Ricky Jay
Acting
1946-06-26 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
Dai Vernon: The Spirit of Magic
2017 · Movie
The Automatic Hate
2016 · Movie
Sneaky Pete
2015 · Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Series
Getting On
2013 · Series
Teen Titans Go!
2013 · Series
Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay
2012 · Movie
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
2010 · Series
Lost Masterpieces of Pornography
2010 · Movie
FlashForward
2009 · Series
Lie to Me
2009 · Series
The Brothers Bloom
2008 · Movie
Redbelt
2008 · Movie
The Great Buck Howard
2008 · Movie
David Mamet on House of Games
2007 · Movie
Ricky Jay Plays Poker
2007 · Movie
The Prestige
2006 · Movie
The Unit
2006 · Series
David Mamet on 'House of Games'
2005 · Movie
Last Days
2005 · Movie
Incident at Loch Ness
2004 · Movie
Deadwood
2004 · Series
The Making of Last Days
2004 · Movie
Heist
2001 · Movie
Heartbreakers
2001 · Movie
State and Main
2000 · Movie
That Moment: Magnolia Diary
2000 · Movie
Magnolia
1999 · Movie
Mystery Men
1999 · Movie
Tomorrow Never Dies
1997 · Movie
The Story of Magic
1997 · Series
The Spanish Prisoner
1997 · Movie
Boogie Nights
1997 · Movie
Sink Or Swim
1997 · Movie
Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants
1996 · Movie
Hustlers, Hoaxsters, Pranksters, Jokesters and Ricky Jay
1996 · Movie
Muppets Tonight
1996 · Series
The Ranger, the Cook and a Hole in the Sky
1995 · Movie
The X-Files
1993 · Series
Ring of the Musketeers
1992 · Series
The Water Engine
1992 · Movie
Homicide
1991 · Movie
Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women
1990 · Movie
The Simpsons
1989 · Series
Things Change
1988 · Movie
House of Games
1987 · Movie
The Paul Daniels Magic Show
1979 · Series
Doug Henning's World of Magic
1976 · Movie
Doug Henning's World of Magic
1975 · Series
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Series
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Series