Ricky Jay
Birthday
1946/06/26
Day of death
2018/11/24 (72 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Also know as
Richard Jay Potash
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 Dea...Read more
Acting
(1999) Magnolia
as Burt Ramsey / Narrator
(1997) Tomorrow Never Dies
as Henry Gupta
(2005) Last Days
as Detective
(1997) Boogie Nights
as Kurt Longjohn
(2008) The Brothers Bloom
as Narrator (voice)
(1999) Mystery Men
as Vic Weems
(1987) House of Games
as George
(1996) Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants
as Self
(1997) The Spanish Prisoner
as George Lang
(1990) Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women
as ---
(2008) The Great Buck Howard
as Gil Bellamy
(2012) Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay
as Himself
(2007) Ricky Jay Plays Poker
as Self
(2001) Heartbreakers
as Dawson's Auctioneer
(2010) Lost Masterpieces of Pornography
as Narrator
(1995) The Ranger, the Cook and a Hole in the Sky
as Hawkes
(1991) Homicide
as Aaron
(2016) The Automatic Hate
as Uncle Josh
(2006) The Prestige
as Milton
(2008) Redbelt
as Marty Brown
(1997) Sink or Swim
as The Hat
(2000) State and Main
as Jack
(1988) Things Change
as Mr. Silver
(1992) The Water Engine
as Ratty Inventor
(2001) Heist
as Don 'Pinky' Pincus
(2004) The Making of Last Days
as Himself
(2000) That Moment: Magnolia Diary
as Self
(2007) David Mamet on House of Games
as Himself
(1996) Hustlers, Hoaxsters, Pranksters, Jokesters and Ricky Jay
as ---
(2017) Dai Vernon: The Spirit of Magic
as Self
(2004) Incident at Loch Ness
as Self - Party Guest
(1992) Ring of the Musketeers
as Kerns
Doug Henning's World of Magic
as ---
(1989) The Simpsons
as Ricky Jay (voice)
(2004) Deadwood
as ---
(1993) The X-Files
as The Amazing Maleeni / Herman Pinchbeck / Albert Pinchbeck
(2010) Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
as Self
(2009) FlashForward
as Man in Warehouse
(1975) Doug Henning's World of Magic
as Self
(1979) The Paul Daniels Magic Show
as Self
(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
(2004) Deadwood
as Eddie Sawyer
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
(2014) The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as ---
(2015) Sneaky Pete
as T.H. Vignetti
(1997) The Story of Magic
as Host
(1992) Ring of the Musketeers
as Kerns