Ricky Jay
Acting
Born June 26, 1946 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Died November 24, 2018
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
Filmography
The Automatic Hate
2016 · Uncle Josh
Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay
2012 · Self
The Brothers Bloom
2008 · Narrator (voice)
The Great Buck Howard
2008 · Gil Bellamy
Redbelt
2008 · Marty Brown
The Prestige
2006 · Milton
Last Days
2005 · Detective
Incident at Loch Ness
2004 · Self - Party Guest
Heartbreakers
2001 · Dawson's Auctioneer
Heist
2001 · Don 'Pinky' Pincus
State and Main
2000 · Jack
That Moment: Magnolia Diary
2000 · Self
Magnolia
1999 · Burt Ramsey / Narrator
Mystery Men
1999 · Vic Weems
Tomorrow Never Dies
1997 · Henry Gupta
Boogie Nights
1997 · Kurt Longjohn
The Spanish Prisoner
1997 · George Lang
Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants
1996 · Self
The Ranger, the Cook and a Hole in the Sky
1995 · Hawkes
Homicide
1991 · Aaron
Things Change
1988 · Mr. Silver
House of Games
1987 · George