Ricky Jay (born Richard Jay Potash) was an 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 seemed to know everything but only handed out information in riddles and suggestions.
Ricky Jay (born Richard Jay Potash) was an 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 seemed to know everything but only handed out information in riddles and suggestions.
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IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/nm0419633
Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1516734
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Filmography (Movies)
Dai Vernon: The Spirit of Magic
Character:Self
Release Date:04/07/2017
The Automatic Hate
Character:Uncle Josh
Release Date:11/03/2016
Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay
Character:Self
Release Date:04/10/2012
Lost Masterpieces of Pornography
Character:Narrator
Release Date:02/06/2010
The Brothers Bloom
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:09/09/2008
Redbelt
Character:Marty Brown
Release Date:07/04/2008
The Great Buck Howard
Character:Gil Bellamy
Release Date:18/01/2008
David Mamet on House of Games
Character:Himself
Release Date:21/08/2007
Ricky Jay Plays Poker
Character:Self
Release Date:13/02/2007
The Prestige
Character:Milton
Release Date:17/10/2006
David Mamet on 'House of Games'
Character:Himself
Release Date:12/08/2005
Last Days
Character:Detective
Release Date:12/06/2005
Incident at Loch Ness
Character:Self - Party Guest
Release Date:17/12/2004
The Making of Last Days
Character:Himself
Release Date:01/01/2004
Heist
Character:Don 'Pinky' Pincus
Release Date:09/11/2001
Heartbreakers
Character:Dawson's Auctioneer
Release Date:23/03/2001
State and Main
Character:Jack
Release Date:26/08/2000
That Moment: Magnolia Diary
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2000
Magnolia
Character:Burt Ramsey / Narrator
Release Date:17/12/1999
Mystery Men
Character:Vic Weems
Release Date:06/08/1999
Tomorrow Never Dies
Character:Henry Gupta
Release Date:11/12/1997
The Spanish Prisoner
Character:George Lang
Release Date:03/12/1997
Boogie Nights
Character:Kurt Longjohn
Release Date:10/10/1997
Sink Or Swim
Character:The Hat
Release Date:19/09/1997
Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants
Character:Self
Release Date:17/12/1996
Hustlers, Hoaxsters, Pranksters, Jokesters and Ricky Jay
Character:
Release Date:18/11/1996
The Ranger, the Cook and a Hole in the Sky
Character:Hawkes
Release Date:15/06/1995
The Water Engine
Character:Ratty Inventor
Release Date:24/08/1992
Homicide
Character:Aaron
Release Date:28/05/1991
Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women
Character:
Release Date:19/04/1990
Things Change
Character:Mr. Silver
Release Date:21/10/1988
House of Games
Character:George
Release Date:11/10/1987
Doug Henning's World of Magic
Character:
Release Date:01/12/1976
Television Appearances
Sneaky Pete
Character:T.H. Vignetti
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self
Getting On
Character:Thoracic Surgeon
Teen Titans Go!
Character:Narrator (voice)
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
Character:Self
FlashForward
Character:Man in Warehouse
Deadwood
Character:Eddie Sawyer
The Story of Magic
Character:Host
The X-Files
Character:The Amazing Maleeni / Herman Pinchbeck / Albert Pinchbeck
Ring of the Musketeers
Character:Kerns
The Simpsons
Character:Ricky Jay (voice)
The Paul Daniels Magic Show
Character:Self
Doug Henning's World of Magic
Character:Self
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self / Patron
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self
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