and deception gained him worldwide fame and respect, and he was often called in to consult for movies and TV shows where deception was a key element of the story. Ricky was an exceptional close-up magician and playing-card handler, but he also acted in movies such as Boogie Nights, Tomorrow Never Dies, and Magnolia, as well as TV shows like the X-Files, HBO's Deadwood, and David Mamet's The Unit, always playing intense characters who…
Dai Vernon: The Spirit of Magic
2017 · Self
The Automatic Hate
2016 · Uncle Josh
Sneaky Pete
2015 · T.H. Vignetti
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self
Getting On
2013 · Thoracic Surgeon
Teen Titans Go!
2013 · Narrator (voice)
Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay
2012 · Self
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
2010 · Self
Lost Masterpieces of Pornography
2010 · Narrator
FlashForward
2009 · Man in Warehouse
Lie to Me
2009 · Mason Brock
The Brothers Bloom
2008 · Narrator (voice)
Redbelt
2008 · Marty Brown
The Great Buck Howard
2008 · Gil Bellamy
David Mamet on House of Games
2007 · Himself
Ricky Jay Plays Poker
2007 · Self
Ricky Jay Plays Poker
2007 · Executive Producer
Ricky Jay Plays Poker
2007 · Writer
The Prestige
2006 · Milton
The Unit
2006 · Agent Kern
David Mamet on 'House of Games'
2005 · Himself
Last Days
2005 · Detective
Incident at Loch Ness
2004 · Self - Party Guest
Deadwood
2004 · Eddie Sawyer
Deadwood
2004 · Writer
The Making of Last Days
2004 · Himself
Heist
2001 · Don 'Pinky' Pincus
Heartbreakers
2001 · Dawson's Auctioneer
State and Main
2000 · Jack
That Moment: Magnolia Diary
2000 · Self
Magnolia
1999 · Burt Ramsey / Narrator
Mystery Men
1999 · Vic Weems
Tomorrow Never Dies
1997 · Henry Gupta
The Story of Magic
1997 · Host
The Spanish Prisoner
1997 · George Lang
Boogie Nights
1997 · Kurt Longjohn
Sink Or Swim
1997 · The Hat
Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants
1996 · Self
Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants
1996 · Writer
Hustlers, Hoaxsters, Pranksters, Jokesters and Ricky Jay
1996
Muppets Tonight
1996 · Self
The Ranger, the Cook and a Hole in the Sky
1995 · Hawkes
The X-Files
1993 · The Amazing Maleeni / Herman Pinchbeck / Albert Pinchbeck
Ring of the Musketeers
1992 · Kerns
The Water Engine
1992 · Ratty Inventor
Homicide
1991 · Aaron
Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women
1990
Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women
1990 · Writer
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