Known For
Acting
Born
Jun 26, 1946
Died
Nov 24, 2018
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Credits
52 titles
Ricky Jay
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Dai Vernon: The Spirit of Magic
Self
The Automatic Hate
Uncle Josh
Sneaky Pete
T.H. Vignetti
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
Getting On
Thoracic Surgeon
Teen Titans Go!
Narrator (voice)
Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay
Self
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
Self
Lost Masterpieces of Pornography
Narrator
FlashForward
Man in Warehouse
Lie to Me
Mason Brock
The Brothers Bloom
Narrator (voice)
Redbelt
Marty Brown
The Great Buck Howard
Gil Bellamy
David Mamet on House of Games
Himself
Ricky Jay Plays Poker
Self
The Prestige
Milton
The Unit
Agent Kern
David Mamet on 'House of Games'
Himself
Last Days
Detective
Incident at Loch Ness
Self - Party Guest
Deadwood
Eddie Sawyer
The Making of Last Days
Himself
Heist
Don 'Pinky' Pincus
Heartbreakers
Dawson's Auctioneer
State and Main
Jack
That Moment: Magnolia Diary
Self
Magnolia
Burt Ramsey / Narrator
Mystery Men
Vic Weems
Tomorrow Never Dies
Henry Gupta
The Story of Magic
Host
The Spanish Prisoner
George Lang
Boogie Nights
Kurt Longjohn
Sink Or Swim
The Hat
Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants
Self
Hustlers, Hoaxsters, Pranksters, Jokesters and Ricky Jay
Muppets Tonight
Self
The Ranger, the Cook and a Hole in the Sky
Hawkes
The X-Files
The Amazing Maleeni / Herman Pinchbeck / Albert Pinchbeck
Ring of the Musketeers
Kerns
The Water Engine
Ratty Inventor
Homicide
Aaron
Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women
The Simpsons
Ricky Jay (voice)
Things Change
Mr. Silver
House of Games
George
The Paul Daniels Magic Show
Self
Doug Henning's World of Magic
Doug Henning's World of Magic
Self
Saturday Night Live
Self / Patron