People
Ricky Jay
- Name: Ricky Jay
- Birthday: 1946-06-26
- Also known as: Richard Jay Potash
- Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Popularity: 3.386
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.
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Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Dai Vernon: The Spirit of Magic as Self | 2017-07-04 |
| The Automatic Hate as Uncle Josh | 2016-03-11 |
| Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay as Himself | 2012-10-04 |
| Lost Masterpieces of Pornography as Narrator | 2010-06-02 |
| The Brothers Bloom as Narrator (voice) | 2008-09-09 |
| Redbelt as Marty Brown | 2008-04-07 |
| The Great Buck Howard as Gil Bellamy | 2008-01-18 |
| David Mamet on House of Games as Himself | 2007-08-21 |
| Ricky Jay Plays Poker as Self | 2007-02-13 |
| The Prestige as Milton | 2006-10-17 |
| Last Days as Detective | 2005-06-12 |
| Incident at Loch Ness as Self - Party Guest | 2004-12-17 |
| The Making of Last Days as Himself | 2004-01-01 |
| Heist as Don 'Pinky' Pincus | 2001-11-09 |
| Heartbreakers as Dawson's Auctioneer | 2001-03-23 |
| State and Main as Jack | 2000-08-26 |
| That Moment: Magnolia Diary as Self | 2000-01-01 |
| Magnolia as Burt Ramsey / Narrator | 1999-12-17 |
| Mystery Men as Vic Weems | 1999-08-06 |
| Tomorrow Never Dies as Henry Gupta | 1997-12-11 |
| The Spanish Prisoner as George Lang | 1997-12-03 |
| Boogie Nights as Kurt Longjohn | 1997-10-10 |
| Sink or Swim as The Hat | 1997-09-19 |
| Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants as Self | 1996-12-17 |
| Hustlers, Hoaxsters, Pranksters, Jokesters and Ricky Jay | 1996-11-18 |
| The Ranger, the Cook and a Hole in the Sky as Hawkes | 1995-06-15 |
| Ring of the Musketeers as Kerns | 1992-12-01 |
| The Water Engine as Ratty Inventor | 1992-08-24 |
| Homicide as Aaron | 1991-05-28 |
| Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women | 1990-04-19 |
| Things Change as Mr. Silver | 1988-10-21 |
| House of Games as George | 1987-10-11 |
