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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
June 26, 1946
Died
November 24, 2018
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Richard Jay Potash
Ricky Jay
0.7 Popularity
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
0.0
Self
Dai Vernon: The Spirit of Magic
2017
5.9
Uncle Josh
The Automatic Hate
2016
7.5
T.H. Vignetti
Sneaky Pete
2015
5.8
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
6.9
Himself
Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay
2012
4.7
Self
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
2010
🎬
6.4
Narrator
Lost Masterpieces of Pornography
2010
7.0
Man in Warehouse
FlashForward
2009
6.6
Narrator (voice)
The Brothers Bloom
2008
6.5
Marty Brown
Redbelt
2008
Credits
Dai Vernon: The Spirit of Magic
as Self
2017
0.0
The Automatic Hate
as Uncle Josh
2016
5.9
Sneaky Pete
as T.H. Vignetti
2015
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
5.8
Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay
as Himself
2012
6.9
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
as Self
2010
4.7
🎬
Lost Masterpieces of Pornography
as Narrator
2010
6.4
FlashForward
as Man in Warehouse
2009
7.0
The Brothers Bloom
as Narrator (voice)
2008
6.6
Redbelt
as Marty Brown
2008
6.5
The Great Buck Howard
as Gil Bellamy
2008
6.0
David Mamet on House of Games
as Himself
2007
0.0
Ricky Jay Plays Poker
as Self
2007
5.9
The Prestige
as Milton
2006
8.2
Last Days
as Detective
2005
5.5
Incident at Loch Ness
as Self - Party Guest
2004
5.8
Deadwood
2004
8.1
Deadwood
as Eddie Sawyer
2004
8.1
The Making of Last Days
as Himself
2004
0.0
Heist
as Don 'Pinky' Pincus
2001
6.3
Heartbreakers
as Dawson's Auctioneer
2001
6.1
State and Main
as Jack
2000
6.3
That Moment: Magnolia Diary
as Self
2000
7.6
Magnolia
as Burt Ramsey / Narrator
1999
7.7
Mystery Men
as Vic Weems
1999
5.8
Tomorrow Never Dies
as Henry Gupta
1997
6.4
🎬
The Story of Magic
as Host
1997
0.0
The Spanish Prisoner
as George Lang
1997
6.8
Boogie Nights
as Kurt Longjohn
1997
7.6
Sink Or Swim
as The Hat
1997
4.8
Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants
as Self
1996
7.3
Hustlers, Hoaxsters, Pranksters, Jokesters and Ricky Jay
1996
8.0
The Ranger, the Cook and a Hole in the Sky
as Hawkes
1995
5.7
The X-Files
as The Amazing Maleeni / Herman Pinchbeck / Albert Pinchbeck
1993
8.4
Ring of the Musketeers
as Kerns
1992
0.0
The Water Engine
as Ratty Inventor
1992
5.3
Homicide
as Aaron
1991
6.3
Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women
1990
7.0
The Simpsons
as Ricky Jay (voice)
1989
8.0
Things Change
as Mr. Silver
1988
6.1
House of Games
as George
1987
6.8
The Paul Daniels Magic Show
as Self
1979
7.5
Doug Henning's World of Magic
1976
10.0
Doug Henning's World of Magic
as Self
1975
8.0
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
7.4
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961
5.4