Ricky Jay
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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
The Prestige (2006)
as Milton
Magnolia (1999)
as Burt Ramsey / Narrator
Boogie Nights (1997)
as Kurt Longjohn
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
as Henry Gupta
Mystery Men (1999)
as Vic Weems
Heartbreakers (2001)
as Dawson's Auctioneer
Heist (2001)
as Don 'Pinky' Pincus
The Brothers Bloom (2008)
as Narrator (voice)
State and Main (2000)
as Jack
The Great Buck Howard (2008)
as Gil Bellamy
The Spanish Prisoner (1997)
as George Lang
Last Days (2005)
as Detective
Redbelt (2008)
as Marty Brown
Things Change (1988)
as Mr. Silver
The Water Engine (1992)
as Ratty Inventor
Homicide (1991)
as Aaron
Incident at Loch Ness (2004)
as Self - Party Guest
House of Games (1987)
as George
Sink Or Swim (1997)
as The Hat
That Moment: Magnolia Diary (2000)
as Self
The Ranger, the Cook and a Hole in the Sky (1995)
as Hawkes
The Automatic Hate (2016)
as Uncle Josh
Ricky Jay Plays Poker (2007)
as Self
The Making of Last Days (2004)
as Himself
David Mamet on 'House of Games' (2005)
as Himself
Hustlers, Hoaxsters, Pranksters, Jokesters and Ricky Jay (1996)
Actor
Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women (1990)
Actor
Doug Henning's World of Magic (1976)
Actor
Lost Masterpieces of Pornography (2010)
as Narrator
David Mamet on House of Games (2007)
as Himself
Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants (1996)
as Self
Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay (2012)
as Self
Dai Vernon: The Spirit of Magic (2017)
as Self