Ricky Jay
June 26, 1946 (78 years old) in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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
Credits
- 2017 · Dai Vernon: The Spirit of Magic as Self
- 2016 · The Automatic Hate as Uncle Josh
- 2015 · Sneaky Pete as T.H. Vignetti
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as
- 2012 · Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay as Himself
- 2010 · Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood as Self
- 2010 · Lost Masterpieces of Pornography as Narrator
- 2009 · FlashForward as Man in Warehouse
- 2008 · The Brothers Bloom as Narrator (voice)
- 2008 · Redbelt as Marty Brown
- 2008 · The Great Buck Howard as Gil Bellamy
- 2007 · David Mamet on House of Games as Himself
- 2007 · Ricky Jay Plays Poker as Self
- 2006 · The Prestige as Milton
- 2005 · Last Days as Detective
- 2004 · Incident at Loch Ness as Self - Party Guest
- 2004 · Deadwood as
- 2004 · Deadwood as Eddie Sawyer
- 2004 · The Making of Last Days as Himself
- 2001 · Heist as Don 'Pinky' Pincus
- 2001 · Heartbreakers as Dawson's Auctioneer
- 2000 · State and Main as Jack
- 2000 · That Moment: Magnolia Diary as Self
- 1999 · Magnolia as Burt Ramsey / Narrator
- 1999 · Mystery Men as Vic Weems
- 1997 · Tomorrow Never Dies as Henry Gupta
- 1997 · The Story of Magic as Host
- 1997 · The Spanish Prisoner as George Lang
- 1997 · Boogie Nights as Kurt Longjohn
- 1997 · Sink or Swim as The Hat
- 1996 · Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants as Self
- 1996 · Hustlers, Hoaxsters, Pranksters, Jokesters and Ricky Jay as
- 1995 · The Ranger, the Cook and a Hole in the Sky as Hawkes
- 1993 · The X-Files as The Amazing Maleeni / Herman Pinchbeck / Albert Pinchbeck
- 1992 · Ring of the Musketeers as Kerns
- 1992 · Ring of the Musketeers as Kerns
- 1992 · The Water Engine as Ratty Inventor
- 1991 · Homicide as Aaron
- 1990 · Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women as
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Ricky Jay (voice)
- 1988 · Things Change as Mr. Silver
- 1987 · House of Games as George
- 1979 · The Paul Daniels Magic Show as Self
- 1975 · Doug Henning's World of Magic as Self
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self