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 Dea…
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Filmography
Acting (49)
Movies (33)
Dai Vernon: The Spirit of Magic
2017as Self
The Automatic Hate
2016as Uncle Josh
Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay
2012as Self
Lost Masterpieces of Pornography
2010as Narrator
The Brothers Bloom
2008as Narrator (voice)
Redbelt
2008as Marty Brown
The Great Buck Howard
2008as Gil Bellamy
David Mamet on House of Games
2007as Himself
Ricky Jay Plays Poker
2007as Self
The Prestige
2006as Milton
David Mamet on 'House of Games'
2005as Himself
Last Days
2005as Detective
The Making of Last Days
2004as Himself
Incident at Loch Ness
2004as Self - Party Guest
Heist
2001as Don 'Pinky' Pincus
Heartbreakers
2001as Dawson's Auctioneer
State and Main
2000as Jack
That Moment: Magnolia Diary
2000as Self
Magnolia
1999as Burt Ramsey / Narrator
Mystery Men
1999as Vic Weems
Boogie Nights
1997as Kurt Longjohn
Tomorrow Never Dies
1997as Henry Gupta
The Spanish Prisoner
1997as George Lang
Sink Or Swim
1997as The Hat
Hustlers, Hoaxsters, Pranksters, Jokesters and Ricky Jay
1996
Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants
1996as Self
The Ranger, the Cook and a Hole in the Sky
1995as Hawkes
The Water Engine
1992as Ratty Inventor
Homicide
1991as Aaron
Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women
1990
Things Change
1988as Mr. Silver
House of Games
1987as George
Doug Henning's World of Magic
1976Television (16)
Sneaky Pete
2015as T.H. Vignetti
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014as Self
Teen Titans Go!
2013as Narrator (voice)
Getting On
2013as Thoracic Surgeon
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
2010as Self
FlashForward
2009as Man in Warehouse
Deadwood
2004as Eddie Sawyer
The Story of Magic
1997as Host
The X-Files
1993as The Amazing Maleeni / Herman Pinchbeck / Albert Pinchbeck
Ring of the Musketeers
1992as Kerns
The Simpsons
1989as Ricky Jay (voice)
The Paul Daniels Magic Show
1979as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975as Self / Patron
Doug Henning's World of Magic
1975as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961as Self
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